Total Christmas Podcast

It's a packed episode filled with all sorts.

We begin with a look at the Cornish custom of Star Gazy Pie.  It's not the most appetising pie you'll ever see, but it has a great history.

Then our Podcast Barman Bob Baker takes a look at Caskets and Coffins.

Next it's our yearly tradition of looking at Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories produced by Biblioasis.
If you want to win the latest 3 books in the series email me with the following...
"Yeah, I'll ave em".
Check out the lovely little books here:
https://www.biblioasis.com/product-category/fiction/seths-christmas-ghost-stories/

In last episode's quiz I had never heard of the song Christmas Through Your Eyes by Gloria Estefan, so we take a look at the song, which was a B-side to the Miami Mega Mix.

Want to watch a badly acted operatic version of A Christmas Carol?  Then check out Mr Scrooge from South Carolina ETV.  
Here's a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d49ucMOKh5s

Next up Bob is back with Spread A Smile of Joy and he talks about giving blood.  It's a great way to save a life.

Then it's The Christmas Quiz and you get to test yourself against the lovely Jeanie Mulligan from Ireland .

Get in touch:
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Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!

We start the latest episode with a version of A Christmas Carol from the The Guild of Thespian Puppets.  It doesn't have the greatest production values, but it's very funny.
Give it a watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd0dJa93eeY&t=1550s

Then it's Do You Hear What I Hear, and our self-appointed podcast barman, Bob Baker, talks about the word Mom or Mum depending on where you live.

After that it's the quiz, I scored 8.  Send me your score, go on, you know you want to.

Then Bob is back with Spread a Smile of Joy and another nice idea for spreading joy and happiness to those around you.
Bob's podcast is Festive Foreign Film Fans, check it out here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then we have the second half of our interview with the delightful Jeanie Mulligan, and we continue our conversation about Christmas in Ireland.

Get it touch:
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Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!

It's a packed episode and we start off with a great story from listener Rob Taylor, he shares the story of his worst present ever.

Then Bob is here with Do You Hear What I Hear and we're looking at the correct way to pronouce the letter 'Z' (spoiler, it's ZED).

Then it's the quiz, we've had a few people send in their scores from last week. I managed 7 this week, see how you can do.

After that Bob is back with another way you can spread a little happiness. 
Check out Bob's podcast, Festive Foreign Film Fans, here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it's the first part of our interview with the delightful Jeanie Mulligan from Ireland. We had a great chat, and you'll learn a thing or two about an Irish Christmas.

This episodes recommendation is the audiobook of Stephen King's Under the Dome. It's on YouTube and it's around 30 hours long. That'll keep you occupied.

Get in touch...
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Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hooray for Christmas!

First up we have this weeks version of A Christmas Carol. It's an episode of Popular which was a late 90s show about teenagers starring a bunch of actors in their mid to late twenties.
It's awful, but in a good way.  Or it's great, but in a bad way.
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi0QMHU6jSo

Then Bob Baker brings us Do You Hear What I Hear, and I never knew that across they pond they didn't call a Till a Till.

Then it's The Quiz. I scored a princely 9 out of 10, let me know how you got on.

After the Joke, Bob returns with Spread A Smile of Joy and he looks at getting involved in your local community. It's a great way to spread some local good cheer.
Check out Bob's podcast, Festive Foreigh Film Fans here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it's time for Christmas All Over The World, and thanks to listener Jeanie Mulligan, we look at a modern Irish tradition of The Late Late Toyshow. Most years it's the most watched show in the whole of Ireland and it's delightful.

This episode's recommendation is the TV show Cougartown starring Courtney Cox. If you've never watched it you should give it a binge.

Get in touch:
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Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people.
For many years I've thought Scrooge's gift to the Cratchitt family of a huge turkey was ridiculous. How on earth would they cook it in time for their Christmas dinner?
Well greater minds than mine have looked into it and thanks to their brains and research we look at it the feasibility of such a large turkey.
Here's a link to the full article:
https://infinitequestpodcast.com/extras/f/how-big-was-the-prize-turkey-in-a-christmas-carol

Keeping on the subject of Turkey's, this episode's Christmas Not So Classic is Ho Ho Ho (Who'd be a Turkey at Christmas) by Sir Elton John.
It's not that good, but you can check it out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac97CJQhx5E

Then, in Do You Hear What I Hear, Bob Baker looks at the word Jelly as used to describe Santa's belly.

Then it's The Quiz, I scored a respectable 8. Let me know how you got on.

After the joke Bob returns with Spread A Smile of Joy and he looks at the practice of Jeep Ducking.
Check out Bob's podcast, Festive Foreign Fans, here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

In Christmas All Over The World we look at the lovely Mexican tradition of Las Posadas, where a procession of people re-enact Joseph and Mary's attempts to find lodgings.  It's fun for all the family.

This episode's recommendation comes from listener Timothy Lewis and it's called Words Unravelled, a podcast that looks at everything to do with words.  
Have a listen, I think you'll enjoy it:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/words-unravelled-with-robwords-and-jess-zafarris/id1737751787

Get in touch:
Email: [email protected]
Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!

It's a packed episode filled to the brim with Christmas joy.

We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol from 1913 starring Seymour Hicks.  They've made some interesting choices.
You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWz5UvQrs8Q&t=1248s

The Bob Baker explains the difference between a yard and a garden in Do You Hear What I Hear.

This episodes joke comes from the lovely Pamel Wooten. We may have had it before but who cares?

Last week we looked at the Yorkshire Christmas Pie, and this week we look at another Yorkshire tradition.  Christmas cake with cheese.

It's been two years since we've had The Worst Christmas Present Ever segment, so I've scoured the internet and found some for you.

Then Bob is back with Spread A Smile of Joy and there are many people who don't celebrate Christmas, so why not share their holidays.
Check out Bob's podcast, Festive Foreigh Film Fans, here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then we have The Christmas Quiz.  I scored a respectable 7, see how you get on.

If you want to get in touch I'd love to hear from you.

Email: [email protected]
Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!
It's another packed show and we start off by looking at a tradition from Yorkshire here in the UK.  The Yorkshire Christmas Pie was a multiple bird roast inside a pie.
Alas it's not really a thing these days, but I give you a recipe so you can go and make your own.

Then Bob Baker our podcast barman looks at the word 'Torch' in Do You Hear What I Hear.

Next up it's the quiz. I scored a respectable 8, see if you can do better.

A couple of years ago Benji Pearson asked me to help him design his Halloween costume of Jacob Marley, well this year he's looking at being The Ghost of Christmas Present. We discuss what he looks like in What The Dickens.

Then Bob is back with Spread a Smile of Joy and he's suggesting a lovely concept called Santa's Kindness Ornament and Journal from Demdaco.
Here's a link:
https://www.demdaco.com/santas-kindness-ornament-journal/

This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is 1200 Ghosts.  It's a YouTube mash up that takes clips from 400 versions of A Christmas Carol and puts them together to tell the story.  It's definitely worth a watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF_rKE3nIoI

Get in touch:
Email: [email protected]
Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people.

It's another episode with me, your lovely host.
We open the show with a Christmas Not So Classic. It's called Christmas Isn't Christmas and it's from Bon Jovi.  It was only released last year but I hadn't heard a thing about it.
Have a listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO5HaSSus5I

Then Bob Baker is here to look at why us Brits called Bachelor Party a Stag Do, in Do You Hear What I Hear.

Then it's The Quiz, and don't panic, we're back to doing it the good old way.  I scored a measily 6, but it's not an easy one.

After that Bob returns with Spread A Smile of Joy, and why not literally spread a smile with a bit of humour in your daily interactions.

This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is The Stingiest Man in Town starring Basil Rathbone and it's okay I suppose.
You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Kh90MfZ-E

This episode's recommendation, thanks to Natalie Bickel, is to write a short story for the Touchpoint Press Christmas Anthology.
Want to learn a bit more, check out this link:
https://touchpointpress.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3opr-9j47rMWEl-HwtsyVqI4F7bmId7NKrWraNg17vGXv5geilFMfpkDw_aem_s30eDy6Ab1GM9kSHWqHihA

Get in touch.
Email:  [email protected]
Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas you beautiful people.

It's a packed show and we start off with with our exciting new quiz Santa Banter.  I describe a situation and you have to work out the rhyme.  I bought it at the car boot sale and I'm testing it on you lucky people...  probably only this once.

Next up is Bob Baker with Do You Hear What I Hear and he's look at 'pants'.  Bob's done the research and it's pretty darn interesting.

Then we take a look at Cozy Little Christmas by Katy Perry. It was a question in last week's quiz, and I thought I'd never heard of it, turns out I had and it's not as obscure as I thought.  Plus the video is fun.
Have a watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg8Gk1iXEIs

After that it's this episode's version of A Christmas Carol and it is not very good at all.  It's called "Mrs Scrooge, A Christmas Poem" by Carol Ann Duffy, and it's a modern take on the legend telling us what happened to Scrooge's widow.
I read it so you don't have to.

Then Bob is back with Spread A Smile Of Joy and it was suggested by yours truly.  Why not tidy up your local area with a bit of litter picking, you'll feel great and your neighbours will be pleased as well.
Check out Bob's pod here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Last week we looked at the history of Christmas trees, this week we're looking at the history of one particular tree, perhaps the world's most famous Christmas tree, the one at the Rockefeller centre.  

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Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people.

The show begins with a short history of the Christmas tree.  I know it's been covered by other podcasts, but hopefully you'll learn a few things you didn't know.

Then Bob Baker, our self-appointed podcast barman, looks at the meaning of the word Fanny.  Yes, I know, but he's doing it anyway.

Then we look at Christmas Tree Farm by Taylor Swift.  It's a fantastic song, but alas it's not made it into the pantheon of Christmas classics.

Next up Bob returns with Spread A Smile of Joy and it's been suggested by yours truly.  Why not paint some stones up and leave them around your neighbourhood.
Check out Bob's podcast, Festive Foreign Film Fans, here:
https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Then it's the quiz.  I scored 7, see if you can do better.

This episode's recommendation is Off Menu with James Acaster and Ed Gamble.  I think you'll enjoy it.
Here's a link:
https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/

Get in touch.
Email: [email protected]
Website: totalchristmaspodcast.com

Merry Christmas!