Holy Smoke

Why children need proper Christmas carols, not hideous agitprop


Listen Later

It's time for the Holy Smoke Christmas episode! The studio is decorated like a Dolly Parton festive special c. 1977, and my guest is the fearless and feisty Anglican church organist Lois Letts. Our theme is the urgent need to save children from the agitprop 'worship songs' that crop up in nativity and carol services even in Church of England primary schools, all of which make even Miss Parton's cheesiest numbers sound like Handel's Messiah. But be warned: Lois illustrates her point by singing one of them...
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Holy SmokeBy The Spectator

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

112 ratings


More shows like Holy Smoke

View all
Best of the Spectator by The Spectator

Best of the Spectator

193 Listeners

The spiked podcast by The spiked podcast

The spiked podcast

198 Listeners

First Things Podcast by First Things

First Things Podcast

707 Listeners

Coffee House Shots by The Spectator

Coffee House Shots

187 Listeners

Americano by The Spectator

Americano

259 Listeners

The Book Club by The Spectator

The Book Club

8 Listeners

The Brendan O'Neill Show by The Brendan O'Neill Show

The Brendan O'Neill Show

358 Listeners

The Edition by The Spectator

The Edition

52 Listeners

Last Orders - a spiked podcast by Last Orders - a spiked podcast

Last Orders - a spiked podcast

55 Listeners

Women With Balls by The Spectator

Women With Balls

22 Listeners

Table Talk by The Spectator

Table Talk

9 Listeners

New Culture Forum by New Culture Forum

New Culture Forum

79 Listeners

Spectator Out Loud by Spectator Out Loud

Spectator Out Loud

6 Listeners

The Daily T by The Telegraph

The Daily T

84 Listeners

Planet Normal by The Telegraph

Planet Normal

197 Listeners

The Pillar Podcast by The Pillar Podcast

The Pillar Podcast

636 Listeners

The Current Thing by Nick Dixon

The Current Thing

27 Listeners

The Sceptic by The Daily Sceptic

The Sceptic

6 Listeners