Total Christmas Podcast

Hello you beautiful people!We start the show with a couple of Carols sent in by listener Julie Sibilla, she's in the North Penn Singers and, thanks to the TCP her choir are singing Once In Royal David's City this year.Then Bob Baker looks at the overhead baggage compartment in Do You Hear What I Hear? Is it a locker, is it a bin? Only you can decide.This episode's version of A Christmas Carol bears only the slightest passing resemblance to the original, but we're covering it anyway (blame my wife). It's an episode of Absolutely Fabulous and despite it being nothing like A Christmas Carol it's a fun watch.Then Bob is back with Where Are You Christmas? and he's found it in Greenland.Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.comLast episode I talked about making a hat for my cat, well this episode Nicola McLean from Scotland tells us about her cats Christmas presents.Then it's The Christmas Quiz. I managed 8, let me know your score... prove you love me.This episode the recommendation is a BBC show called Ludwig. It's a crime solving comedy and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.Get in touch:Email: [email protected] Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!!First up it's The Christmas Quiz, make sure you send me your score.Then it's Where Are You Christmas? and this episode Bob Baker has found it in Mexico,This episode's version of A Chrismas Carol is an episode of Be Cool Scooby Doo. It's actually quite funny and worth a look if you can find it.Next up Bob is back and he explains what the term 'Chav' means.Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.comThen I take a look at Christmas with your pets and I share a couple of stories about my pets.This episode's recommendation is The Golden Girls. All the episodes are on Disney Plus and I've been watching it again and I'm really enjoying it.Get in touch:Email: [email protected] Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!We begin the show by looking at a couple of songs that are Christmas songs but are not Christmas songs. The first is Hallelujah written by Leonard Cohen and the second is My Favourite Things from The Sound of Music.Last episode I mentioned Maltesers and this episode Bob Baker explains what they are in Do You Hear What I Hear?When I was on holiday, in the pub we were staying at there was a poem on the wall called Dorothy's Yuletide Ode and I read it out for you.Then it's the triumphant return of What The Dickens, and this episode we look at the part of A Christmas Carol in which Marley's face appears in Scrooge's fireplace.Then Bob returns with Where Are You Christmas? and this time he's found it in Singapore.Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.comAfter that we have The Christmas Quiz, I managed a magnificent 9. Remember to send in your score.Get in touch:Email: [email protected] Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!Listener Aron C sent in a message about his favourite Christmas decoration; Sparkle the Christmas Light, so I tell you a bit about it.Next up it's Where Are You Christmas? and Bob Baker looks at a few places in Japan that celebrate Christmas all year round.Then it's this episodes version of A Christmas Carol. This one is called Hook's Christmas and it's an episode of Peter Pan and the Pirates. It's not great but it does take a few quotes from the original novel.You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgSlyyROpXcThen Bob returns with Do You Hear What I Hear? and he's talking about 'fixtures'.Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.comNext is The Christmas Quiz, I only managed 6, it seems all my guesses went the wrong way. Make sure to email me your score.Get in touch:Email: [email protected] Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol. This is a sketch from Saturday Night Live and features Jimmy Falon as a young Scrooge.You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb36BwPa7pQThen it's Do You Hear What I Hear? and Bob Baker is looking at the word 'row' (when it rhymes with 'cow').Next up is The Christmas Quiz. I scored 9, make sure to email me your score.Then Bob returns with Where Are You Christmas? and ,thanks to our Scandinavian American correspondent Benji Pearson, he's found it in Utah.Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.comAs a little tribute to the late great Dolly Parton we look at one of here Christmas singles. It's called Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas and it features Micheal Buble. You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqKogp7cCkThis episodes recommendation is The Necessary Aptitude A Memoir by Pam Ayres. Pam Ayres is the UKs favourite poet and the audiobook of her autobiography is a joy to listen to.Get in touch:Email: [email protected] Christmas!

Merry Christmas you beautiful people!We start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol and it's an episode of The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange. The episode is called Orange Carol, and it's not great, but it's not bad either.You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWtp6h2HjAoNext up it's Do You Hear What I Hear? and our resident barman Bob Baker takes a look at why us Brits say Tick and across the pond they say Check.Then we have a look at a Christmas Not So Classic. It's 8 Days of Christmas by Destiny's Child and I wasn't aware of it, but it's possible it is a bit of a classic.Have a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKdndMXIVXwListener Benji Pearson sent me some pictures of his favourite Christmas Ornaments and he's told me a little about them and I share them with you.Then Bob Baker is back with Where Are You Christmas? and this time he's found it in Russia.Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.comThen it's The Christmas Quiz. I only managed 7, be sure to send in your score.This episode I recommend a podcast called Crushed where comedians talk about their past unrequited loves.Here's a link: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crushed-by-margaret-cabourn-smith/id1615555767Get in touch:Email: [email protected] Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!Last episode Benji Pearson asked me for some advice for his Christmas themed Halloween costume and this episode I give him some suggestions on how to dress up as the Elton John song Step Into Christmas.Next up it's Bob Baker with Do You Hear What I Hear? and he's looking at the British Christmas meal of a Christmas Ploughman's Lunch.Then it's a Christmas Not So Classic, and this one is a bit of a classic in the US, but is unheard of here in the UK. It's called Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg and I like it a lot.Have a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QsvZ8P1QNkThen it's The Christmas Quiz. I scored 9, make sure to email me your score.Last episode I shared with you some of the ornaments on my Christmas tree and this episode I share some ornaments from listeners Ruby Holly Davies and Frank Talley.Then Bob is back with Where Are You Christmas? and you get two this episode. One in New Jersey (thanks to Timothy Dumont), and one in Pensylvania.Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.comThis episode's version of A Christmas Carol is Episode 9 of Series 16 of Family Guy and it's called A Dickens of A Christmas.  I enjoyed it.Get in touch:Email: [email protected] Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!The show begins with not quite a version of A Christmas Carol, called Jeff Dunham's Scrooged Up Holiday Special. The premise is that ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is going to do a version of A Christmas Carol and in this show he is casting the characters using some of his different characters. I watched it on Amazon, but this link gives you some more info:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33746385/Then it's Do You Hear What I Hear and our resident barman, Bob Baker, talks about the British term 'Gaffer',Next up is The Christmas Quiz and we've changed things a little bit.Then it's Where Are You Christmas? and this time Bob has found it in Switzerland, home of a huge diorama of the Christmas story.Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.comThis episode I have something a little different, and I share with you some of my favourite Christmas tree ornaments a tell you a little history about them.  If you want to tell me about your favourite ornament send me an email.Get in touch:Email: [email protected] Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!We start the show with the second batch of Christmas songs from the US sent in by Jason Matusiak, and we see if I've heard any of them (spoiler, no I haven't).Then Bob Baker talks about Christmas Adverts or Commercials in Do You Hear What I Hear?Next up it's The Christmas Quiz and I scored 8. Make sure to email in your score.Then Bob Baker returns with Where Are You Christmas? and this time he's found it in Slovenia.Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.comBack in the 90s Jim Henson's Workshop teamed up with Dr Seuss (or at least his estate) and created the Wubbulous World of Dr Seuss, we look at the episode Mrs Zabarelli's Holiday Baton. Sadly it's not half as good as it all sounds.This episode's recommendation is Something Rhymes with Purple Podcast hosted by Gyles Brandreth and Susie Dent. It's all about the English language and is very interesting.Also in the show I mentioned the Christmas Every Day Podcast, if you love Christmas you'll love this:https://christmaseverydayshow.podbean.com/Get in touch:Email: [email protected] Christmas!

Hello you beautiful people!We've tried this before and we're doing it again. Listener Jason Matuziak has sent me a bunch of songs that he tells me are classic songs at Christmas in the US.  I'll let you know if I've heard any of them.Then Bob Baker is here with Where Are You Christmas? and this time he's found it in Levenworth, Washington in the US thanks to listener Nettie Tebeau.Then it's The Christmas Quiz. I managed 8, although in the episode I claim it was 9 (mistakes were made). Make sure to email in your score.Then Bob returns and it's a bit of a milestone because Bob has recorded 100 segments of Do You Hear What I Hear? This one is extra special and he mashes all 100 hundred together in a lovely little rhyme. Check out Bob's podcast here:  https://4fpodcast.buzzsprout.comThen it's this episodes version of A Christmas Carol and it's a very loose version indeed. It's a special stage episode of The Honeymooners from 1977. I watched it on Amazon Prime, but here's some more info:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445437/This episode's recommendation is the board game Telestrations. It was recommmended to us by Shelli Arnold and it's tons of fun, plue you don't have to pay to see who wins, you can just play it for laughs, so the kids don't get in a strop.Get in touch:Email: [email protected] Christmas!