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Ireland's struggle for freedom on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #697 . Subscribe now! Sorcha, Mac and Cheese, Socks in the Frying Pan, David Mitchell, Kyle Carey, Celtic Conundrum, Katie Jane Band, Charlie O'Brien, Joseph Carmichael, Ryan Dunne, Juha  Rossi, Blackwillow Starling, Drumspyder, Hounds of Finn, Santiago Molina GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - Sorcha "LUX" from Storm the Gate / Lux 3:15 - WELCOME 4:43 - Mac and Cheese "Whiskey Before Breakfast" from Big Fun 7:25 - Socks in the Frying Pan "Ireland's Struggle" from Waiting for Inspiration 11:47 - David Mitchell "Ward's Brae, Holmes' Fancy" from Contours 14:53 - Kyle Carey "Nach Muladach, Muladach Duine Leis Fhèin" from The Last Bough 17:51 - FEEDBACK 21:46 - Marc Gunn “Lord of the Pounce” from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers 26:06 - Celtic Conundrum "Bean Nighe (Washer Woman)" from Lore 29:52 - Katie Jane Band "Highlands of Scotland / Jenny Dang the Weaver" from Wild One 33:09 - Charlie O'Brien "Donovan's Mount" from The Trackless Wild, Irish Song of the Pampa 36:05 - Joseph Carmichael "The Ghosts of Hilbert's Hotel" from Single 39:03 - Ryan Dunne "Marie's Wedding" from One Day By Your Side 44:31 - THANKS 47:50 - Juha Rossi "Mr O'Connor" from O'Carolan Tunes on Mandolin 50:24 - Blackwillow Starling "Matty Groves" from Blackwillow Starling 54:43 - Drumspyder "Strathspey Drummers" from Oak and Ash 58:48 - Hounds of Finn "Gravity Pulls" from Gravity Pulls 1:02:11 - CLOSING 1:03:25 - Santiago Molina "Pasodoble de Catoira" from single 1:05:59 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. 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When I saw the title of this week's podcast I thought perhaps you had included our song "On Christmas Day," which begins with the line "We light a candle in the window for weary travelers to find their way."  But I was pleasantly surprised to hear that you also have a tune featuring the Irish Christmas image of a candle in the window.  I find it to be such a lovely symbol of hope, hospitality, and mindfulness of people who are not with us but hold important places in our hearts. We've been spending some time at Bonehead Studio in our hometown of Cheshire, CT lately (pictures attached) and we hope to have our new album ready by February  -  so new music in time for St. Patrick's Day.  You'll be among the first to know when we release it. Thanks again and Merry Christmas," David Tustin had a song request: "Marc, You asked an interesting question. Don was a God loving person, loved his family and encouraged cat and dog rescues. He also enjoyed Scotch Whisky! The best song could be one of your cat drinking songs or maybe you know of something better for your podcast. Taing mhòr!

Honky Tonkin’ – Hank Williams Two Dozen Roses – Tyler Williams Fore She Was Mama – Clay Walker Throw Me from the Mountain – John Driskell Hopkins Lonesome Love List – Johnny Lee It’s Christmas Time Again – The Irish Rovers Sunny Days (Are Comin’ Once Again) – Michael Cleveland I Will Not Comply – Blind Joe Just Beyond – Barry Abernathy Where The Cottonwood Grows – Alan Jackson

It's Celtic Christmas Music #75. WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. I'm Celtic musician with Christmas music and a podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. Today's show is a re - release of episode #537 of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (Happy Celtic Christmas 2021). That is one of the other podcasts I host. It features Irish and Celtic music from around the world. It's a fantastic show. Definitely go check out that episode and subscribe to that podcast if you love Celtic music. Every year, I produce a Celtic Christmas episode over there. I usually release those episodes on this feed, but I didn't do that over the last few years. This year, I was struck with the idea that I could slowly release episodes to build over to the regular season of the show. That's what we're doing. I have a new season in the planning stages. But that means I need to find Patrons to financially make new episodes of this podcast happen! For as little as $1 per episode, you can support new Celtic Christmas music and have it shared with thousands of Celtic and Christmas music fans around the world. It doesn't cost you much to spread Celtic Christmas cheer. But your small donation helps me a LOT to produce these episodes. The first three episodes of the year are all re - podcasts. I will not charge patrons for those episodes. So it won't cost you a dime. BUT if you enjoy the shows, it would mean a lot to me if you would become a Celtic Christmas Patron. Please make a pledge to spread Christmas cheer this holiday season. Alright, without further adieu, let's listen to the 2021 Celtic Christmas special: If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about them and follow the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. 1:57 -  Adam Young "Winter Sets In" from Yearbook 6:26 -  WELCOME 7:21 -  Terry McDade With The McDades "Jezebel Carol" from Midwinter 9:57 -  Atlys "A Celtic First Noel" from A Celtic First Noel 12:15 -  The Fire "The Cherry - Tree Carol" from The Fire's Very Scottish Christmas 16:09 -  Gaelynn Lea "Angels We Have Heard on High" from Deepest Darkness, Brightest Dawn 19:46 -  Steel City Rovers "Christmas Eve Reverie" from Grand Misadventures 23:48 -  FEEDBACK 26:21 -  Brother Sea "ROYAL PARADE" from Single 30:10 -  Sharon Shannon "Christmas Time Again!" from Christmas Time Again! 33:29 -  de Ceadaoin "A Jig for Christmas/Merry Christmas" from Single 37:00 -  Triskele "Cead Mile Failte" from Christmas Is A Comin' 39:27 -  Abbots Cross "Si Bheag, Si Mhor / The First Noel" from Christmas Visions 43:50 -  THANKS 46:18 -  Steel Clover "Snowflakes" from Season of Love 48:22 -  Reilly "We Three Kings Of Orient Are" from Kick Ass Celtic Christmas 53:07 -  Marc Gunn "Yuletide" from Single 55:34 -  Stephanie Claussen "Shepherds, Shake Off Your Drowsy Slumber" from Light so Brilliant: Carols and Tunes for Christmas 58:57 -  Screaming Orphans "Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake" from Happy Christmas, Vol. 1 1:02:47 -  We Banjo 3 "Joy to the World" from A Winter Wonderful 1:05:34 -  CLOSING 1:07:33 -  Runa "The Snows they melt the Soonest / Wondrous Love" from The Tide of Winter 1:11:43 - CLOSING Celtic Christmas Music was produced by Marc Gunn. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show is supported by Christmas music lovers just like yourself over on Patreon. Join others to spread Christmas Cheer! Sign up for just $1 per episode. Visit our website to subscribe to the podcast. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Finally, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Promote Celtic culture through Christmas music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Nollaig Shona Daoibh! #celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic  

Aloha mai kakou, Please enjoy this broadcast of new Hawaiian music, most of which you have probably never heard before. Click here to support the show: Hawaiian Concert Guide Tip Jar Christmas Angels by Kapena (KDE Records). It's Christmas Time Again by Kala‘e Camarillo (Kala‘e Camarillo). Season Of Aloha by Walea ( Walea Music) Robert Cazimero – Cazimero Christmas Favorites CD – White Christmas Kimie Miner – Christmas in Hawaii – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIjgV3BDiGs Christmas in Hawaii CD - Coming home for Christmas - Josh Tatofi Hookena – Song of Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNCwTq1diFE

Jimmy Dean - "Jingle Bells" [0:00:00] Jimmie Davis - "It's Christmas Time Again" [0:06:54] Johnny Cash - "The Little Drummer Boy" [0:09:48] Loretta Lynn - "Silver Bells" [0:12:37] Brenda Lee - "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" [0:14:27] Music behind DJ: Chet Atkins - "Jolly Old St Nicholas" [0:16:30] Marty Robbins - "O Little Town of Bethlehem" [0:19:26] Kitty Wells - "Away In The Manger" [0:22:40] Gene Autry - "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer" [0:25:08] The Maddox Brothers and Rose - "Silent Night" [0:28:17] The Chuck Wagon Gang - "O Come All Ye Faithful" [0:30:42] Music behind DJ: Chet Atkins - "Little Drummer Boy" [0:33:30] Ernest Tubb - "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer" [0:35:59] "Little" Jimmy Dickens - "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" [0:38:17] Webb Pierce - "Christmas At Home" [0:41:18] Brenda Lee - "Papa Noel" [0:44:01] Red Foley - "Frosty The Snowman" [0:46:26] Music behind DJ: Chet Atkins - "Medley" [0:48:55] Merle Haggard - "If We Make It Through December" [0:50:59] Bobby Helms - "Jingle Bell Rock" [0:53:32] Western Caravan - "Psycho Santa (live)" [0:55:51] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/135099

Jimmy Dean - "Jingle Bells" [0:00:00] Jimmie Davis - "It's Christmas Time Again" [0:06:54] Johnny Cash - "The Little Drummer Boy" [0:09:48] Loretta Lynn - "Silver Bells" [0:12:37] Brenda Lee - "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" [0:14:27] Music behind DJ: Chet Atkins - "Jolly Old St Nicholas" [0:16:30] Marty Robbins - "O Little Town of Bethlehem" [0:19:26] Kitty Wells - "Away In The Manger" [0:22:40] Gene Autry - "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer" [0:25:08] The Maddox Brothers and Rose - "Silent Night" [0:28:17] The Chuck Wagon Gang - "O Come All Ye Faithful" [0:30:42] Music behind DJ: Chet Atkins - "Little Drummer Boy" [0:33:30] Ernest Tubb - "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer" [0:35:59] "Little" Jimmy Dickens - "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" [0:38:17] Webb Pierce - "Christmas At Home" [0:41:18] Brenda Lee - "Papa Noel" [0:44:01] Red Foley - "Frosty The Snowman" [0:46:26] Music behind DJ: Chet Atkins - "Medley" [0:48:55] Merle Haggard - "If We Make It Through December" [0:50:59] Bobby Helms - "Jingle Bell Rock" [0:53:32] Western Caravan - "Psycho Santa (live)" [0:55:51] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/135099

It's almost Christmas. To put you in the holiday mood, we posted online asking for your favourite Boy Band Christmas songs. Here's your suggestions! We had them compete against each other to narrow it down to the top 16 Boy Band Christmas songs. We created a Spotify playlist with almost all the songs on it (except "It's Christmas Time Again" and the songs from the Boy Band Holiday Christmas special): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5nZEOhSuN912wYh09UvXLk?si=26j2X8BITXidGyt92MNg-g&pi=u-Cl6An9e6Rb-p Did we miss any of your favourite Boy Band Christmas songs? Comment below! Wishing you all "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" from the Boy Band Break team!

A prominent lyric from well-worn Christmas crooner Andy Williams reveals, “It's the most wonderful time of the year.”  What he didn't mention is that it's also the busiest, most stressful, and expensive time we experience as the calendar year comes to a close. For all the baubles and beads designed to make our world just a little bit brighter, it is so easy to get lost in a shuffle of school Christmas concerts, your church's latest theatrical production, or family get-togethers. Mac Powell is all about keeping things simple during the Christmas season. So, much so that he has titled his latest holiday album simply, “Christmas”.  Featuring five songs that will surely make your holiday playlists this year, the record also features three originals including a song the former Third Day lead singer wrote with his daughter and son-in-law called, “Christmas Time Again, My Friend”. Powell shares, “This project has some old songs on it that help you make new Christmas memories, and some new songs on it to remind you of some old Christmas memories.”Powell joins us on the Crossmap Podcast to talk about why he loves Christmas so much. Listen as he shares about why he chose to write and record a song with his daughter and son-in-law and how his heavy touring schedule actually influences his sound as a solo artist.Links to Crossmap Crossmap Website Crossmap Facebook

It's Christmas Time Again! Christina Campbell and Blake Johnston slow down for a chat with Darcy Walsh of East Coast DNA. Listen in to hear about the duo's start right up to the October released single "Righteous" and November released "It's Christmas Time Again!" @CampbellandJohnston Halifax Blues-Rock power duo, Christine Campbell & Blake Johnston have been building a name for themselves, entertaining audiences with their soulful tone, 60's and 70s rock style guitar riffs and bewitching vocal harmonies; and opening up for some big names, like Burton Cummings, Steve Earle & Bob Seger. In 2021, they released their self-titled album, Campbell & Johnston's Black Market Band. This self-produced recording, adds a touch of their old school rock influences with a modern twist on blues and soul. It earned them an award for Best Blues Album at the 2022 ECMAs and a Maple Blues Nomination. Then in 2023, Campbell's home province showed their support for her, with the Music PEI award “Rooted to the Island Award”! You may also hear their music in various popular Canadian shows such as “Hudson & Rex” & Sullivan's Crossing”. Listen to Campbell & Johnston's Black Market Band's It's Christmas Time Again: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/cam... Subscribe to @eastcoastdna for move chats with people behind the music you love and exclusive Live Shot performances from Eastern Canada's music + arts scene --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-coast-dna/message

Happy Holidays Virgins!!! Here is your gift!! Like Charlie Brown or Thats So Raven, we deliver to you The Christmas Special. FOLLOW us @johnbeforedawn and @joeistherealest !!! Follow our special guest @ LAVQUIN and go to Lavquin.com to find ALL of our links THERE! Also use discount code johnny-rl on revolutionbeauty.com for $10 off your order! First Segment - Do You Remember? -where we talk about some nostalgic things from the 2K. This week Rich People Neighborhoods. Next Segment- They Did Not Just Say That! - where we dissect some of the most out of pocket lyrics of our time. Today's videos are: Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens, Baby Its Cold Outside by GLEE, Dear Santa Bring Me A Man This Christmas by The Weather Girls, I'll Be Home For Christmas by Kacey Musgraves & Lana Del Rey, Christmas Time Again by Ashanti, I Needed Christmas by Reba McEntire, The Most Offensive Song Ever, The Chipmunk Song by GLEE, Holidays by Meghan Trainor, All I Really Want For Christmas by Lil Jon ft. Kool-Aid Man, Christmas In The Ghetto by Snoop Dogg & Boyz II Men, 8 Days of Christmas by Destiny's Child, Cozy Little Christmas by Katy Perry, One More Sleep by Leona Lewis First we watch this creepy Charles Manson Santa. Then we watch this sexy GLEE video. Then we are in complete awe over this Weather Girls video. Then Lana and Kacey eat eachother. Then Ashanti dropped a pinecone. Then we watch Reba's Hallmark movie. Then we find our theme song. Then we get sad for Naya in this Glee skit. Then Meghan Trainor song plays at Queen Elizabeth's memorial. Then Lil Jon is shaped like a thicc uncle. Then would you fuck Snoop? CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS FOR YOURSELF & WATCH ALONG WITH US! Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (Official 4K Video) - YouTube GLEE - Baby, It's Cold Outside (Full Performance) HD - YouTube The Weather Girls - Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas) (Video) - YouTube I'll Be Home For Christmas (Live From The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show) - YouTube Ashanti - Christmas Time Again (Visualizer) - YouTube Reba McEntire - I Needed Christmas (2022 Version) - YouTube The Most Offensive Song Ever - YouTube GLEE "The Chipmunk Song" (Full Performance)| From "Previously Unaired Christmas" - YouTube Meghan Trainor - Holidays (Official Music Video) ft. Earth, Wind & Fire - YouTube Lil Jon featuring Kool-Aid Man - All I Really Want For Christmas (Official Music Video) - YouTube Snoop Dogg & Boyz II Men - Christmas In The Ghetto (Explicit Video) 2022 - YouTube Destiny's Child - 8 Days of Christmas (Official HD Video) - YouTube Katy Perry - Cozy Little Christmas - YouTube Leona Lewis - One More Sleep (Official Video) - YouTube WE DO NOT OWN THE MUSIC USED IN THIS VIDEO. ALL MUSIC USED IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND RIGHTS BELONG TO ORIGINAL ARTISTS AND COMPOSERS. Sponsorships: on for this episode

Featured Artists - Christmas at the Almanac Music Hall and Hadley Park - In this episode, we talk about Greg's claim to fame with the song "It's Christmas Time Again". We celebrate Carl's thoughts on birthdays since he just had one. And we reminisce about Christmas present memories. Our featured artists this week are Christmas at the Almanac Music Hall and Hadley Park. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes and support us if you feel inclined to – and leave a comment or review to let us hear from you! Links from this episode: Christmas at the Almanac Music Hall Hadley Park  The Sears "WishBook"

Opening: I recited Jack Kerouac's short story "Home For Christmas" Ron Whitehead "Mama" Kentucky: Poems Stories Songs www.tappingmyownphone.com Sarah Elizabeth Burkey "Cherry Tree Carol" Kentucky: Poems Stories Songs www.barefootsongbird.com Jethro Tull "Pass The Bottle (A Christmas Song)" - The String Quartets Greg Lake "I Believe In Father Christmas" Fleetwood Mac "Why" & "The Way I Feel" - Mystery To Me *************** MJ Hibbett & The Validators "Roy Wood In The Blue Note" www.mjhibbett.co.uk Wizzard "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" Jackson and Clarke "It's Christmas Time Again" https://www.facebook.com/groups/lizclareofficialfanpage The New Bardots "Never Too Much Christmas" - Singles Night https://www.facebook.com/TheNEWBardots/ ****************** Hillsome South "Someday" - Be My Guest www.hillsomesouth.com Surrender Hill "Dusty Horse" - Just Another Honky Tonk In A Quiet Western Town www.surrenderhill.com Jay Stott "One Drink Two Drink" - Wreckage Of Now www.jgstott.com Some Sprouts "Green Feather" www.somesprouts.com *********************** Halley DeVestern "Glow In The Dark Baby Jesus" - Superhero Killer www.halleydevestern.com Wormburner "The Bells Of St. Ignatius" www.wormburner.com Holding Poison "This Is Christmas" https://www.facebook.com/HoldingPoisonOfficial/ Rodney Cromwell "Cold Christmas" www.happyrobots.co.uk ******************* Hymn For Her "Human Condition" - Pop-N-Downers www.hymnforher.com Castle Black "Radio Queen" - Get Up, Dancer www.castleblackmusoc Sugartin "Immer" - Dance https://www.facebook.com/sugartin We Are Parasols "We Are So Fragile" (Larvae remix) www.happyrobots.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/radiocblue/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiocblue/support

We at What the Riff!?! hope that y'all have a great Christmas — we hope these songs make your season a little more merry and bright.“Deck the Halls” by Twisted SisterThis classic carol was probably not originally envisioned to be quite as rocking as this, but Dee Snyder and Twisted Sister took it up a notch!  This is the sixth and last Twisted Sister studio album they would produce, and we're sure they donned their gay apparel for this final outing.  “Skynyrd Family” by Lynyrd SkynyrdSome southern charm was put on this song that tells of Lynyrd Skynyrd finishing up their tour and headed home for Christmas.  It is off their eleventh studio album entitled “Christmas Time Again,” released in 2000.   “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” by the Jackson 5John Lynch brings us a classic Christmas song as performed by the Jackson 5.  Michael Jackson recorded this song on his 12th birthday in 1970.“2000 Miles” by  the PretendersThis song was on “Learning to Crawl,” the breakout studio album by the Pretenders released in 1983.  Chrissie Hynde wrote the song for James Honeyman-Scott, the group's original guitarist who had passed away the year prior to this recording.“Mistress for Christmas” by AC/DCRob may find a lump of coal in his stocking for picking this song for the Christmas podcast!  Brian Johnson of AC/DC isn't looking for peace, love, and joy for Christmas…but for a little Christmas nookie.  We learned that this song was inspired by Donald Trump.“Joy to the World” by Michael BoltonWe don't get a lot of Michael Bolton on our podcasts, and John Lynch set out to rectify that.  Bolton voices this classic Christmas hymn in his unique Yacht Rock style.“Boogie Woogie Santa Claus” by the Brian Seltzer OrchestraBrian Seltzer of Stray Cats fame put this one out there in 2002.  The Brian Seltzer Orchestra formed in 1990 as a swing and jump blues band, and put out the album “Boogie Woogie Christmas” with this and other Christmas classics.  This is a cover of the song, which was originally released by Mabel Scott in 1954.“(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays” by Perry ComoPerry Como released this classic Christmas song in 1954.  It tells of the longing to be home at Christmas, and some of the travelers making their way home.“Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda LeeJohnny Marks, who wrote “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” and other Christmas songs wrote this one as well.  Brenda Lee recorded this in 1958 when she was 13 years old.  It is the fifth best selling Christmas single of all time according to Neilson SoundScan.  “Feliz Navidad”  by Jose FelicianoPuerto Rican musician Jose Feliciano wrote this in 1970. He recorded it in Los Angeles while feeling homesick at Christmas as his extended family was in New York.  “Feliz Navidad” means “Merry Christmas” in Spanish. “It's Gonna Be a Punk Rock Christmas” by the RaversWayne brings us a bit of PUNK for the Christmas season.  The Ravers released this back in 1977.  “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy WilliamsWe decided to include more “non-rock singles” in this episode, and this classic holiday tune originated in 1963 on Williams' first Christmas album.  It tells of all the activities that surrounds the Christmas season.“Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!” by Dean MartinSammy Cahn and  Jule Styne wrote this in the summer of 1945 during a heat wave in Hollywood, California.  Dean Martin released a version in 1959, and re-recorded it in 1966.“Blue Christmas” by Seymour Swine and the SquealersThis novelty song was recorded in 1984 for a North Carolina radio station morning show.  Denny Brownlee is the comedian and impressionist who brought Seymour Swine to life - primarily to avoid copyright issues associated with ©Porky Pig.“O Come All Ye Grateful Dead Heads” by Bob RiversComedian Bob Rivers had this parody on his “Twisted Christmas” album in 1987.We hope y'all have a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

My guest today is Singer/Songwriter Alison Joy Williams. She is the wife of a retired Naval Officer. She decided after her children had grown that she would go after a musical career as a songwriter and vocal artist even though the music industry had labeled her "too old" to be successful. Allison is sharing her story of breaking through the challenges and how she became the successful artist she is today. Throughout her career, she recorded solo CDs, including her blues projects, "Blonde Hair Blues" and "Love All Of Me." Americana music on Another Thousand Miles and a Christmas CD, It's Christmas Time Again. She performed live and recorded a CD as a member of the trio Roadside Relics and has singles on five compilation CDs, including the international recording project Band Of Sisters. As a songwriter, she has co-written with other vocal artists and had songs released by them as singles. She has had TV placement, and her pieces are made into music videos. Listen to more of Alison's music: https://www.alisonjoywilliams.com/ Check out The Musical Imprint on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDY8XWTH Join our book signing in Nashville:  Melissa and Sarah, alongside many contributing authors, invite you to The Musical Imprint's "Launch Party & Book Signing." Wednesday, November 2nd, 6:00-8:00 PM at Collective 615 (located inside L&L Market), 3820 Charlotte Avenue, Suite 146, Nashville, Tennessee 37209 Come say hi, meet the authors and pick up an autographed book copy. Appetizers and cocktails will be served. RSVP to talkoftherow@gmail.com Get your autographed copy from Sabine: contact Sabine@SabineKvenberg.com  

Nollaig shona daoibh! It's time for some Celtic Christmas music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Adam Young, Terry McDade, The McDades, Atlys, The Fire, Gaelynn Lea, Steel City Rovers, Brother Sea, Sharon Shannon, de Ceadaoin, Triskele, Abbots Cross, Steel Clover, Reilly, Marc Gunn, Stephanie Claussen, Screaming Orphans, We Banjo 3, Runa I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show on social or with a friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If a song or tune inspires you, please support the musicians. You can buy their CDs, digital downloads, shirts, pins, stickers and songbooks. You can follow them on streaming or see their shows. You can support more and more Celtic musicians on Patreon. And of course, I always appreciate it when you drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Every week, you can get Celtic music news in your inbox. The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:09 - Adam Young "Winter Sets In" from Yearbook 4:38 - WELCOME 5:33 - Terry McDade With The McDades "Jezebel Carol" from Midwinter 8:09 - Atlys "A Celtic First Noel" from A Celtic First Noel 10:27 - The Fire "The Cherry-Tree Carol" from The Fire's Very Scottish Christmas 14:21 - Gaelynn Lea "Angels We Have Heard on High" from Deepest Darkness, Brightest Dawn 17:58 - Steel City Rovers "Christmas Eve Reverie" from Grand Misadventures 22:00 - FEEDBACK 24:33 - Brother Sea "ROYAL PARADE" from Single 28:22 - Sharon Shannon "Christmas Time Again!" from Christmas Time Again! 31:41 - de Ceadaoin "A Jig for Christmas/Merry Christmas" from Single 35:12 - Triskele "Cead Mile Failte" from Christmas Is A Comin' 37:39 - Abbots Cross "Si Bheag, Si Mhor / The First Noel" from Christmas Visions 42:02 - THANKS 44:30 - Steel Clover "Snowflakes" from Season of Love 46:34 - Reilly "We Three Kings Of Orient Are" from Kick Ass Celtic Christmas 51:19 - Marc Gunn "Yuletide" from Single 53:46 - Stephanie Claussen "Shepherds, Shake Off Your Drowsy Slumber" from Light so Brilliant: Carols and Tunes for Christmas 57:09 - Screaming Orphans "Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake" from Happy Christmas, Vol. 1 1:00:59 - We Banjo 3 "Joy to the World" from A Winter Wonderful 1:03:46 - CLOSING 1:05:45 - Runa "The Snows they melt the Soonest / Wondrous Love" from The Tide of Winter The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. Subscribe through your favorite podcatcher or on our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a musician and podcaster. Four times a month, I share my love of Irish and Celtic music from around the globe with you. I hope you find a new favorite Celtic band or musician or fall back in love with one. But I'm also here for the artists. The artists in this show need your support which you can do by buying their music or telling a friend about the band you found. You can find a link to all of the artists, along with show times for each song when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out at least four times a month. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. And if you pledge $5 or more per episode, you'll also get the all new music-only episodes. I introduce the show, play non-stop music for nearly an hour, and then close the show. Plus, you'll get access to hundreds of free MP3 downloads. A super special thanks to our Celtic Legends who so generously support this show. Thank you to Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Lynda MacNeil, Annie Lorkowski, Travis Senzaki, Shawn Cali. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST IS BACK IN A NEW FORMAT Do you like Christmas music? I also host the Celtic Christmas Podcast. The podcast has new format this year. Instead of music episodes like I do here on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, the show highlights a Celtic musician with Christmas music that you can buy OR Stream on our all new Celtic Christmas Playlists. Subscribe to the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com and help me develop a brand new Christmas podcast and playlist experience! TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Deedra Winey emailed: "Good podcast!Happy Thanksgiving! What am I doing you ask?I'm sitting,I started doing some decorating this morning and stepped backwards off the step stool and landed in a basket full of boys toys!lol Luckilly our big dinner is Saturday." Peter Bengtson emailed: "Hi Mark, I'm on my fifth cycle of walking all the residential streets in my adjacent neighborhoods.  It takes me about a month and a half to complete a cycle.  After each cycle, I'll walk part of the bicycle (and walking) loop around Tucson.  I'll do that for 2 or 3 weeks and then on to my sixth cycle of walking in neighborhoods. I'm always listening to music as I walk, I cycle between your Celtic music podcasts, Bluegrass music and Symphony Hall (on SiriusXM).  Thanks for all you do to produce your Irish & Celtic Music Podcasts. I've got a couple of photos to share with you, but I couldn't get them inserted into this message.  I'll try later today." Thomas Bondy emailed from Plymouth, Michigan: "Marc, Regarding the Kreelers “Sixth & Porter” that you've played a few times, I thought you'd dig the attached photos of the Irish workers rowhouse that currently stands near Sixth & Porter in Detroit's historic Corktown neighborhood and was presumably the inspiration for the song. Cheers!"

“Christmas comes but once a year. It's a time of love and cheer!” As 2021 comes to a close, we'd like to share some of our favorite holiday songs with you. So hang your stockings, pour an eggnog, and listen to the Stateside Madness 2021 Holiday Playlist. See you in the New Year! 0:03:38 Madness, “Inanity Over Christmas” 0:07:26 Suggs, “Sleigh Ride” 0:10:32 The Selecter, “Skank Til Christmas” 0:14:08 Squeeze, “Christmas Day” 0:17:59 The Toasters, “Winter Wonderland” 0:20:00 The Waitresses, “Christmas Wrapping” 0:25:12 Bad Manners, “Christmas Time (Again)” 0:28:08 The Pogues, “Fairytale of New York” 0:32:35 The Ramones, “Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)” 0:34:35 Lemmy Kilmister, Billy Gibbons, Dave Grohl, “Run Rudolph Run” 0:38:32 Ska Santas, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” 0:43:06 Bad Religion, “White Christmas” 0:44:58 Mighty Mighty Bosstones, “This Time Of Year” 0:47:09 Caro Emerald, “You're All I Want for Christmas (acoustic)” 0:49:58 The Holophonics, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” 0:53:06 Mojo Nixon, “Christmas Christmas” 0:56:14 Slade, “Merry Xmas Everybody” 0:59:54 Madness, “Carols on 45”

Thanks for listening to Pacific St Blues & Americana for the past 31 years. It's been a blast! It's still a blast. Here's over two hours of basically uninterrupted, carefully curated Christmas tracks which, ideally, gives you a soundtrack you can listen to at home, in the car, at the gym, or while you're at work. So go ahead and take this opportunity to relax,  downshift a bit during this otherwise busy time of year, hear and share some great music, and get focused on the real things that ought to be important in our lives. Merry Christmas to you and yours... Rick 1. Sheryl Crow & Eric Clapton / Merry Christmas Baby2. Keb Mo / Moonlight, Mistletoe, and You 3. Norah Jones / A Holiday With You 4. Freddy King / Christmas Tears5. Michael Burk / Christmas Snow6. Albert King / Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'7. BB King / Lonesome Christmas8. Joe Bonamassa / My Cadillac 9. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy / Mr. Heatmister10. Roomful of Blues / Santa, Do You Ever Get the Blues?11. John Legend /Winter Wonderland12. Brian Setzer / Getting in the Mood13. Charles Brown / Let's Make EVeryday Christmas Day14. Ray Charles / Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer15. Ray Charles / This Time of Year16. Johnny Adams / The Bells of Saint Mary17. Clarence Gatemouth Brown / This is Christmas Time 18.Keith Richards / Run, Run Rudolph19. Nikki Lane / Falalalala Love Ya20. Odetta / Mary Had a Baby21. Michael McDonald / Children Go Where I Send Thee22. Nick Low / Christmas at the Airport 23. Bob Malone / Caught Up in Christmas24. Brooke Benton / This Time of Year25. Lou Rawls / Angles We Have Heard on High26. Otis Redding / Merry Christmas Baby (Stax)27. William Bell / Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday (Stax)28. Carla Carter / All I Want for Christmas is You (Stax)29. Charles Brown / Santa's Blues30. Clarence Carter / Back Door Santa31. Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes / Christmas is For Everyone32. Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials / Christmas Time33. Little Charlie and the Nightcats / It's Christmas Time Again (spend, spend, spend)34. Etta James / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas35. Francine Reed / Grandma's Christmas Cookin'36. Jamie Cullum / So Many Santas37. Allison Krauss / You Can Only Bring Me Cheer38. Corb Lund / Just Me and These Ponies39. Joni Mitchell / The River 40. Laura Nyro / Let It Be Me, The Christmas Song41. Tom Petty / Christmas All Over Again42. The Who / Christmas43. The Who / See Me, Feel Me44. Vince Guaraldi / Linus and Lucy

Spread Christmas Cheer. Listen and Share Christmas music from Celtic musicians featured on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Subscribe at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Celtic Christmas music from Stephanie Claussen, The Gothard Sisters, Laura MacKenzie, Eira, Celtic Woman, Screaming Orphans, Steel Clover, Sarah Marie Mullen, Heather Alexander, Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, Aizle, Rioghnach Connolly, Peat in the Creel, A Shamrock in Kudzu, Susan Toman, Jil Chambless, Ed Miller, Scooter Muse, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Heather Dale, Carolina Ceili, Catriona O'Leary, Jennifer Licko, Cherish the Ladies, Liz Carroll, Golden Bough, Four Celtic Voices, Jessica Victoria, Banshee in the Kitchen, Liz Madden, Katie McMahon, Bonnie Rideout, Nancy Daily-Green, Sheri O'Meara, Eileen Ivers, The Poor Clares, Sharon Shannon WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST I am Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and I love Christmas music. In each episode, I introduce you to Celtic musicians from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast who are creating great Christmas music. This year I have an all new format. Instead of sharing the music in podcast form, I've created a playlist over on Spotify called Celtic Christmas Women. I hope to add YouTube and Amazon Music. But right now, it's just on Spotify. If you prefer the podcast format and want more Celtic Christmas MUSIC episodes of the podcast, make sure you join our Celtic Christmas Fans on Patreon. You'll get a music-only episode and will join the other 51 patrons who are helping spread Christmas Cheer! That said, this is actually the final MUSIC episode of the Celtic Christmas podcast. This episode was originally created for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast in 2020. This is a replay of that show. You can find a complete list of the artists in this show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. CELTIC CHRISTMAS PLAYLISTS & NEWS There, also, you will find a link to our 2021 Celtic Christmas Women Spotify playlist that features MOST of the artists in this show. Go follow the Celtic Christmas Women playlist now. More playlists to follow: Joyful Celtic Christmas Music Christmas Drinking Songs Top Irish & Celtic Music CELTIC CHRISTMAS NEWS 1:30 - "'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime / Ding Dong Merrily On High" by Stephanie Claussen from Light so Brilliant: Carols and Tunes for Christmas 5:24 - WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. Please support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. At the end of November, we hit a HUGE milestone for the podcast. We now have over 300 kind souls who donate to the podcast each and every month. They collectively pledge over $800 per episode to make this show happen. I was already planning a Celtic Christmas Women episode. But because of that milestone, I decided to turn it into a 2-hour special. Plus, I'm adding another 2-hour special next month. So in this show I'm gonna share Christmas music by women playing Celtic music. That's because women don't get the attention they deserve in the music business in general and in Celtic music either. So I'm gonna highlight these ladies. If you want to find out more about the gender gap in traditional music, check out the non-profit FairPle. They advocate for equal opportunity and balanced representation for all. 7:03 - "Good King Wenceslas" by The Gothard Sisters from Falling Snow 11:00 - "What Child Is This" by Laura MacKenzie from Yuletide Bagpipes 13:35 - "Christmas Is Coming/Red Hair Boy/King's Reel" by Eira from Glen Tidings Liesel Wilson: Vocals, Fiddle, Erhu, Octave Fiddle Sue Spencer: Guitar, Vocals 17:51  - "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Celtic Woman from The Magic of Christmas 21:55 - "The Song We Used to Sing" by Screaming Orphans from Single 25:16 - "Christ Child's Lullaby" by Steel Clover from Season of Love Sue Borowski 28:31 - "Patapan" by Sarah Marie Mullen from In the Moon of Wintertime 30:38 - CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST If you're looking for more Celtic Christmas music, then you should definitely subscribe to the Celtic Christmas Podcast. There are five episodes that we released in 2020. It's a delightful way to celebrate Celtic culture through Christmas music. And of course, it too is supported by folks like you on Patreon. Subscribe to the podcast at CelticChristmasMusic.net. 31:49 - "Unto Us a Child Is Born" by Heather Alexander from Wintertide 36:02 - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" by Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy from A Celtic Family Christmas 39:46 - "The Wexford Carol" by Aizle & Rioghnach Connolly from The Wexford Carol 44:19 - "Cutty Wren, Drive the Cold Winter Away" by Peat in the Creel from Winter Alison Myers: Flute 50:34 - "The Coventry Carol" by A Shamrock in Kudzu from Kudzu for Christmas ½ the 6 piece band of ladies 53:02 - "The Sussex Carol" by Susan Toman from Angels on High 56:12 - THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. A super special thanks to our newest patrons: Ben, Pamala D, Vaidah Katz, Phyu K, melsing, Esther W, Hobie W, Dan C, Laura You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. 58:03 - "Emanuel" by Jil Chambless, Ed Miller and Scooter Muse from Nollaig Chridheil / Songs of the Christmas Season 1:02:35 - "Dust of Snow" by Matt & Shannon Heaton from Fine Winter's Night 1:06:50 - "Huron Carol" by Heather Dale from This Endris Night 1:10:25 - "Christmas Contra Dance" by Carolina Ceili from Holiday Hooley Laurie Fisher: Fiddler Maggie Anderson: Drums 1:12:38 - "A Virgin Queen in Bethlehem" by Catriona O'Leary from The Wexford Carols 1:17:49 - "Brightest and Best" by Jennifer Licko from The Lights of Christmas 1:21:06 - CELTIC CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY If you enjoy this podcast, you might also enjoy our Joyful Celtic Christmas Music playlist on Spotify. Follow the link in the show notes. Or if you want a fun mix of popular and classic Christmas songs with some Celtic Christmas favorites by me and other Celtic musicians, I have another great playlist that my family listens to each and every year: Fun Christmas Songs for Kids & Families. 1:22:07 - "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" by Cherish the Ladies from Christmas in Ireland Joanie Madden, Mary Coogan, Mirella Murray, Kathleen Boyle, Nollaig Casey 1:25:30 - "The Jump Ball | Whipple Hill | How We Spent the Christmas" by Liz Carroll from Lake Effect 1:28:58 - "Green Grow the Holly/The Holly and the Ivy Girl" by Golden Bough from Christmas in a Celtic Land Margie Butler: Harp, Vocals Kathy Sierra: Fiddle, Vocals 1:32:18 - "Angels (featuring Celeste Ray)" by Four Celtic Voices from Four Celtic Seasons 1:36:23 - "Christmas in Camelot" by Jessica Victoria from Songs of the Summer Realm 1:38:25 - "Bottom of the Punchbowl Set" by Banshee in the Kitchen from Invite the Light Kat, Jill, Brenda, Kris 1:42:14 - TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ Oh! And if you want more Christmas podcasts from me, I also host the Pub Songs & Stories. I released my “Christmas Elf” a few days ago. It's a bit more personal podcast. But I have a few Celtic Christmas songs included in the show. Go to PubSong.net. 1:43:56 - "Happy Christmas Christmas Tree" by Liz Madden from Christmas with Liz Madden 1:46:33 - "Christmas Pipes" by Katie McMahon from Celtic Christmas 1:50:13 - "So merry as we have been" by Bonnie Rideout from The Celebration 1:53:50 - "Angels From the Realms of Glory" by Nancy Daily-Green from Celebrating Christmas Yore 1:57:00 - "Bed for the Baby" by Sheri O'Meara from Christmas Light 1:00:24 - "Jigs: Apples in Winter/Frost is All Over/A Merry Christmas" by Eileen Ivers from An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas 2:04:35 - "The Holly Bears a Berry" by The Poor Clares from The Poor Clares: Songs for Midwinter Betsy McGovern: vocals Beth Patterson: vocals, bouzouki 2:07:27 - CLOSING I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, buy the albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow the artists on streaming, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Every week, you can get Celtic music news in your inbox. The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 In two weeks, I am pleased to release the Celtic Top 20 for 2020. Every year, I ask you to vote for your favorite songs in each show. It's very easy to do. The polls are closed for the year. And I'm taking off next week for Christmas Eve. On New Years' Eve, I will release the best songs and artists of 2020. I hope you will help me spread the word. 2:09:50 - "Christmas Time Again!" by Sharon Shannon from Christmas Time Again! The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. NEXT TIME The 2021 season launches on Sunday, November 28. I'll tell you more about Matt & Shannon Heaton. In the meantime, please become a producer of this show over on Patreon. If you hear music you love in the Celtic Christmas Podcast, then support the artists. Buy something from them. Sign up to their mailing lists. And share the episode with your friends on social or in your community. The Celtic Christmas Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through Christmas music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Nollaig Shona Daoibh! #celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic #celticwomen

Welcome to Hang the Holly. I'll introduce you to SHARON SHANNON as we take an inside look at artists in the latest episode of the Celtic Christmas Podcast.    "Little Christmas" is the final episode of 2020. It features Christmas music from The Jig Is Up, Cynthia Shelhart, Steel Clover, Abbots Cross, Liz Madden, Laura MacKenzie, Reilly, Sharon Shannon, deCeadaoin, Tiffany Schaefer, Emish, Stephanie Claussen, Celtic Woman, Runa, The Selkie Girls   The show is generously brought to you by the Patrons of the Celtic Christmas Podcast on Patreon. Please show your Celtic Christmas Cheer, make a pledge to support the show. You will find milestones on Patreon which will effectively launch this show in 2021.   If you enjoy the show, you can rate the show or post comments on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher.    Subscribe to the podcast at CelticChristmasMusic.net.   And now on to Sharon Shannon   Playing the accordion puts you in a unique category in terms of making music, and Sharon Shannon is one of the artists that has that distinction. Interestingly, although she can and does play Irish music, her career has continually spanned many different musical genres, always bringing her own style and background along with her for the ride. She is an experienced and dedicated musician, and has worked with some huge names in the industry. Among the people/bands she has recorded and performed with, you'll find well-respected (and well-known!) Irish names like Sinead O'Connor, The Chieftains, Shane McGowan, and even Bono. In keeping with her genre-jumping style though, you'll also see her name has appeared alongside other musical heavyweights, like Jackson Browne and Wille Nelson. As if that isn't testament enough to Shannon's musical abilities, she has also collaborated with John Prine, Natalie McMaster, and even Japan's Kodo Drummers!   Good musicians are always eager to expand their circle and play with other talented people, and this is something that defines Sharon Shannon. It is also something that has allowed her to grow, and that has seasoned her as a musical artist. From classical, to Cajun, to rap, Shannon has embraced all forms of music and in turn, they have informed her approach and style along the way. Interestingly, the Irish influence always does seem to shine through though, no matter who she has paired herself with!   Shannon has a well-rounded selection of albums, but with the holidays quickly approaching, nothing is more appropriate than than the Christmas single, “Christmas Time Again”, which features her accordion play front and center. It's a nice, jolly romp—a bit more updated than the old, standard carols--but with the same spirit of fun. Pick this one up to add something different to your holiday playlist, or to gift to a friend or relative that loves expanding their collection of Christmas music. After all, there's always a little bit of room for the accordion…right?   Find out more about Sharon Shannon at sharonshannon.com   If you hear music you love in the Celtic Christmas Podcast, then support the artists. Buy something from them. Sign up to their mailing lists. And share the episode with your friends on social or in your community.     The Celtic Christmas Podcast is free to enjoy. However, it is supported by the generosity of Celtic music fans like you over on Patreon. Get Christmas Cheer. Subscribe at CelticChristmasPodcast.com . Nollaig shona daoibh.

Election Day is here in Virginia, there are drink specials at Myron Mixon's BBQ. The new National Christmas tree is here and planted on the White House lawn and Mariah Carey has announced that Christmas time is officially here. Her song, All I Want For Christmas, consistently hits number 1 every year and has made her over $60 million since its release 25 years ago. Merriam-Webster Announces 455 new words including amirite, dad bod, air fryer and TBH. Cox Farms in Centreville, VA will be smashing pumpkins this weekend. Yummy giveaways in Shaw neighborhood for their Eat, Drink, Shaw, Reimagined campaign. Links: Merriam-Webster Announces New Words: New Words in the Dictionary Mariah Carey Cashes In On Christmas Mariah Carey Says It's Christmas Time Again New National Christmas Tree: New National Christmas Tree is Here Eat Drink SHAW, Reimagined: Eat Drink SHAW, Reimagined From Real.Fun.DC. “The Tommy and Kelly Show” is produced in Washington, DC providing news, culture, playful conversation, positive energy, and a dose of morning fun any time. Download the Real.Fun.DC. APP to check out our wide array of programming app.RealFunDC.com Follow Kelly Collis Twitter: @CityShopGirl Instagram: @CityShopGirl LinkedIN: Kelly Collis Follow Tommy McFLY Twitter: @TommyMcFLY Instagram: @MrTommyMcFLY LinkedIN: Tommy McFLY

It’s time for some much needed catharsis thanks to Celtic music on the Irish & Celtic  Music Podcast. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Andrew Finn Magill, Harmundi, West of Eden, Screeched Inn, na Skylark, The Gothard Sisters, Keyreel, Ciaran Ruby, The ipaddies, Marc Gunn, Follow the Crows, Cale, The Thingama Jigs, Heavy Blarney, The Rumjacks, Clann An Drumma I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show on social or with a friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, buy the albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow the artists on streaming, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Every week, you can get Celtic music news in your inbox. The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. Just list the show number, and the name of as many bands in the episode as you like. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2021 episode.  Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:03 - Andrew Finn Magill "Sailing to Chicago" from Drive & Lift 3:31 - WELCOME 5:00 - Harmundi "Snow Set" from Um Orvalho Boreal 11:15 - West of Eden "Haul Away" from Safe Crossing 13:58 - Screeched Inn "Catharsis" from single 17:40 - na Skylark "Oh Love! It Is A Killing Thing" from single 20:50 - CELTIC FEEDBACK 25:40 - The Gothard Sisters "The Boatman's Call" from Mountain Rose 29:06 - Keyreel "Flashlight Jig Set" from Fiddle 32:23 - Ciaran Ruby "Landfall/March of the Dispossessed" from single 37:28 - The ipaddies "The Lonesome Boatman" from Playground 40:43 - Marc Gunn "Purple Flower" from St Patrick's Day 44:09 - THANKS 46:13 - Follow the Crows "Quiet Land of Erin II" from West Is East 50:20 - Cale "A Pint o'Stout" from Even From Here 53:28 - The Thingama Jigs "A Guy Can Dream" from single 57:14 - Heavy Blarney "The Kereru" from single 59:03 - The Rumjacks “Hestia” from Hestia (out in March) 1:02:37 - CLOSING 1:03:53 - Clann An Drumma "The Little Girl" from Order of the Stag The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. Please support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. ATTN Celtic Musicians. I’m looking for some good stories to share. You see, I also host the Pub Songs Podcast. I started sharing stories from musicians about their songs. I’d like to do more of those. So if you have a story that you’d like to share about a song, from a gig, or maybe even just a piece of Celtic history that you love. Drop me an email at marc@marcgunn.com. Put “Pub Story” in the show subject. Tell me about your story. Maybe I’ll ask you to record your story for the show. Subscribe and listen to the Pub Songs & Stories podcast. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. A super special thanks to our newest patrons: David Scovel, Shawn McLeod, RC, River Godbee You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Carson Sprenger emailed a photo: "So glad I found your podcast on this day. I live on a small island in the Pacific Northwest. Years ago in college I studied irish history and literature.  I spent six months traveling in your dear county, hitching and working on farms in the year of 1995.  My goodness, in these times and in the dark of winter it's such a good thing to discover good music and hear of the good people dedicated to supporting independent music and thought.  Hats off to you.  You made my day.” Iris Pea M. Tyczynska emailed from Bournemouth, England: "Hey there, Thanks a lot for the podcast :3. I like Irish and Celtic music a lot, so it's a treat. While listening, I dance with my hula hoop ??. I can send you a video next time if you like. When I'm not dancing, I drink local apple juice from a green wine glass while chilling on the sofa ?????" Eric Guarin emailed: "Well, I guess I skipped New Year's, but am just finishing listening to the Celtic Christmas Women episode. Really nice! I especially thought the closer (Sharon Shannon's "Christmas Time Again") totally fabulous-if it could ever get mainstream play it could become a new classic. I did notice that in Apple CarPlay, the name of the song and artist pops up. Cool! Has anyone else mentioned that? But at the same time, I'd suggest putting the artist name first. The reason is that display space even on an 8" screen cuts off the artist name. And last or alas, I had really really hoped to join a Celtic Invasion, but you will be roaming during my last week of the school year.*  :-(   Well, another time, I hope. Cheers" Aaron Adair commented on Patreon: "That was much-needed salve, Mark. Thank you for sharing your love with us all. Be well."

Spread Christmas Cheer. Listen and Share Christmas music from Celtic musicians. Subscribe at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Celtic Christmas music from The Jig Is Up, Cynthia Shelhart, Steel Clover, Abbots Cross, Liz Madden, Laura MacKenzie, Reilly, Sharon Shannon, deCeadaoin, Tiffany Schaefer, Emish, Stephanie Claussen, Celtic Woman, Runa, The Selkie Girls This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of our Christmas Patrons. Sign up on Patreon to bring more episodes to your ears every November and December leading up to Christmas. YOUR CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC THIS WEEK 0:04 - "The Little Christmas Set" by The Jig Is Up! from A Penny for the Wren 6:20 - WELCOME CHRISTMAS WELCOME - Welcome to the Celtic Christmas Podcast. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and host also of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. My goal is to introduce you to Celtic musicians who are making and sharing Christmas music. 6:51 - "That Night in Bethlehem (Don Oíche úd I mBeithil)/Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" by Cynthia Shelhart from The Night in Bethlehem 10:03 - "Christ Child's Lullaby" by Steel Clover from Season of Love 13:15 - "I Saw Three Ships / Tripping up the Stairs / Blackthorn Stick" by Abbots Cross from Christmas Visions 16:27 - "The First Noel" by Liz Madden from Christmas with Liz Madden 19:42 - "We Wish You a Merry Christmas/Ding Dong Merrily on High" by Laura MacKenzie from Yuletide Bagpipes 22:15 - "Good King Wenceslas" by Reilly from Kick Ass Celtic Christmas 25:49 - GIVING THANKS ** The Celtic Christmas Podcast is now supported by generous people just like you. Your kind pledge of as little as $2 per episode pays for the production and promotion of the podcast, as well as my time in creating it. It allows us to share Christmas Cheer through Celtic culture and music. Bring the gift of Christmas to your ears this year, make a pledge at patreon.com/celticchristmas. CELTIC CHRISTMAS NEWS ** If you enjoy this podcast, you might also enjoy our Joyful Celtic Christmas Music playlist on Spotify. Follow the link in the show notes. ** Want more Celtic Christmas music? I have a webpage dedicated to it with playlists, Christmas albums, videos and more. 27:23 - "Christmas Time Again" by Sharon Shannon from Single 30:38 - "My Darling Asleep/Christmas Eve" by deCeadaoin from unreleased 34:22 - "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" by Tiffany Schaefer from Tara's Halls 40:13 - "What Child Is This" by Emish from Everlasting 42:51 - "The Traveler Benighted in Snow/The Bonfire" by Stephanie Claussen from Light so Brilliant: Carols and Tunes for Christmas 48:03 - "Amid the Falling Snow" by Celtic Woman from The Magic of Christmas 51:45 - "Brightest and Best / Gaudete / Noel Nouvelet" by Runa from The Tide of Winter 57:04 - - NOLLAIG SHONA DAOIBH - If you enjoyed this show, please LIKE and SHARE this episode. If you found a song you loved in this show, I list the show times and URLs for each artist in the notes. Follow the link in the shownotes to support the artists who support this podcast. Buy their music and merch, subscribe to their newsletters, and tell a friend about the great music you found. Finally, subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. This is the official newsletter of the Celtic Christmas Podcast and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It is 100% free to subscribe, and every week, you'll get an inside look into the latest Celtic podcast news. Sign up today, and you can download 34 Celtic MP3s for FREE! 59:00 - "Rug Muire Mac do Dhia" by The Selkie Girls from Winter Lore: Songs of Celtic Christmas Pronunciation: rug meerah mach dah yeer The Celtic Christmas Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $2 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through Christmas music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Nollaig Shona Daoibh! #celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic #littlechristmas

Nollaig shona daoibh! 2-Hours of Celtic Christmas music by female Celtic musicians. It’s the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.  Stephanie Claussen, The Gothard Sisters, Laura MacKenzie, Eira, Celtic Woman, Screaming Orphans, Steel Clover, Sarah Marie Mullen, Jessica Victoria, Heather Alexander, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, Aizle & Rioghnach Connolly, Peat in the Creel, A Shamrock in Kudzu, Susan Toman, Jil Chambless, Ed Miller and Scooter Muse, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Heather Dale, Carolina Ceili, Catriona O'Leary, Jennifer Licko, Cherish the Ladies, Liz Carroll, Golden Bough, Four Celtic Voices, Banshee in the Kitchen, Liz Madden, Katie McMahon, Bonnie Rideout, Nancy Daily-Green, Sheri O'Meara, Eileen Ivers, The Poor Clares, Sharon Shannon I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, buy the albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow the artists on streaming, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Every week, you can get Celtic music news in your inbox. The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:01 - "'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime / Ding Dong Merrily On High" by Stephanie Claussen from Light so Brilliant: Carols and Tunes for Christmas 4:01 - WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. Please support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. At the end of November, we hit a HUGE milestone for the podcast. We now have over 300 kind souls who donate to the podcast each and every month. They collectively pledge over $800 per episode to make this show happen. I was already planning a Celtic Christmas Women episode. But because of that milestone, I decided to turn it into a 2-hour special. Plus, I’m adding another 2-hour special next month. So in this show I’m gonna share Christmas music by women playing Celtic music. That’s because women don’t get the attention they deserve in the music business in general and in Celtic music either. So I’m gonna highlight these ladies. If you want to find out more about the gender gap in traditional music, check out the non-profit FairPle. They advocate for equal opportunity and balanced representation for all. 5:41 - "Good King Wenceslas" by The Gothard Sisters from Falling Snow 9:37 - "What Child Is This" by Laura MacKenzie from Yuletide Bagpipes 12:13 - "Christmas Is Coming/Red Hair Boy/King's Reel" by Eira from Glen Tidings Liesel Wilson: Vocals, Fiddle, Erhu, Octave Fiddle Sue Spencer: Guitar, Vocals 16:29 - "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Celtic Woman from The Magic of Christmas 20:33 - "The Song We Used to Sing" by Screaming Orphans from Single 23:54 - "Christ Child's Lullaby" by Steel Clover from Season of Love Sue Borowski 27:08 - "Patapan" by Sarah Marie Mullen from In the Moon of Wintertime 29:16 - CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST If you’re looking for more Celtic Christmas music, then you should definitely subscribe to the Celtic Christmas Podcast. There are five episodes that we released in 2020. It’s a delightful way to celebrate Celtic culture through Christmas music. And of course, it too is supported by folks like you on Patreon. Subscribe to the podcast at CelticChristmasMusic.net. 30:26 - "Unto Us a Child Is Born" by Heather Alexander from Wintertide 34:40 - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" by Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy from A Celtic Family Christmas 38:23 - "The Wexford Carol" by Aizle & Rioghnach Connolly from The Wexford Carol 42:56 - "Cutty Wren, Drive the Cold Winter Away" by Peat in the Creel from Winter Alison Myers: Flute 49:12 - "The Coventry Carol" by A Shamrock in Kudzu from Kudzu for Christmas ½ the 6 piece band of ladies 51:40 - "The Sussex Carol" by Susan Toman from Angels on High 54:49 - THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. A super special thanks to our newest patrons: Ben, Pamala D, Vaidah Katz, Phyu K, melsing, Esther W, Hobie W, Dan C, Laura You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. 56:41 - "Emanuel" by Jil Chambless, Ed Miller and Scooter Muse from Nollaig Chridheil / Songs of the Christmas Season 1:01:13 - "Dust of Snow" by Matt & Shannon Heaton from Fine Winter's Night 1:05:28 - "Huron Carol" by Heather Dale from This Endris Night 1:09:03 - "Christmas Contra Dance" by Carolina Ceili from Holiday Hooley Laurie Fisher: Fiddler Maggie Anderson: Drums 1:11:16 - "A Virgin Queen in Bethlehem" by Catriona O'Leary from The Wexford Carols 1:16:27 - "Brightest and Best" by Jennifer Licko from The Lights of Christmas 1:19:45 - CELTIC CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY If you enjoy this podcast, you might also enjoy our Joyful Celtic Christmas Music playlist on Spotify. Follow the link in the show notes. Or if you want a fun mix of popular and classic Christmas songs with some Celtic Christmas favorites by me and other Celtic musicians, I have another great playlist that my family listens to each and every year: Fun Christmas Songs for Kids & Families. 1:20:45 - "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" by Cherish the Ladies from Christmas in Ireland Joanie Madden, Mary Coogan, Mirella Murray, Kathleen Boyle, Nollaig Casey 1:24:07 - "The Jump Ball | Whipple Hill | How We Spent the Christmas" by Liz Carroll from Lake Effect 1:27:36 - "Green Grow the Holly/The Holly and the Ivy Girl" by Golden Bough from Christmas in a Celtic Land Margie Butler: Harp, Vocals Kathy Sierra: Fiddle, Vocals 1:30:56 - "Angels (featuring Celeste Ray)" by Four Celtic Voices from Four Celtic Seasons 1:35:01 - "Christmas in Camelot" by Jessica Victoria from Songs of the Summer Realm 1:37:03 - "Bottom of the Punchbowl Set" by Banshee in the Kitchen from Invite the Light Kat, Jill, Brenda, Kris 1:40:52 - TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ Oh! And if you want more Christmas podcasts from me, I also host the Pub Songs & Stories. I released my “Christmas Elf” a few days ago. It’s a bit more personal podcast. But I have a few Celtic Christmas songs included in the show. Go to PubSong.net. 1:42:33 - "Happy Christmas Christmas Tree" by Liz Madden from Christmas with Liz Madden 1:45:11 - "Christmas Pipes" by Katie McMahon from Celtic Christmas 1:48:51 - "So merry as we have been" by Bonnie Rideout from The Celebration 1:53:28 - "Angels From the Realms of Glory" by Nancy Daily-Green from Celebrating Christmas Yore 1:55:38 - "Bed for the Baby" by Sheri O'Meara from Christmas Light 1:59:02 - "Jigs: Apples in Winter/Frost is All Over/A Merry Christmas" by Eileen Ivers from An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas 2:03:13 - "The Holly Bears a Berry" by The Poor Clares from The Poor Clares: Songs for Midwinter Betsy McGovern: vocals Beth Patterson: vocals, bouzouki 2:06:05 - CLOSING I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, buy the albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow the artists on streaming, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Every week, you can get Celtic music news in your inbox. The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 In two weeks, I am pleased to release the Celtic Top 20 for 2020. Every year, I ask you to vote for your favorite songs in each show. It’s very easy to do. The polls are closed for the year. And I’m taking off next week for Christmas Eve. On New Years’ Eve, I will release the best songs and artists of 2020. I hope you will help me spread the word. 2:08:28 - "Christmas Time Again!" by Sharon Shannon from Christmas Time Again! The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com

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Hailing from Houston, Texas, Adrian B, raised by a family of musicians and singers, have decided to follow his calling in music in a big way. He opens up on how he always wanted to be in a group, and had a successful run at it, however God had something else in mind for him. After having big NBA dreams, that didn't manifest how he wanted, he turned back to music… In fact it was always in him. The fire was set and the opportunity appeared. From working with artists such as Darkchild, Shawn Sounds and more he is making his mark in the industry. We will feature his video “Anywhere BTB”, (Anywhere But the Bed) Produced by Jermaine Williams. He is making history with new content ideas. Tune in to hear about upcoming projects and new releases. He will also be discussing his new collaborated project released on Nov 26th “Christmas Time Again” ft. Shawn Sounds. #OutsideTheBoxWithOnney #AdrianB #LegacyLiving #Podcast #OnneyTheCeo #Purposeful #Believe #BeInspired #VisualPodcast #BeEncouraged #Music #NewRelease #HistoryInTheMaking

In the twenty-eighth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle welcome you to the Babylon Bee Christmas Special which will be much much better than the Star Wars Holiday special. Well, at least better than The Last Jedi. Kyle and Ethan talk to Captain Andy Miller of the Salvation Army, bring in two scholars to debate the existence of Santa Claus, talk Christmas movies, and read listener submitted stories. Pre-order the new Babylon Bee Best-Of Coffee Table Book coming in 2020! And if you need a last-minute Christmas gift, get someone a Bee subscription! Show Outline Stories Of The Week: Christmas stories over the years Story 1 (2018) - Mall Santa Arrested For Punching Man Who Denied Divinity Of Christ Story 2 (2017)- New Museum Memorializes Fallen Heroes In The War On Christmas Story 3 (2016)- Starbucks Unveils New Satanic Holiday Cups Dramatic Poem: The War On Christmas Interview: A conversation with Captain Andy Miller III of The Salvation Army. Andy Miller is a sixth-generation Salvation Army officer who loves Jesus, his family, and the opportunity to serve God through The Salvation Army. He and his wife, Captain Abby Miller, have been officers since 2007. Andy is Area Commander of The Salvation Army - Tampa. Main Topic: Christmas The Great Debate for the Existence Of Santa with William Lane Kringle and Scrooge McDawkins Kyle and Ethan’s Top Five Christmas movies: #5 Kyle: Die Hard, Ethan: Jingle All The Way #4 Kyle: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Ethan: Gremlins #3 Kyle: Home Alone, Ethan: Die Hard #2 Kyle: It's Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown, Ethan: A Christmas Story #1 Kyle: The Santa Clause, Ethan: Home Alone Listener submitted Christmas stories   Paid Subscriber Portion: Should you tell your kids Santa is real? Kyle, Ethan, and Dan debate. More listener stories Ethan and Kyle share their own Christmas stories Dave DeAndrea reads NOEL By JRR Tolkien   Become a paid subscriber at https://babylonbee.com/plans

In this episode of the Church Planting Podcast Clint Clifton and Josh Turansky get in a call to talk about new churches during Christmas. If you would like to know more about Clint Clifton and Josh Turansky you can go to the links below.Josh’s ChurchClint’s ChurchTranscriptALBERT: This is the Church Planting Podcast. Thank you for tuning in.ALBERT: Every week we sit down with leaders who are shaping church planting efforts. ALBERT: Here’s your host, Josh Turansky and Clint Clifton.JOSH TURANSKY: Hey, welcome to the church planting podcast. My name is Josh Turansky and I am joined by Clint Clifton. Clint. CLINT CLIFTON: Yes, what’s up Josh?JOSH TURANSKY: It’s good to hear your voice.CLINT CLIFTON: Oh man.JOSH TURANSKY: Yes. We’re not in the same room but we’re streaming remotely to one another and man, I can’t wait to get into this episode.CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah, this is fun. This was actually your idea, Josh. JOSH TURANSKY: Was it? Wow. I appreciate the credit.CLINT CLIFTON: I think it was. Yeah. We were talking about it and you said, “Let’s do a Christmas episode…help prepare people for Christmas.”JOSH TURANSKY: Well, I am enthusiastic for it. I… Just a little bit of talking we were doing before we started doing our recording. I love this. I love… One of my favorite parts about church planting is the strategy and thinking through what’s going to work and just trying new stuff; and a lot of stuff doesn’t. But…CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah, tons of stuff doesn’t work; way more doesn’t work than does work. That’s the dirty secret of church planting by the way, if you’ve not yet planted… You’ll try… For every ten things you’ll try, one of them will sort of work. JOSH TURANSKY: Yeah.CLINT CLIFTON: And you’ll have to improve it a whole lot in order to get it to work good.JOSH TURANSKY: Can I actually share… Can we start off with me sharing what didn’t work for Christmas last year for me? CLINT CLIFTON: Sure, do that.JOSH TURANSKY: Okay. So, we had some few people in the church who wanted to do Christmas caroling. And so we scheduled it, we advertised it, because I live in a community that is ex-catholic… you’ve got working professionals, you’ve got people that really like kind of like a high church.. you have a large number of people that still are attracted to more of a liturgical service. So I thought okay, let’s do something traditional, caroling, hot chocolate, and I put it out there on Facebook, I ran some ads as an event, and we had a pretty good response. But really, nobody outside of our church showed up except for one family that was invited by somebody else on our church. We had a great time, we went around, there was about 15 of us knocking on doors, caroling. We were well received… A couple of like weird comments of people like, “Oh, you know, you’re the caroling group.” So, we get done, I go clean out the hot chocolate mess and we’re driving home. So, we live in a dense, urban environment. I live 5 blocks from our outreach centre where everything started and ended. And the whole street, while I’m trying to drive home, the whole street is closed. And there’s like 600 carolers out about an hour after we had gone out from the Polish club and I guess it’s an annual event. And I told my team, my interns, like I broke my number 1 rule which is like don’t try to re-invent something else in the community that already exists, is already awesome, that we could’ve joined. So…CLINT CLIFTON: You were totally upstaged by the Polish people.JOSH TURANSKY: It was brutal. It was brutal. And I’m still embarrassed that I made that mistake a year later.CLINT CLIFTON: Well, that’s funny. Well, Josh are you one of those guys that’s like really into Christmas? You’re kind of obnoxious about it? Or are you the dad that’s like overzealous about Christmas?JOSH TURANSKY: I enjoy Christmastime a lot. It’s a fun season. I’m sad when it’s over. But I’m also a very goal-oriented person in my life so. It seems like this season just passes by rather quickly. I don’t get to enjoy it as much as I’d like.CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah.JOSH TURANSKY: How about you?CLINT CLIFTON: Well no, I actually… I was just remembering that I got the reputation early on in our church plant. My… I had a… We had a member who would call me the “ a pastor that ignored all the holidays”. It was as if I didn’t acknowledge that holidays happened. Yeah so, they were always trying to get me to you know like, “Oh it’s veteran’s day, it’s mother’s day, you know let’s do something special.”JOSH TURANSKY: Yeah.CLINT CLIFTON: And I…my inclination was just to trudge through on the you know whatever passage working through… whatever passage we were working through.JOSH TURANSKY: Yeah, I… I know I mean I think that’s kind of how I am too. Very rarely will I get off… Get out of the text that we’re in and do something for… maybe just for Christmas.CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah.JOSH TURANSKY: Yeah. So, what are some strategic things that we can give to church planters in this arena? I mean, specially if you don’t come from much of a church… a strong church background or even if you do, man. You can… there’s… You could all kinds of things are going on the church for holidays. But church planting is very strategic, we’re trying out new things. What can we impart here as wisdom? CLINT CLIFTON: Well there’s a couple things that come to might right off the bat and we actually… A little bit later in the episode, we’re going to listen to a little bit of an audio clip about… from one church planter about what he’s planning to do this Christmas and what he’s done over the last couple of years that have helped. And he touches on some like philosophical ideas, a little bit about how best to leverage a season like that. So, hopefully that’ll be a good conversation starter for us. But, one thing that comes to mind when I’m thinking about church planting and Christmas time is you know, Christmas eve services, those are the things that most churches are doing and they generally work pretty good in terms of people showing up. They give you a genuine opportunity to express the message of the gospel, you get to preach the bible. There’s lots of good things that happen on Christmas eve services. But I always want to say to church planters that maybe one of the only positive things I did in the first couple of years of church planting was I decided not the press the gas on Christmas eve services in our church plant. And that the reason I didn’t do that is because my wife and my family… It was a necessary decision I had to make. I’m either gonna spend Christmas eve and Christmas with my wife and family and be focused on them or I’m going to put all of my energy into getting a Christmas eve service pulled off and getting everybody in my church, who’s already maxed out from me pushing them hard all year long, to spend this one really special holiday that they have with their family, helping me pull off a great outreach in my community. So I think the first thing that I want to say is if you’re a church planter, unless you have the bandwidth for this, even though it is a great opportunity, the best thing you can do for your ministry and for your family is to just decide not to do anything for Christmas for the first few years until you have the bandwidth to do it. So, if you need permission here it is: Until you have the bandwidth, don’t do anything for Christmas in your church plant. JOSH TURANSKY: Yeah. Yeah and you’re family… I mean that’s something your wife and your kids will probably be forever grateful for. Specially if church pl… Specially if ministry’s a new thing for your family, church planting is already such a violent thing for a family unit, and the holiday’s are cherished, you know? I know for some pastor’s wives it’s just like it’s sacred time so it’s like, “Oh no, here’s church planting wrecking another piece of what we’ve cherished as a family for years.” I’m sure there will be…CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah and unfortunately some church planters see, “Here’s my family wrecking another church planting opportunity, you know?” And, so there’s two ways to look at it and probably if you’re a church planter that’s really zealous about getting a gospel to your community, getting your church origin established, you’ve trained yourself to think like that; like I have to capitalize on every opportunity. And I’m just gonna tell you that this is is the one.. this is probably one, in our culture, in our setting, in our situation that you just need to relax on. Our church didn’t do a Christmas eve service the first few years, our sending church did one and we participated in our sending churches’ Christmas eve service for the first 5 or 6 years. So my family went to it, we attended it, we didn’t you know we didn’t play a role in the leadership of it but we just participated in it; and that was a really great decision. And by the time our church was ready to pull off our own Christmas eve service, we had a group of people in our church clamoring for it; “Hey, let’s do a Christmas eve service.” So it wasn’t like I was trying to drag everybody away from their Christmas tree and their eggnog in order to pull off a worship service. So…JOSH TURANSKY: Well, I think that that is such an important indicator of like your church may be ready, is when you have multiple people that are clamoring for it and your response to those people is like, “Will you… Would you be willing to help with it?” So if you’ve got people that are willing to carry the load and it’s not just another thing that’s going to fall on your kids or on your wife to pull off then you’re getting close to being able to do it. CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah. I think what you’re gonna see when we listen from to this little interview from church planter and as we talk about this a little bit is basically people fall on two sides of the philosophical spectrum on the outreach Christmas you know situation. Same thing with Easter, either you’ve got total you know what I would consider and think of is like gimmick laden you know silly miss to try to get people to participate, who are not very gospel-minded, you know secular minded people in your community, you’re appealing to their sense of family and fun and trying to get lost people even to engage in your churches’ thing that you’re doing; that’s one idea. And the other one is the one that you were kind of referencing in your community, which describe that a little bit better.. the sort of appeal to traditionalness. JOSH TURANSKY: Well I mean here in Maryland, Baltimore… Maryland is completely like a catholic city. So even though the attendance for the catholic church has declined, you still have an older crowd of people who are you know they’re attracted to a liturgical service some kind of traditional thing. And it’s a transient city too. So, many people have been uprooted from where they grew up. They feel detached in so many aspects of their life that the idea of doing some kind of traditional thing around the holidays or for a Christmas eve is just it appeals emotionally so much to felt need. So there would obviously be a crowd, I think it would be more of a minority crowd, that’s attracted to something really attractional or out of the box or an event. I mean we’ve got… for asking the city another aspect is that Baltimore isn’t a destination for Christmas time or for Easter time in that matter. It’s usually a time where people exodus the city. So, there’s a whole crowd that isn’t even around. The crowd that would’ve been attracted maybe by a gimmicky attractional type thing, they’ve left because around school break or their job in the financial sector is on break and their back in Nebraska or wherever they’re from.CLINT CLIFTON: Right. Yeah so that might be bullet point number 2. So, first big idea is make sure that your congregation’s really ready to do this and you’re totally not maxing out your family and your Christmas in order to pull this off; that would be number 1. Number 2 would be making sure that your community isn’t vacating the city at Christmas time. Now generally speaking, in the U.S. I think if you live in a suburban community, there’s a good chance that your community is gonna swell at Christmas time and if you live in urban area, it’s a good chance that it’s not… everybody’s going to be kind of rushing out to their homes into the suburbs. So, I know in my community… Our community swells at Christmas time. So we’re… It’s sort of hard not to see all the opportunities to capitalize on the Christmas spirit in our community and the receptivity to going to a worship service and the extra time that people have to spend with their families during that time. It’s hard not to want to capitalize on that. But I understand in some of the communities that’s very very different… yeah.JOSH TURANSKY: Yeah. I’d come to your neighborhood for Christmas. CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah and you can. And you can, Josh. So listen, here’s what we’re going to do right now. We’re going to take a pause for a second. We’re going to listen to Steve Gentry. Now Steve’s the pastor of Village Church in Midlothian near Richmond, Virginia. And Steve’s a good church planter, he’s planted a really solid church there and he’s gonna just kind of tell us what they do for Christmas in Christmas eve in their community and then we’ll come back and talk about that in a bit.CLINT CLIFTON: Have you ever had that experience of hearing a great idea and thinking, “Oh why couldn’t that have been my idea?” Well I had that experience recently when I ran across a company called Space Together. Now, Space Together was founded by a church planter and Space Together is to the church world what Airbnb is to your family. It lets you rent out your church space as easily as Airbnb lets you rent out your home. You can rent out a part of a building for a specific day and time or you can rent out the building in an ongoing way in a time where your facility is underutilized. And Space Together has this great technology that helps you take underutilized church space and create new opportunities for your congregation. Now, exclusively for church planting podcast listeners, Space Together is offering a $1 posting fee. You can post your space on Space Together for just $1 when you use the coupon code “planter”. And if you’re a church planter that needs space, go on Space Together and look at the places they’re offering and maybe you’ll find the perfect spot for your new church. You can learn more about Space Together at their website, spacetogether.com.CLINT CLIFTON: Steve Gentry tell me what you do to reach people at Christmas time.STEVE GENTRY: I think Christmas time is one of those things that a lot of people do, but they don’t think through were outreach is concerned. And we look at every season as to “How can we reach people who are not attending church at this given time?” And one thing that we started doing a few years ago is really looking at Christmas from a multi-tiered perspective. And we do three things. And I think we’ve started doing them pretty well. The first thing that we do is just based on a love that the church staff guys and gals simply have – we love Christmas lights. And everybody on my staff puts Christmas lights up on their house, and we came up with an idea a few years ago. “What if we did a big light display at our Church?” And so we do a, some people call it tacky, we just call it loving Christmas, we just do a huge light display…CLINT CLIFTON: Well it’s kinda like a Richmond thing isn’t it? Yeah. It’s kind of known…STEVE GENTRY: Oh yeah. The tacky lights are huge in Richmond. I mean like a couple of houses in our area have made national television because of their light displays. And we do the dancing lights. So, there’s a soundtrack going on behind it and the lights are moving to the music. And it’s a drive thru display. And we launch it every year with a showing of the movie elf on our property. So, if the weather’s good enough, which is always tricky at the beginning of December, if the weather’s good enough. We have a huge outdoor movie screening and we show the movie Elf. If it’s too cold we move it inside. But we show Elf, launch the Christmas lights and then for the next few weeks. I mean there are dozens of cars everyday that drive through our property to the extent where if I’m out in public and I’m talking to someone that has no connection to the church, no idea who I am, and I tell them “I’m a pastor.” “Ok where are you a pastor?” “Village Church.” “Oh, the Christmas lights church.” And I’ve had that happen multiple times and it builds a real rapport with the community.CLINT CLIFTON: All right. So, tell us how you bridge that to anything good or spiritual ‘cause elf and Christmas tend to…STEVE GENTRY: Oh yeah. The bridge is that at the end of the light display there’s an invite to our Christmas eve service. Last year we had four different services and a few years ago we just decided “Let’s not do anything traditional. If they’re doing it down the street let’s not do it.” And I had the idea of “What if I geared our Christmas eve service towards my kids?” No one wants to work Christmas eve. If you’re a pastor be cool with that. You don’t want to be there Christmas eve. You’re working. You’d rather be at home; you’d rather be at a Christmas party. And also, my kids probably rather I not be working on Christmas eve too. And I had that thought of ‘Man, if my kids would love our Christmas eve service, then all kids are going to love our Christmas eve service.’ So, we threw out everything that we would think was a boring element for our Christmas eve service, and we made it full of up town tempo, culturally-relevant songs. We show Christmas movie clips, Santa Claus comes out at the end. One of our worship leaders does a great job of Tom Petty impression. And so, we do at the end of the service we do a huge send off with It’s Christmas Time Again. And he does it in the best Tom Petty voice that he can do it. Santa Claus comes out, he’s given out candy canes, we do milk and cookies in the foyer after the service is over, I do it’s about 13-minute Gospel presentation right in the middle of it. And I always do it in an unexpected outfit. A few years ago, people started wearing Christmas suits that looked like tacky Christmas merch. And before it was as big as it was, we were special ordering these suits to come in, and I would always just show up on stage wearing one of these suits. It gets harder and harder every year to kind of throw people for a loop for what I’m gonna be wearing. But every year I fool ‘em. When they walk into the foyer, I’m dressed like I would be dressed every Sunday morning. And people were looking like me “Oh man I can’t believe you didn’t do it this year. I wish you had done it this year.” Then when I hit the stage, I’m wearing something wild and crazy and I share the Gospel and it’s awesome. Last year we kicked it up a notch and I actually wore a Christmas onesie to preach and…CLINT CLIFTON: That’s kicking it up a couple notch.STEVE GENTRY: They kicked it up a few notches but every year we just try to bring the Gospel to the people on our community in a new and relevant way that they’re unexpected. And our Christmas eve services are our biggest service of the year. We experience a bump of about 200 guests on Christmas eve. Many of them have not been to any other church service that entire year. And they come in and have a good time. The big thing for us, their kids are gonna have a good time. And everyone’s going to walk away knowing that Village Church believes that Christmas is about the redemption that they can have through the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. And that’s why we do every bit of it. And we use Christmas as a huge outreach every year.CLINT CLIFTON: Ok cool. Thanks.STEVE GENTRY: Thanks.CLINT CLIFTON: Alright so uh, Steve, man he gave us a lot of bunch of ideas there. Well first of all I wanna say that Steve’s super creative in what he, the thought he’s put in what they do for Christmas is admirable. I think you know; I’ve been asking for the past couple of weeks, I’ve been asking church planters “Hey what do you guys do for Christmas? What do you think about doing for Christmas?” And I get a lot of blank stares. And it’s November. So that, that’s a little bit like worrisome. I don’t think pastors or church planters were thinking ahead about that at all. So, first of all, the fact that his thought through like he has, there’s a couple of things that you know, that he talked about and maybe like even the whole of what he talked about that I think you know a lot of church planters that I interact with would’ve been turned off by or would have said “Man, I’ll not ever do that in my ministry.” And he was basically sort of unashamedly , trying to make his service fun. He even said fun for his kids. He wanted to make a service that his staff, family, and his kids would want to come to. And so that meant things like playing modern video clips from movies like Elf and other things that are funny being as non-traditional as possible. And so, yeah that’s, he definitely was like on the side of things that his, “Let’s go after connecting with the person who’s not necessarily spiritual but they really value spending time with their family and having fun in Christmas time.”JOSH TURANSKY: And I think what’s good about that is you, you gotta decide who’s your, who’s the primary people that you’re serving through it. Like are you creating a service for you know, high church? Low church? Are you thinking of the people that normally you see every Sunday or are you minister the people in your community? So, and then you, you know, you double down on that. That’s what I appreciate about what was being said here. It’s word-determining. This is the strong direction we wanna go, we’re gonna be intentional with it. And yeah. CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah. He did double down on it. And I think that’s interesting to. That’s a good point you make right there. So, he’s not like a guy that I think of as like really gimmicking kind of out there in terms of his practices. He’s the guys that loves the bible. He teaches the bible verse by verse. He is a solid kind of exegetical bible teacher. He also, isn’t really a flashy guy himself. He’s kind of just the guy that his church grew not because of like tons of charisma but because he wakes up everyday and does the right thing. He evangelizes to his disciples, builds his community, build his staff, you know? He’s a really solid church planter. But his chosen like you said to double down on, he’s gone all in on “Let me just do whatever I can to provide you know, something that my community really wants to come to.” So, he’s sorta putting on the pragmatism of “What does my community want to get involved in for Christmas time?” and allowing his church or leading his church to meet that need and so…JOSH TURANSKY: Now do you think, do you generally think that the church planters should be looking into make the Christmas eve service an outreach or a church worship event? Like just generally speaking.CLINT CLIFTON: Well I think, you know thinking about Steve and his situation, he made a decision. The decision was, it’s gonna be an outreach program event. And the goal is to make a positive impression and get an opportunity to share the message of the Gospel with some unchurched non-Christian people on my community. Now, other churches make the decision to make Christmas as sort of sacred time of Jesus’ birth. A time for everybody to come and adore Him. No pun intended you know. To adore Christ, to cherish Christ, to celebrate His uh, His birth, uh, his incarnation. And I think the thing to say is that both of those options are valid. And you know, there’s a lot of temptation in Modern Evangelicalism to look across the bough at one thing and criticize if it’s not particularly your uh, approach. Uh, but the fact that Steve made a decision, he sort of doubled down on that approach means that he gets a chance to preach the Gospel and communicate the Gospel to probably 200 or 300 individuals. Every Christmas that you are on you may not get the opportunity to because we’re not doing that. So he’s not doing evil or wrong by going after that in the same way that you’re not doing something evil or wrong by having a sacred time with your congregation were you really , celebrate the incarnation. I think it’s important though to not try to hit both of those targets because you’re gonna do one of them pretty poorly if you try to hit them both.JOSH TURANSKY: Oh man, isn’t that true? If that’s really the case. Now in your own setting, at Pillar Church, what do you guys typically do for a Christmas eve service?CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah. We have, I would say ours is probably a targeted a bit more probably celebrating the incarnation, and we’re imagining that the people that are with us are primary believers. But we’re keeping in mind they’re the believers, the members of our church, we’re keeping in mind the fact that probably they’re gonna bring their family members with them that may not be as committed to the Gospel or committed to Christ or… So there’s that clear, always a clear call to the Gospel at out Christmas eve service. Another thing that we do that I think I would commit is that we really do put a focus on children in that Christmas ever service. We do a couple of things differently that we do normally in our worship services. Kids come up front. There’s this focused kid’s time. So, it’s maybe a central tenet or message of the Christian Gospel that’s presented in a way to communicate to the children. And the children are literally up-front listening to it in some creative way. But we’re imagining that those messages are going beyond them to the adults who are sitting behind them. And they’re hearing those messages too. So, it’s not gimmick in the sense that we’re like you know, putting lights on our suit. But it is kind of, you know, utilizing the fact that there are children there and that it’s a nostalgic time for children uh, to try to leverage that; to get the Gospel message even to the adults who are in attendance.JOSH TURANSKY: Yeah. Now I just imagine you dressed up as Baltazar as one of the three wisemen in the pageant every year.CLINT CLIFTON: No, we don’t do a pageant. No. I’ll say, if you haven’t realized this yet, when you do anything with kids in the suburbs. Anything with kids, your attendants like dramatically increases. So, I mean, literally on the day that we do parent-child dedication or a day where we have you know, a kid reading scripture; or , some kids doing something in the worship service; or even get a word in it someway, our attendance is like notably up by 10, 15, 20, 25% depending on how many kids we have on stage. So, just keep that in mind, those are, doing those things is a time when you often do get an audience with others.JOSH TURANSKY: Yeah. I’m glad you brought that up. I’ve seen churches were they’ll like you said, invite the kids up, read a Christmas story to the kids, or even have the message really speaking almost to the kids with the parents as almost the secondary audience. That really seems to resonate with adults. And it does bring in a lot of people.JOSH TURANSKY: So what else comes to mind when you’re thinking about Christmas other things church planters, you know… I feel like with what we’ve covered already, we’ve covered a lot in framing this up. Is there anything else? ‘Cause there’s the settings that different guys are in as they’re planting is very different. There’re different stages. Is there anything else strategically that guys should be thinking about? Principles that they may wanna keep in mind , as they’re considering the Christmas season? JOSH TURANSKY: One thing that you did mention kinda in passing, which was just thinking about this in advance. Like, when in the year, ‘cause we’re actually doing this kinda late. I mean, hopefully by the time this comes out people already have a plan for this year going into Christmas. When do you make these plans? CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah, I would say if you don’t have a plan right now, don’t let that make you go “Oh, I’m too late this year.” You probably can do something at this point. But yeah generally speaking I think church planters plan way too late for almost everything they do. I would really encourage you to like the practice we got in a couple of years ago is like have you know, setting up your calendar for the year at the end of the previous year. So you should absolutely be at least putting in those big pieces on the calendar so that as you get closer to them you could prepare. JOSH TURANSKY: Okay. Those are some great points, were excited for you guys out there celebrating the Christmas season leading your community in that worship. , Clint. Final words? Thoughts CLINT CLIFTON: Yeah, I would say if you do something cool at Christmas or if you have some kind of cool outcome from it, why don’t you send us an email and tell us about it. Or, just record a simple audio message on your phone. and email it over to us. And if we like it we’ll put it on the podcast JOSH TURANSKY: Great. Awesome.So much of what we do these days in ministry today takes place online. So, we need somebody to help us with the digital aspects of our ministry. Well I found a great partner in 180digital.com. These guys are ministry guys, they love the gospel and they love the church and they’re super good at what they do. So I want to encourage you to go to over and check out their website it’s 180digital.com. They do all kinds of stuff and they work with big and small churches. So, right now, they’re offering our listeners 20% off of any website or branding project just for mentioning the church planting podcast. So, go over to their website and check it out – 180digital.comALBERT: Thank you for listening to the church planting podcast. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review of your favorite podcast today.Today’s episode of the church planting podcast is sponsored by News City Network, The Church Planting Ministry of McClain Bible. A special thanks to today’s guest Josh Turansky and Clint Clifton for sharing their thoughts. Josh Turansky produces todays show. Zukey Bastien was our show runner and her husband Nick was our editor. Thanks to Hudson Turansky and Marvin Moore who provided administrative and web support for the program and last but not least thanks to you for listening through to the end of the church planting podcast. Hey if you’d like to know more information about the show feel free visit our brand-new website www.churchplantingpodcast.org. There you can see past episodes as well as notes and the links for today’s show. And be sure to tune in next week as we sit down with Bryan O’day from the Praetorian Project.

It's Christmas Time Again!! Time for another Christmas Special with "The Adventure of Boi". Find out how Boi causes so much trouble during the prep for the School Christmas Play.

Longbox Crusade: 12 Days of Crusademas 2017Day 01: And a Legend of the Shield in the LongboxIssue: Legend of the Shield #1 Listen here: 12 Days of Crusademas - Day 01 Ho! Ho! Ho! We at the Longbox Crusade would like to say MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone inpodcast land! Our gift to you: the 12 Days of Crusademas! Each day one of our merry hosts willpresent to you a comic book that maybe didn't get to join in any of your reindeer games the firsttime around with the hopes of sparking your interest this time! The 12 Days of Crusademas willstart on December 14 and run all the way until the 12th day, December 25. Up first we have ourfounder, Pat Sampson, covering “The Legend of the Shield” with an excellent outro Christmassongs of “Christmas Time Again” by Extreme. Check out Jarrod's website The Yard Sale Artist at: http://www.theyardsaleartist.com/ Let us know what you think!Leave a comment by sending an email to: contact@longboxcrusade.com This podcast is a member of the CRUSADECAST Network:Visit the WEBSITE: http://www.longboxcrusade.com/Follow on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LongboxCrusadeLike the FACEBOOK page: https://www.facebook.com/LongboxCrusadeSubscribe to the podcast on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-longbox-crusade/id1118783510?mt=2 Thank you for listening and we hope you have enjoyed this episode of the Longbox Crusade: 12 Days of Crusademas. All songs, sound clips, and characters discussed are copyright of their respective copyright holders, and no infringement is intended. We make no money on this podcast, it is for entertainment purpose only.

BSKP Episode 13 “Up to Our Ears in Cat Hats”•Shout out to Kirbie from near Portland, Oregon. She introduced herself on our “Getting to Know You” board. •A big thank you to Zachary Kellogg for writing our new theme song. Thank you to Zachary, Kamryn and Erinne for recording our theme song. ohttp://www.zacharykelloggmusic.com•On the Needles: oAnna is working on #pussyhat number three and the Christmas present shawl for her mum. •https://www.pussyhatproject.comoBethany is working on #pussyhat number five. •Off the Needles: oAnna finished two #pussyhatsoBethany finished four #pussyhats and her Christmas present for her brother which was the Sock Head by Kelly McClure in Malabrigo. •http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-slouch-hat•Sew A Needle Pulling Thread:oAnna made some winter themed curtains and is starting her cosplay planning and sewing. •Spinning/Weaving: oBethany spent about 45 minutes spinning on Christmas Eve Eve. oBethany purchased the Ashford Sample It loom and weaved a table runner thing in Seahawks colors. •https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ashford+sampleit+loom&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=153646823237&hvpos=1t2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16551841658810426355&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033500&hvtargid=kwd-121558880190&ref=pd_sl_4cm6l7e8d5_e•Knetflix and Knit: oAnna is watching Firefly, and Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life. She is also reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. oBethany watched Christmas movies: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Charlie Brown Christmas, and It’s Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown. She also watched the Star Wars trilogy and is watching Season 4 of The West Wing. •In Rehearsal/Performance:oNic is directing Of Mice and Men at Tacoma Little Theatre opening January 20, 2017. •https://www.tacomalittletheatre.com/blog/2016/of-mice-and-men •Events: o#BSKPHAMILONG is being extended to March 15, 2017!!oPussyhat part Jan. 7, 2017 at the Red Door in Seattle. •https://www.facebook.com/events/1908906026055881/oWomen’s March on Washington in Seattle January 21, 2017•https://www.facebook.com/events/905054526294975/oMadrona in Tacoma, Washington Feb. 16-19, 2017oBethany will be at Stitches West in Santa Clara, California Feb. 24-26, 2017.oEmerald City ComicCon March 2-5, 2017Please find us and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Periscope. Join our amazing Ravelry group!

BSKP Episode 13 “Up to Our Ears in Cat Hats”•Shout out to Kirbie from near Portland, Oregon. She introduced herself on our “Getting to Know You” board. •A big thank you to Zachary Kellogg for writing our new theme song. Thank you to Zachary, Kamryn and Erinne for recording our theme song. ohttp://www.zacharykelloggmusic.com•On the Needles: oAnna is working on #pussyhat number three and the Christmas present shawl for her mum. •https://www.pussyhatproject.comoBethany is working on #pussyhat number five. •Off the Needles: oAnna finished two #pussyhatsoBethany finished four #pussyhats and her Christmas present for her brother which was the Sock Head by Kelly McClure in Malabrigo. •http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-slouch-hat•Sew A Needle Pulling Thread:oAnna made some winter themed curtains and is starting her cosplay planning and sewing. •Spinning/Weaving: oBethany spent about 45 minutes spinning on Christmas Eve Eve. oBethany purchased the Ashford Sample It loom and weaved a table runner thing in Seahawks colors. •https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ashford+sampleit+loom&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=153646823237&hvpos=1t2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16551841658810426355&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033500&hvtargid=kwd-121558880190&ref=pd_sl_4cm6l7e8d5_e•Knetflix and Knit: oAnna is watching Firefly, and Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life. She is also reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. oBethany watched Christmas movies: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Charlie Brown Christmas, and It’s Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown. She also watched the Star Wars trilogy and is watching Season 4 of The West Wing. •In Rehearsal/Performance:oNic is directing Of Mice and Men at Tacoma Little Theatre opening January 20, 2017. •https://www.tacomalittletheatre.com/blog/2016/of-mice-and-men •Events: o#BSKPHAMILONG is being extended to March 15, 2017!!oPussyhat part Jan. 7, 2017 at the Red Door in Seattle. •https://www.facebook.com/events/1908906026055881/oWomen’s March on Washington in Seattle January 21, 2017•https://www.facebook.com/events/905054526294975/oMadrona in Tacoma, Washington Feb. 16-19, 2017oBethany will be at Stitches West in Santa Clara, California Feb. 24-26, 2017.oEmerald City ComicCon March 2-5, 2017Please find us and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Periscope. Join our amazing Ravelry group!

After meeting at the ASCAP I Create Music Conference, Laura asked Kevin to be on the show to talk about music distribution. CD Baby’s VP of Marketing, Kevin Breuner, has spent over 18 years working in the music business, both as an artist and an industry professional. A San Diego native, Kevin went east to attended Belmont University in Nashville, TN where he studied Music and Music Business. After college, he joined the Atlanta based band Smalltown Poets who later signed a recording contract with a major label under the EMI umbrella. Their self-titled debut album received critical acclaim selling over 200,000 copies and landing the guys with a Grammy nomination plus multiple Dove Award nominations. Kevin now lives in Portland, Oregon, home to great coffee, independent thinking, and 5 months of rain. He stays active in the music industry, managing CD Baby’s marketing efforts and hosting their popular DIY Musician Podcast. His band, Smalltown Poets (smalltownpoets.tv), recently celebrated the release of their 7th studio album titled Christmas Time Again that was funded through a successful Pledge Music campaign. To connect with Kevin, you can find him @kbreuner on Twitter and Instagram. For more information on Laura you can go to her website www.laurapowers.net and you can find the podcast by searching Behind the Music with Laura Powers on Facebook. This podcast episode is brought to you by Ingallina’s Gifts. Use the code MUSIC5 at checkout for $5 off your order. Delivers nationwide! http://www.ingallinagifts.com/.

每一个节日，都可以很快乐，圣诞节就要到了，即使它是一个国外的节日，并不影响我们对它的美好想象。无论你是和朋友一起嗨皮，还是自己度过，往往节日本身并不重要，重要的是在这一天发生在我们身上的故事，让我们无法忘怀。希望今天推荐的几首圣诞专属歌曲，带给你一份特殊的快乐。 歌曲：1、《Mistletoe/圣诞幸运枝》贾斯汀•比伯2、《Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/圣诞老人来了》贾斯汀•比伯 3、《Holly Jolly Christmas》Group 1 Crew 4、《It's Christmas Time Again》后街男孩 5、We Wish You A Merry Christmas

A local tradition in upstate New York, the peppermint pigs are spreading around the country and the world thanks to the internet. Call the Christmas Stocking anytime at 323-487-12-25 or go to MyChristmasStocking.net and click “Call Me.” All the episodes are at that address, too. Join the parties on Twitter (@XmasStocking), Facebook and Google+. Click here to download the show to your device. Featured music: “Christmas Time Again” […]

MD 79 Christmas Time Again 2014  Enjoy 5 plus hours of mostly podsafe Christmas music and new Christmas bumpers as my gift to you. Peace 

Smalltown Poets. This Grammy nominated group of 5 guys has new holiday music for your collection. "Christmas Time Again" is waiting for you and keyboardist Danny Stephens tells you all about the music & how the 5 members manage to record while living in 5 different cities. Yep. It's possible. And we're so glad they do it because the outcome is awesome. Put their album on repeat and you'll feel like you're home for the holidays. Visit http://smalltownpoets.tv/ Get an inside look into the lives of artists & creatives. We're Rachel, Bo, & Allie - 3 sisters who are also a music group (formerly on MCA records)- and The Mulberry Lane Show is a 2 hour show we put together every week to bring you closer to music, the artists you like, people doing creative things... but most of all to inspire you in your life. Why? Because we believe the world is a better place when you follow your own unique creative passion. We wish there was a show like this when we were just starting out on our musical journey, so poof (!), here you go. Leave us a comment here or email us themulberrylaneshow@gmail.com with your thoughts. For more interviews visit us on iTunes, Stitcher, or at www.mulberrylane.com

Smalltown Poets. This Grammy nominated group of 5 guys has new holiday music for your collection. "Christmas Time Again" is waiting for you and keyboardist Danny Stephens tells you all about the music & how the 5 members manage to record while living in 5 different cities. Yep. It's possible. And we're so glad they do it because the outcome is awesome. Put their album on repeat and you'll feel like you're home for the holidays. Visit http://smalltownpoets.tv/ Get an inside look into the lives of artists & creatives. We're Rachel, Bo, & Allie - 3 sisters who are also a music group (formerly on MCA records)- and The Mulberry Lane Show is a 2 hour show we put together every week to bring you closer to music, the artists you like, people doing creative things... but most of all to inspire you in your life. Why? Because we believe the world is a better place when you follow your own unique creative passion. We wish there was a show like this when we were just starting out on our musical journey, so poof (!), here you go. Leave us a comment here or email us themulberrylaneshow@gmail.com with your thoughts. For more interviews visit us on iTunes, Stitcher, or at www.mulberrylane.com

Extreme, 1992 — Isn’t Extreme supposed to be a metal band? Has anyone heard an Extreme song that’s even remotely — in the hard rockin’ sense — extreme? No, these gentlemen are known for their softer side, and Christmas Time Again is no exception. It’s like More Than Words' home-schooled little sister, full of sentimental notions that completely miss the point, and occasionally tries to rhyme “time” with “time”. (Nuno, it doesn’t rhyme; it’s the same word.)