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The Jazz Session No.447 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in December 2025, featuring a selection of solstice and winter-related tunes from the last 85 years of classic jazz and jazz-rock. TRACK LISTING: Snowball - Harry Roy & His Orchestra; Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Woody Herman; A Cold Wind is Blowing - Modern Jazz Quartet; When My Head is Cold - Joel Ross; The Sahara of Snow - Parts One & Two - Bill Bruford; Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (trilogy) - Frank Zappa; Tease 'N' Freeze - The Stan Tracey Quartet; Sometimes in Winter - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66; Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams - George Benson; Winter in America - Gil Scott-Heron; Swimming in Winter - Joshua Jaswon Octet; Dancing in the Dark - Bill Evans Trio; Darktown Strutters' Ball - Harry Roy & His Orchestra; Ice Dance - Cognitive Dissonance; The Ice Melts Into Water - It Bites; Blue Chill - Real Book North West; Strange Place for Snow - Esbjorn Svensson Trio; Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland.
Chuck and Roxy are back to celebrate Christmas with you! JINGLE 1: "Have Yourself a Merry Littles Christmas" A parody of a song by Traditional/Andy Williams.Recorded by revschaef in Washington, D.CRecorded: 12/17/2015 Released: 12/18/2015 First aired: unairedJINGLE 2: "The Twelve Days of TK Christmas" A parody of a song by Traditional Christmas Carol.Recorded by joeythejammer in Ellicott City, MDRecorded: 12/20/2021 Released: 12/31/2021 First aired: 12/30/2022JINGLE 3: "No, Tone (Noël)" A parody of a song by Traditional Christmas Carol. Recorded by Kj Ohnstad in MinnesotaRecorded: 12/14/2018 Released: 12/15/2018 First aired: 12/18/2018Rob Dundon's 5th annual fundraiser in honor of his mom Cathy Dundon. If you donate $25 or more you can choose one of the donated autographed books on his Facebook page. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GxnWZvaLS/ Alzheimer's Page: http://act.alz.org/goto/CathysLegacy2025Podcast Website - www.loyallittlespod.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/loyallittlespod/membershipPodcast Email - WTFCPODNET@GMAIL.COMTwitter:@loyallittlespod Instagram: @theloyallittlespodcastPODCAST LOGO DESIGN by Eric Londergan www.redbubble.com Search: ericlondergan or copy and paste this link! https://www.redbubble.com/people/ericlondergan/shop
Click here to send us a message!We're commemorating the Christmas season by taking a look at two Nicole Kidman films. First up, the final film from Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut, co-starring her then-husband Tom Cruise. And we pair it with Babygirl, co-starring Harris Dickinson and Antonio Banderas. We're joined once again by Alonso Duralde, writer of the recently revised Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas. He brings his Christmas-movie expertise to these two films, and we discuss what makes them both quintessential Christmas classics.
We know that this episode literally drops on Christmas Day, but please treat yourself or someone you love to the newly released second edition of Alonso's timeless holiday movie guide, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas!We are still on hiatus until the new year, returning sometime in January. Between now and then, treat yourself to some extended versions of your favorite episodes on our Patreon! Issues Covered in this Episode (all © Marvel Comics):"Merry Christmas, X-Men – The Sentinels Have Returned!" - X-Men #98, written by Chris Claremont, art by Dave Cockrum with Sam Grainger, letters by Joe Rosen, colors by Janice Cohen, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" - Tomb of Dracula #54, written by Marv Wolfman, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, letters by John Costanza, colors by Michele Wolfman, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics"Jingle Bombs!" - Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #7, written by Steve Englehart, art by George Tuska and Billy Graham, letters by John Costanza, colors by David Hunt, edited by Roy Thomas, ©1972 Marvel Comics "Marvel by the Month v. 1.0 (Holiday Remix)" theme written and performed by Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne."Oh Holy Night" by Halford, from the album Halford III: Winter Songs, ℗ 2009 Rob Halford Music Limited.Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Bluesky at @marvelbythemonth.com and Instagram (for now) at @marvelbythemonth, and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org. And many thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics, an invaluable resource for release dates and issue information. (RIP Mike.)
Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This episode was a 2024 Patreon-Exclusive holiday gift from Dre and Jeff, highlighting the absolutely unhinged Christmas episode of X-Men the Animated Series! "Have Yourself a Morlock Little Christmas" contains a wild, uncharacteristic collection of holiday moments between all of our favorite X-Men. There's a lot to unpack about this absurd and mildly insulting special episode, so let's go against our entire character development, plagiarize Demolition Man, and be overly dramatic as we dive deep into this understandably forgotten holiday episode! And Don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro) on the socials and have a nerdy Holiday season!AND head on over to Pateron.com/jeffmay for an exclusive bonus episode of NERD! gifted exclusively to Patrons, and you would've gotten THIS one a year ago!
In dieser Episode nominiert Marcus die TOP 3 der kommerziellsten Weihnachts-Songs. Der Wettbewerb ist hart. Es treten folgende Teams gegeneinander an: COCA COLA & «Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)», MINI & «Driving Home For Christmas», MIGROS & «Father and Son», COOP & «Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas», ALDI SÜD & «Don't Stop Believin'», Bouygues & «Come and Get Your Love» oder der Multi Brand Xmas Song «Last Christmas».
On this episode, we bring you a special presentation of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie: “A Bomb For Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future.” All 5 acts together in one, as well as outtakes and special messages from the cast. Brief Synopsis: Last year, detective Tracy Chabert helped her partner, Holly, foil a plot to blow up a small town Christmas festival. This Christmas, someone is out to get revenge on Holly and it’s up to Tracy to save her…and she’ll be getting a little help from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. It’s the movie that answers the question no one asked, “What would happen if you combined Die Hard 2 an A Christmas Carol?” Download here! 00:00 – 00:20 Intro 00:20 – 11:57 Act 1 11:57 – 13:11 Cast Greetings Part 1 13:11 – 23:42 Act 2 23:42 – 24:27 Cast Greetings Part 2 24:27 – 32:40 Act 3 32:40 – 33:55 Cast Greetings Part 3 33:55 – 43:50 Act 4 43:50 – 44:42 Cast Greetings Part 4 44:42 – 56:22 Act 5 56:22 – 58:18 Credits 58:18 – 1:08:47 Outtakes (The embedded player for the episode is bellow the credits) A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past Present and Future Act 5 was written directed and produced by Tim Babb With the voice talents of: Kiki Cronin as Tracy Chabert Emmily Scherb as Jemma Rickmanovich Jeffery Cronin as the Russian Voice Brendan Scherb as Bobby McTiernan Trish Healey as Betty Tim Dumont as the Plane Captain Kyra Hogue as “Simone Grubbs” Lesley Victorine as Samantha the Reporter Micheal Babb as Quinn James Babb as Patrick and Dynelle Babb as Holly McTiernan Jacklyn Collier from Deck the Hallmark as Candice from the Christmas Initiate Brian Earl from Christmas Past and author of Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past as the Ghost of Christmas Past Mike Westfall, from the Advent Calendar House podcast, as Captain Willis Edward Frizzelle from That's Hindsight as George Noah from TANcast (NSFW) as Joe McKringleberry Gerry D from Totally Rad Christmas as Bert Sean Sotka from the Christmas Podcasts Podcast as Ernie Mignon Fogarty, from the Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast, as Mayor Deleo (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020) and Alonso Duralde from LinoleumKnife, Maximum Film, Breakfast All Day, and Deck The Hallmark and author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas – Revised and Updated Edition as the Ghost of Christmas Present. Music The choral renditions of We Wish You A Merry Christmas and The Star Spangled Banner were performed by the 1995 Lincoln High School Chamber Ensemble. Deck the Halls A was performed by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Used under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Sound Effects palazzo d’accursio xmas band 20121222_181319.mp3 by suonidibologna — https://freesound.org/s/172338/ — License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Kickin’ around the ole’ pigskin.flac by CGEffex — https://freesound.org/s/94172/ — License: Attribution 4.0 JJJ2 96 countdown – cheer.wav by FreqMan — https://freesound.org/s/88002/ — License: Attribution 4.0 Explosion by Iwiploppenisse — https://freesound.org/s/156031/ — License: Attribution 4.0 All other music and sound effects were public domain found at Pixabay.com This made-for-podcast Christmas movie is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons living or dead or actual events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2025 by the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast. All rights reserved.
Send us a textWho loves Christmas Music? Nicole loves Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas because she experienced a similar move as the little girl in this movie. She comforted herself, alone in FL, with this song as she worked through a lost relationship and moved on to new opportunities! Who knew she'd meet someone so special by staying in Florida in faith?Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: https://youtu.be/CreWsnhQwzY
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Front Row Classics is thrilled to welcome back Vanessa O’Neil. Brandon and Vanessa catch up since their last conversation in the summer. Vanessa discusses the Judy Garland Estate’s launch on social media and the impact she is already seeing from it. The two also discuss Vanessa’s reaction to Oz … Continue reading Ep. 404- Celebrating Judy Garland and the Holidays with Vanessa O’Neil →
Season 9, Episode 20 (Originally released on December 24th, 2025) Hello and welcome to our annual Christmas celebration of The Shame List Picture Show. A Christmas episode has been a tradition since the show's very first season, and Nick and Michael both felt it was important to keep that tradition alive. It's the signal that one season is ending, but another is just around the corner. This week, Michael is joined by SLPS co-creator Nick Richard, along with a very special guest: Alonso Duralde. In addition to being a film critic and podcaster, Alonso is a devoted Christmas movie lover, and his book Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas has just been reissued in a brand-new, updated edition. Together, we cover a wide range of topics, including the Hallmark/Netflix cycle of Christmas films, what actually makes a movie a Christmas movie, our favorite holiday films, and—of course—the eternal question: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Be sure to check out the newest edition of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas, and please have a wonderful and safe holiday. Be sure to check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/shamelistpictureshow Edited by: Austin Proctor Produced by: Michael Viers Theme Music by: Austin Proctor Opening Narration by: Nick Richards Credits Music by: Ten-Speed Logo Design by: Amanda Viers
Zariatxo Abesbatza & Joserra Senperena: Christmas Time Is Here // Zariatxo Abesbatza & Imanol Elizasu: Kapai Soinu Zilar Doinu (Carol Of The Bells) // Javier Sun: La próxima Navidad / If You Don’t // Lidia Insausti & Paul San Martín & Itziar Yagüe // Paul San Martín: Baby, It’s Cold Outside // Itziar Yague & Paul San Martín: Baby Santa // Mikel Aguirre & Peru Aguirre: Ya es Navidad (Paz, amor y felicidad) // Mikel Aguirre & Joserra Senperena: Sendero a la cascada // Andrea Buenavista & Pablo Oliva // Noche de reyes / Nochevieja // Simón Ezquiaga & Joserra Senperena & Zariatxo Abesbatza & Cheli Lanzagorta & Paul San Martín: Erraldoiak gabonetan // Parade & Nacho Casado: Regreso a la tierra / Robot 10 / Mirando al mar / Noche de paz // Lide Hernando & Joserra Senperena: Gabon gaua / Hang On Lights // Sara Azurza & Cheli Lanzgorta: Último tren, primeras luces // Sara Azurza & Cheli Lanzagorta & Paul San Martín: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas // God Only Knows: Sara Azurza, Lide Hernando, Lidia Insausti, Itziar Yagüe 🎤 Nacho Casado, Paul San Martín y Javier Sun 🎤 Simón Ezquiaga, Parade y Mikel Aguirre 🎤 Peru Aguirre (guitarra), Joserra Senperena (piano), Cheli Lanzagorta (glockenspiel), Ricardo Aldarondo (bajo), Zariatxo Abesbatza El Barón Roskow: Mon Oncle
On this episode, we bring you a special presentation of act 5 of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie: “A Bomb For Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future.” Brief Synopsis: Last year, detective Tracy Chabert helped her partner, Holly, foil a plot to blow up a small town Christmas festival. This Christmas, someone is out to get revenge on Holly and it’s up to Tracy to save her…and she’ll be getting a little help from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. It’s the movie that answers the question no one asked, “What would happen if you combined Die Hard 2 an A Christmas Carol?” In Act 5, can Tracy use the lessons of past, present, and future to save the plane, save McKringleberry, and save Christmas?! Download here! 00:00 – 00:20 Intro 00:20 – 12:01 Act 5 12:01 – 13:53 Credits (The embedded player for the episode is bellow the credits) A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past Present and Future Act 5 was written directed and produced by Tim Babb With the voice talents of: Kiki Cronin as Tracy Chabert Emmily Scherb as Jemma Rickmanovich Jeffery Cronin as the Russian Voice Brendan Scherb as Bobby McTiernan Trish Healey as Betty Lesley Victorine as Samantha the Reporter Micahel Babb as Quinn James Babb as Patrick and Dynelle Babb as Holly McTiernan Jacklyn Collier from Deck the Hallmark as Candice from the Christmas Initiate Brian Earl from Christmas Past and author of Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past as the Ghost of Christmas Past Mike Westfall, from the Advent Calendar House podcast, as Captain Willis Noah from TANcast (NSFW) as Joe McKringleberry Edward Frizzelle from That's Hindsight as George Gerry D from Totally Rad Christmas as Bert Sean Sotka from the Christmas Podcasts Podcast as Ernie And Alonso Duralde from LinoleumKnife, Maximum Film, Breakfast All Day, and Deck The Hallmark and author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas – Revised and Updated Edition as the Ghost of Christmas Present. The Star Spangled Banner was performed by the 1995 Lincoln High School Chamber Ensemble Graduating Seniors. All other music and sound effects were public domain found at Pixabay.com This made-for-podcast Christmas movie is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons living or dead or actual events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2025 by the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast. All rights reserved. Tune in Christmas Eve for a special presentation of the full movie of A Bomb for Christmas 2, featuring outtakes and special messages from the cast.
After a quiet December of very little posting, we've returned with a gift for the holidays as we read The Wooden Shoes of Little Wolff.Suggested talking points: Gordiesmas, Golfception, Pulp Fiction: The Grandma Cut, The Krampus is Now Literate, The Year Without a Monkey King, A Record-Breaking Tangent, The First Grilled Cheese, Have Yourself a Merry Little Radical DayCheck out Gordie's TTRPG, MythomorphosisIf you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.
Film critic and author Alonso Duralde joins Jason for a holiday special packed with classic cinema, sharp takes, and seasonal martinis. They dive into Christmas movie traditions, give a festive review of The Thin Man (1934), and talk about the newly expanded edition of Alonso's essential guide, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas. If you like your holiday cheer classy and movie-obsessed, this one's for you! Alonso Duralde online: • Podcast: Linoleum Knife • Writing: Breakfast All Day
Come all ye Aqua Teen faithful, for Shawn Coleman & Dave Willis – the Two Minstrels of Meat – come bearing holy gifts... of KNOWLEDGE!After spending the last two Christmases deep diving our way through the wonderful world of Have Yourself a Meaty Little Christmas, we're finally blessed with the album's chief architects to learn all about this modern day classic!Support Dancing is Forbidden to get more cool stuff like this: https://www.dancingisforbidden.com/support/R E F E R E N C E S• Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Have Yourself A Meaty Little Christmas CD Infomercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksOL5SK4kSw• Weekend Wyzzardz (Dave Willis, Shawn Coleman, & co.) performing Creep at 2024 Parade: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBxKh_luvdQ/• I'll Be Home For Christmas Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94OVz1Rq73oG U E S T S
Send us a textOn this episode, Tom and Bert select, review and discuss their Honorable Mentions and their TOP 10 + 1 Greatest Holiday Song Favorites of all time!It's the "SONG" that makes the criteria for their selections then theor favorite/best renditions by their favorites singers complete their lists.Some are the traditional Classics and some are newer originals with a few surprise sleeper hits that make up their lists.Some highlights:"Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer" (9:21) by Dean Martin"Merry Christmas Baby" (13:35) by the Carpenters"Happy Holidays/Holiday Season" (21:03) by Andy Williams"Feliz Navidad" (23:30) by Jose Feliciano"Every Year, Every Christmas" (25:52) by Luther Vandross"The Christmas Song" (27:24) by Nat King Cole"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (32:03) by Frank Sinatra"Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" (38:45) by Burl Ives"Peace on Earth"/"Little Drummer Boy" (41:30) by Bing Crosby and David Bowie"Gloria" (51:06) by Michael W. Smith"Santa Baby" (53:45) by Eartha Kitt"Baby It's Cold Outside" (1h 01m) by Dean Martin"Same Old Lang Syne" (1h 12m) by Dan Fogelberg"All I want for Christmas is You" (1h 15m) by Mariah CareyHave a Great Holiday Season and we wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year.Enjoy the Show!You can email us at reeldealzmoviesandmusic@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page, Reel Dealz Podcast: Movies & Music Thru The Decades to leave comments and/or TEXT us at 843-855-1704 as well.
In November 1966, a winged creature with glowing red eyes began terrorizing the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia — and thirteen months later, just ten days before Christmas, the Silver Bridge collapsed during rush hour, killing 46 people returning home from holiday shopping. Was the Mothman a harbinger of doom... or something far more sinister? | WEEK OF DECEMBER 21, 2025 #WDRadio==========HOUR ONE: Most all of us think of Christmas as a time of love, warmth, joy, and charity… but for some, Christmas isn't merry at all… it's murderous. We'll look at some horrific holiday murders and the killers behind them. And more! But first… we visit Point Pleasant, West Virginia during the Holidays of 1967… but we don't see a sleigh and reindeer in the sky… we see a nightmare.==========HOUR TWO: Christmas is supposed to be the merry season with joy and light in the darkness. But many places arehaunted by ghosts and paranormal activity during this time. In fact, many of the ghost stories I'll share tonight are haunted especially around Christmas.==========SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: “Rejected Christmas Gift Ends In Murder” *** “The Lawson Christmas Massacre”==========SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW:“Overshadowing Christmas With Tragedy” by Julie Henthorn: https://tinyurl.com/3e2a5dr6“Have Yourself a Very Mothman Christmas”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrxt43wx“Bruce Pardo: Killer Santa”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8c78vd“Kristy Bamu's Cruel Christmas”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8k3mys“The Tradition of Christmas Ghost Stories”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckzjuwk“Christmas Hauntings”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8ja4rz“The Mistletoe Bride”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/26ak3rxs“Fatima's Harp”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3pe7cne8“A Royal Christmas Haunting”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3fyzhj6p“The Highway Man”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8h68z3“The Brown Lady”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc7z852v==========Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music Library, EpidemicSound and/or StoryBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ) Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and Nicolas Gasparini (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission of the artists.==========(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for material I use whenever possible. If I have overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it immediately. Some links may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)=========="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46==========WeirdDarkness®, WeirdDarkness© 2025==========To become a Weird Darkness Radio Show affiliate, contact Radio America at affiliates@radioamerica.com, or call 800-807-4703 (press 2 or dial ext 250).
Batman roasting on an open fire; Knightcast nipping at your ears... The dynamic hosting duo of Chris Franklin and Ryan Daly have brought special guest Captain Entropy to help them cover a classic* Christmas comic. Join the Trinamic Trio as they discuss Legends of the Dark Knight #79 written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Steve Yeowell and Dick Giordano. After that, Chris and Ryan respond to listener feedback from the last four episodes. * The mid-90s counts as classic. It was 30 years ago. Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content? Leave comments on our website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/batman-knightcast-2/ Images from this episode: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/batman-knightcast-46-image-gallery/ Subscribe to BATMAN KNIGHTCAST: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/batman-knightcast/id1788229385 Don't use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: https://feeds.feedburner.com/knightcast Follow BATMAN KNIGHTCAST on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BatmanKnightcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/batmanknightcast.bsky.social This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Like our Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Follow Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Music: “The Batman Theme: Epic Version (feat. Mask of the Phantasm + Imperial March” arranged by Samuel Kim. Check it out on Youtube right here: https://youtu.be/m-AnLl9Vyb8?si=H5SsJPY_L8FMdtG5 Additional music: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Scott Weiland Thanks for listening!
“FUN FACTS ABOUT CLASSIC HOLIDAY MOVIES” - 12/22/2025 (119) We all know the iconic Holiday movies like “A Christmas Carol,” “It's A Wonderful Life,” “White Christmas.” This week, Nan and Steve go behind the scenes of some of your favorite classic holiday movies and dig up some fun facts about these films that you may or may not know. We talk about the snow, the casting, the locations, and a lot more! Join in the fun as they conjure up holiday cheer with these great films. SHOW NOTES: Sources: Christmas in The Movies (2023), by Jeremy Arnold; Christmas In Classic Films (2022), by Jacqueline T. Lynch; The Many Cinemas of Michael Curtiz (2018), edited by R. Barfton Palmer & Murray Pomerance; Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas (2010), by Alonso Duaralde; Ginger: My Story (2008), by Ginger Rogers; Christmas At The Movies: Images of Christmas in American, British, and European Cinema (2000), edited by Mark Connelly; It's Christmas Time At The Movies (1998), by Gary J & Susan Svehla; AMC American Movie Classics: Greatest Christmas Movies (1998), by Frank Thompson; The ‘It's A Wonderful Life' Book (1986), by Jeanine Basinger; Great Movie Directors (1986), by Ted Sennett; The Films of Frank Capra (1977), by Victor Scherle & Wiliam Turner Levy; "35 Surprising ‘White Christmas' Movie Facts About the Cast, Songs & More,” October 31, 2024, Good Housekeeping; “A Short History of Fake Snow In Holiday Movies: From ‘It's A Wonderful Life' to Harry Potter,” December 15, 2021, LAist.com; “The Song That Changed Christmas,”October 5, 2016, by Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal; “It's A Wonderful Life: Rare Photos From the Set of a Holiday Classic,” November 26, 2013, by Ben Cosgrove, Time magazine; “On A Wing and a Prayer,” December 23, 2006, by Stephen Cox, LA Times; “Whose Life Was It, Anyway?” December 15, 1996, by Steven Smith, LA Times; “White Christmas: Rosemary Clooney Remembers Everyone's Favorite Christmas Musical,” December 1994, by Frank Thompson, Pulse! Magazine; “Less Than Wonderful: James Walcott Reassesses Capra's Christmas Classic,” December 1986, Vanity Fair; “Capra's Christmas Classic: Yes, Virginia, It's A Wonderful Life,” December 1986, by Trea Hoving, Connoisseur; “All I Want For Christmas is a VCR,” December 24, 1985, L.A. Herald-Examiner; “Bing, Astaire Bow Out, Par Recasting ‘Xmas',”January 7, 1953, Variety; “Bing Bobs Back into ‘Christmas' Cast at Par,” January 22, 1953, Variety, “White Christmas: From Pop Tune to Picture,” October 18, 1953, by Thomas Wood, New York Times; “Around the Sets,” August 13, 1944, L.A. Examiner; TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: A Christmas Carol (1938), starring Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Leo G. Carroll, June Lockhart, Terry Kilburn, Barry McKay, and Lynne Carver; Christmas In Connecticut (1945), starring Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, S.Z. Sakall, Reginald Gardiner, Robert Shayne, and Una O'Connor; It's A Wonderful Life (1947), starring Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Gloria Grahame, Frank Faylen, Ward Bond, H.B. Warner, Frank Albertson, Samuel S, Hind, Mary Treen, Todd Karnes, Virginia Patton, Sarah Edwards, Sheldon Leonard, and Lillian Randolph; White Christmas (1954), starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger, Anne Whitfield, and Mary Wickes; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Sidhom of the Super Awesome Mix Podcast and Podcast Network joins Jenn Tully to talk about the holidays and they both shares a couple of their favorite holiday songs!!Also, check out the playlist to hear the mystery track that Jenn refers to during the show! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0SqGOVbzd47Vn5OB1UlRKJ?si=06f5d4b09d304f341. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Frank Sinatra2. What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra4. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Kacey Musgraves & Lana Del Ray
To celebrate the holidays, we're looking back at four archive Fresh Air interviews discussing popular Christmas songs: First, jazz singer Mel Torme tells Terry Gross about co-writing “The Christmas Song” on a hot summer day, in an interview from 1977. Then we hear from songwriters Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane in 1989 about making “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and then Martin drops in again in 2006 to discuss the song's long impact. Finally, musician Jon Batiste sits at the piano with Terry in 2024 to play some other favorite holiday tunes live.Listen to an episode of NPR's All Songs Considered podcast on the origin and impact of “The Christmas Song.”Listen to 40+ years of Fresh Air's archives at FreshAirArchive.org. To access bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening and to support public radio, become a Fresh Air+ supporter at plus.npr.org/freshair.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
To celebrate the holidays, we're looking back at four archive Fresh Air interviews discussing popular Christmas songs: First, jazz singer Mel Torme tells Terry Gross about co-writing “The Christmas Song” on a hot summer day, in an interview from 1977. Then we hear from songwriters Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane in 1989 about making “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and then Martin drops in again in 2006 to discuss the song's long impact. Finally, musician Jon Batiste sits at the piano with Terry in 2024 to play some other favorite holiday tunes live.Listen to an episode of NPR's All Songs Considered podcast on the origin and impact of “The Christmas Song.”Listen to 40+ years of Fresh Air's archives at FreshAirArchive.org. To access bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening and to support public radio, become a Fresh Air+ supporter at plus.npr.org/freshair.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Garantiert stressfrei durch die Weihnachtszeit – genieße eine halbe Stunde pure Entspannung nur für Dich! Diese Stücke hast Du in der Folge gehört: Karljin Langendijk - "Atlas" // Francois Cuoperin - "Les Barricades Mysterieuses" // Ralf Illenberger & Büdi Siebert - "Winter Serenade" // Loreena McKennit - "In the Bleak Midwinter" // Till Brönner - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" // Das Angebot "Nothing Serious - ARD Comedy-Hörspiele" findest Du hier: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/nothing-serious-ard-comedy-hoerspiele/urn:ard:show:ca7701484cc7e468/ Wenn Du eine Idee oder einen Wunsch zu einem musikalischen Thema hast, dann schreib ihm eine Mail: playlist@ndr.de
“Chronological order is not the only order,” says Jay in this episode, but “it's not a bad” one. The episode starts in the sixteenth century—“Gaudete, Christus est natus.” It stays there for a while and then goes to Bach, spirituals, Reger, Berlin (Irving), jazz, and more. A beautiful and diverse seasonal outpouring. A gift from composers, poets, and musical performers. Trad., “Gaudete, Christus est natus” Trad., “Ding Dong Merrily on High” Walton, “What cheer?” Bach, “Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen,” from the Christmas Oratorio Trad., “I Saw Three Ships” Reger, “Mariae Wiegenlied” Martin/Blane, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Brahe/Taylor, “Bless This House” Berlin, “White Christmas” Pierpont, “Jingle Bells” Trad., “What Month Was Jesus Born In?” Coots/Gillespie, “Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town” Trad., “Jerusalem in the Morning”
I dive into what I'm calling peak America, that is the Peter McAllister (Dad) character from Home Alone. Watching this at age 41 and the movie is now a meditation on what's worth fighting for. I get into how the McAllister house functions as a ‘castle' for the kind of multi-generational family life that Johann Kurtz writes about in Leaving a Legacy: Inheritance, Charity, & Thousand-Year Families. I look at how Kevin's initiation by older brother Buzz embodies what Anthony Esolen describes in No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men, a rough-and-tumble world where boys learn to build, explore, and fight. There's even the church scene with Old Man Marley that delivers a Christmas message. I contrast all of this with the so-called ‘found family' therapeutic culture that tells you to replace rather than reconcile. Celebrating the chaos, the legacy, the adventure of family life, and a classic movie for Christmas 2025. Intro: The Drifters' “White Christmas”Credit to the Aaron M. Renn episode Why Families Are Fleeing Cities | Bobby FijanOutro: Mel Torme's “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.gentlemanspeculator.com
Christmas decorations are meant to be cheerful — but some have been anything but. Over the years, certain holiday decorations have turned out to be creepy, hazardous, and even deadly. This episode begins with some of the strangest and most dangerous examples. https://www.epa.gov/radtown/radioactivity-antiques?utm Many classic Christmas songs have surprising backstories. Brenda Lee was only 13 when she recorded Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas was tossed in the trash before becoming a holiday staple. Music journalist Annie Zaleski joins me to share these and many other stories. She is author of This Is Christmas, Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits (https://amzn.to/3ZomPBn). There's a lot of myth and speculation surrounding The Twelve Days of Christmas. We take a closer look at where the song came from, what it was really about, and how much all those gifts would actually cost if you bought them today. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/12-facts-about-12-days-christmas-180967569/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! AURA FRAMES: Visit https://AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura's best selling Carver Mat frames by using promo code SOMETHING at checkout. INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING right now! QUINCE: Give and get timeless holiday staples that last this season with Quince. Go to https://Quince.com/sysk for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! DELL: Your new Dell PC with Intel Core Ultra helps you handle a lotwhen your holiday to-dos get to be…a lot.Shop now at: https://Dell.com/deals AG1: Head to https://DrinkAG1.com/SYSK to get a FREE Welcome Kit with an AG1 Flavor Sampler and a bottle of Vitamin D3 plus K2, when you first subscribe! NOTION: Notion brings all your notes, docs, and projects into one connected space that just works . It's seamless, flexible, powerful, and actually fun to use! Try Notion, now with Notion Agent, at: https://notion.com/something PLANET VISIONARIES: In partnership with Rolex's Perpetual Planet Initiative, this… is Planet Visionaries. Listen or watch on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. SHOPIFY: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://Shopify.com/sysk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“It's always a weird drifter with a dubious backstory” - Eric on mall Santas On this week's episode, we finally welcome film critic/author/podcaster/great dude, Alonso Duralde on the show to chat about the totally outrageous Christmas horror schlocker, Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker! How hilarious is this face-hugger Santa toy in the cold open? Was that really the best name Mickey Rooney's character could've gone with for his toy store? How hilarious is it that this robot actually has a bump? Is this lady too casual about her husband dying in a horrific household freak accident? And was that Clint Howard we spied back there? PLUS: What do you call a bunch of fans of the classic literary character, Geppetto? We break it down. Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker stars William Thorne, Jane Higginson, Van Quattro, Tracy Fraim, Neith Hunter, Conan Yuzna, Brian Bremer, Clint Howard, and Mickey Rooney as Joe Petto; directed by Martin Kitrosser. Also, be sure to pick up the updated & expanded edition of Alonso's kick-ass book, “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas,” which is a totally essential guide for your holiday viewing and is guaranteed to make a killer stocking stuffer for the cinephile in your life. Click through here to pick it up on Bookshop! This episode is brought to you by Sonos! Looking for the perfect last-minute gift? Sonos is offering up to 25% off now through December 28, 2025 at sonos dot com. Throughout 2025, we'll be donating 100% of our earnings from our merch shop to the Center for Reproductive Rights. So head over and check out all these masterful designs and see what tickles your fancy! Shirts? Phone cases? Canvas prints? We got all that and more! Check it out and kick in for a good cause! Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
Today John sits down at the piano and plays Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, then talks honestly about expectations, hope, and real life during the holidays. This episode isn't about a perfect Christmas. It's about a real one. The kind where joy shows up in ordinary moments and Jesus meets us right where we are. If the season feels full or messy or both, this one is a gentle reminder that there is still treasure here.
Zooey Deschanel (Merv, New Girl, She & Him) is an actress and musician. Zooey returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss the lessons of the go-bag after the fire evacuations, the elegance-centered branding of cats, and the touching surprise that fans often comfort-rewatch New Girl. Zooey and Dax talk about having a partner who's a consummate tinkerer, growing up in a family of ADHD interrupters, and the embarrassing moments running through her head at all times. Zooey explains being a broken-up couple with a depressed mutt in her new movie Merv, her kids only recent interest in watching her in Elf, and a beautiful, special Armchair rendition of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It was Christmastime — a season of peace, light, and goodwill — which made the slow unraveling of their minds all the more disturbing.IN THIS EPISODE: Despite being in the middle of the first World War, on Christmas Day, 1914 British and German soldiers sang carols together, exchanged gifts with the enemy combatants, and supposedly even played a soccer game against each other in order to celebrate the holiday. (The Great War's Christmas Truce) *** The case was so mysterious it was even featured on TV's “Unsolved Mysteries” and “America's Most Wanted”: who committed the Christmas murder of Latricia White? And what happened to Lee and Chance Wackerhagen? (An Unsolved Christmas Murder Mystery) *** We're so used to seeing old St. Nick showing up with a big bag of toys for the kiddies – but what if he arrived with another bag full of switches for your parents to use the whole year through if you were on his naughty list? We'll look back at when Santa wasn't purely jolly and jovial, and when he arrived to dole out both presents and punishment! (Santa's Naughty List) *** The Los Feliz murder mansion became the site of a horrifying and sad Christmas tragedy for one California family. (Christmas At The Los Feliz Murder Mansion) *** A haunting holiday mystery took place in England in 1916 when a young bride simply disappeared without a trace. (The Vanishing Christmas Bride) *** A man tries to take on supernatural forces – and ends up as an undead creature who appears as a terrifying Yuletide spirit. (A Living Dead Yule Haunting) *** (Originally aired December 14, 2021)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:26.354 = A Living Dead Yule Haunting00:13:27.140 = *** The Great War's Christmas Truce00:17:56.944 = Santa's Naughty List00:23:10.274 = The Vanishing Christmas Bride00:27:16.438 = *** Christmas at the Los Feliz Murder Mansion00:41:13.715 = *** An Unsolved Christmas Murder Mystery00:45:45.415 = Have Yourself a Flying Saucer Christmas00:49:55.342 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakSOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“A Living Dead Yule Haunting” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/39y7ubu5“The Great War's Christmas Truce” by Erin Kelly for All That's Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ytv6zdy2“Santa's Naughty List” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc5cszy7“Christmas At The Los Feliz Murder Mansion” by Colleen Conroy for Ranker's Unspeakable Times:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p99t2kw“An Unsolved Christmas Murder Mystery” from Mystery Confidential: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/pzzyfatw“Have Yourself a Flying Saucer Christmas” by Beth Colman for Mental Floss: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycxv3w49“The Vanishing Christmas Bride” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3nkcxes4= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. 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Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all things strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. 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Concertul „A Jazzy Christmas” - Sorin Zlat & Friends cuprinde o selecție dintre cele mai îndrăgite colinde din repertoriul național și internațional, pe ritmuri și acorduri de jazz, pop, soul, funk și gospel orchestrate într-o manieră originală de pianistul și compozitorul Sorin Zlat. Sorin Zlat, producătorul și directorul muzical al acestui concert „A Jazzy Christmas”, deține în palmaresul său peste 20 de premii naționale și internaționale și este unul dintre cei mai reprezentativi pianiști de jazz ai noii generații de artiști români, care în ultimii ani a primit distincții precum Marele Premiu în cadrul Competiției de Jazz din Jacksonville Florida (2015), Marele Premiu în cadrul Competiției de Jazz din Monaco (2013), Premiul pentru Cel Mai Bun Muzician de Jazz, Titlul de Yamaha Artist etc. Pe afișul concertul „A Jazzy Christmas”: Luiza Zan, Mihaela Alexa, Irina Sârbu, Ana Parghel, Andreea Petricean, Sergiu Ferat, Robert Patai, Tobi Ibitoye, Sebastian Mihai, Sorin Zlat Sr., Zoltan Andras și Grupul Vocal Jazzappella. Programul concertului gazduit de Teatrul de Operetă și Musical „Ion Dacian" va cuprinde colinde și cântece de Crăciun din care amintim „White Christmas", „Silent Night", „The Christmas Song", „ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", „ Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", „Joy To The World ", „Santa Clause is Coming to Town" și multe altele.
We're holding it together with ribbons and Scotch tape this week on Breakfast All Day. Alonso is off promoting the new edition of his book, "Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas," so here's what we've got for you: ELLA McCAY: Yes, it is as baffling as you've heard. Thankfully, Tim Grierson from Screen International returns to help try and make sense of it. The latest film from Oscar-winner James L. Brooks stars Emma Mackey as a young lieutenant governor who must step up and lead her state, but various personal and professional crises get in the way. Jamie Lee Curtis, Albert Brooks and Woody Harrelson are among the impressive supporting cast. In theaters. DUST BUNNY: Writer-director Bryan Fuller (TV's "Pushing Daisies," "Hannibal") makes his feature debut with this delightfully dark tale. A precocious girl (Sophie Sloan) hires a hitman (Mads Mikkelsen) to kill the monster beneath her bed. But is the creature real, or just in her imagination? Sigourney Weaver and David Dastmalchian co-star. In theaters. If you're looking for Alonso's Christmas movie livestream, here it is, free to view on our Patreon. Thanks for spending some of your time with us during the busy holiday season! Subscribe to Christy's Saturday Matinee newsletter: https://christylemire.beehiiv.com/
Join us as we recap and chat about Bob's Burgers Season 10 Episode 9 All That Gene and Season 10 Episode 10 Have Yourself a Maily Linda ChristmasDid you know "Have Yourself a Maily Linda Christmas" is the last episode to air in 2019, meaning the last episode to air in the 2010s, throughout the entire decade of the show's releases?Wiki page for the episode:All That Gene Have Yourself a Maily Linda ChristmasLinks, articles, and videos mentioned in this episode:Join our Book Club and get access to exclusive content on PatreonFollow us on InstagramFollow us on TiktokFollow us on Bluesky
Dave and Alonso check out a very mixed bag of awards-season releases. Review us on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen), follow us @linoleumcast on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook, these are the people who give you vapors. Get ad-free episodes and much more by joining our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/LinoleumKnife Pick up the revised and updated edition of Alonso's book Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas! https://preorder-movie-little-christmas.carrd.co/ Check out Dave's online magazine! https://sluggish.ghost.io
On this episode, we bring you a special presentation of act 3 of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie: “A Bomb For Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future.” We will be releasing a new act every Tuesday until Christmas! Brief Synopsis: Last year, detective Tracy Chabert helped her partner, Holly, foil a plot to blow up a small town Christmas festival. This Christmas, someone is out to get revenge on Holly and it’s up to Tracy to save her…and she’ll be getting a little help from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. It’s the movie that answers the question no one asked, “What would happen if you combined Die Hard 2 an A Christmas Carol?” In Act 3, The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Tracy that her partner, Holly, isn’t the only one she has to save on this perilous Christmas Eve. Download here! 00:00 – 00:20 Intro 00:20 – 08:33 Act 2 08:33 – 10:21 Credits (The embedded player for the episode is bellow the credits) A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past Present and Future Act 2 was written directed and produced by Tim Babb Cast: Kiki Cronin as Tracy Chabert Emmily Scherb as Jemma Rickmanovich Jeffery Cronin as the Russian Voice Trish Healey as Betty Justin Dinger as Gern Blanston Dynelle Babb as Holly McTiernan Brendan Scherb as Bobby McTiernan With special podcaster guest stars… Alonso Duralde from LinoleumKnife, Maximum Film, Breakfast All Day, and Deck The Hallmark and author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas – Revised and Updated Edition as the Ghost of Christmas Present. Noah, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Joe McKringleberry and Edward Frizzelle from That's Hindsight as George The choral renditions of We Wish You A Merry Christmas and The Star Spangled Banner were performed by the 1995 Lincoln High School Chamber Ensemble All other music and sound effects were public domain found at Pixabay.com This made-for-podcast Christmas movie is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons living or dead or actual events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2025 by the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast. All rights reserved. Tune in December 15th for the next regular episode of the Can’t Wait For Christmas Podcast and December 16th for A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future Act 4.
Toniiight, Sam & Jeff interview Marc-Antoine Bressand, the world's preeminent owner of screen-used props and memorabilia from MacGyver. How did he amass his collection? And what's his price for that Dalton Air sign?! Plus, thanks to an epic viewer mail submission from Josh A., we finally get answers on the "run it through the garden" phrase! And 'tis the season for hearing "Have Yourself a MacGyvery Little Christmas" again! Happy holidays, friends! Video interview link: https://youtu.be/UncsFymuO30
What if the most “merry” Christmas song was born from the darkest moment in history? In this message, we uncover the forgotten story behind Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and how it mirrors the emotional battles we still fight today; fear, grief, uncertainty, and the quiet hope that refuses to die. Through the lives of Mary and Joseph, we see that the Christmas story wasn't born in comfort, calm, or celebration, but in adversity, confusion, and impossible circumstances. Discover how hope shows up inside your struggle, why God doesn't remove adversity but reveals Himself through it, and how your “yes” to God, like Mary and Joseph, can carry you into a transformed future.
Pastor Jack Graham begins the series “Songs for the Savior,” reminding us of the real meaning of Christmas – who Jesus is and why He came. In his message, “Have Yourself a Mary Christmas,” from the first chapter of Luke, Pastor Graham focuses on the song of Mary. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/395/29?v=20251111
We are getting into the holiday spirit - whether you like it or not ya filthy animals! We had a wonderful chat with film critic and author ALONSO DURLADE to discuss his new book HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE CHRISTMAS and one of the featured films from his list BETTER WATCH OUT (2017).More about our guest: Alonso Duralde is the Chief US Film Critic for The Film Verdict and co-host of the podcasts Linoleum Knife, Breakfast All Day, Maximum Film!, and Deck the Hallmark. His books include Hollywood Pride (TCM/Running Press), and Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas, which will be reissued in Fall 2025 by Bloomsbury in a revised and updated edition. A former host for FilmStruck, he has discussed movies on TCM, CNN, and ABC, as well as in numerous documentaries. We hope you enjoy getting into the holiday season with us! Be sure to check out Alonso's book HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE CHRISTMAS! Support the show
In this special holiday episode, Aaron breaks down the surprising origin of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” a song that was almost far too bleak for the movie it was written for. He explores how Judy Garland rejected the original lyrics, why Hugh Martin rewrote them, and how the shift turned the tune into one of the most emotional Christmas standards of all time. Aaron also compares the Garland and Sinatra versions, highlighting the lyric changes that shaped each performance. This short deep dive blends music history and storytelling to remind listeners what the holidays mean when life is heavy, hopeful, and real. *Here's your lyric guide!
On this episode, we bring you a special presentation of act 2 of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie: “A Bomb For Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future.” We will be releasing a new act every Tuesday until Christmas! Brief Synopsis: Last year, detective Tracy Chabert helped her partner, Holly, foil a plot to blow up a small town Christmas festival. This Christmas, someone is out to get revenge on Holly and it’s up to Tracy to save her…and she’ll be getting a little help from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. It’s the movie that answers the question no one asked, “What would happen if you combined Die Hard 2 an A Christmas Carol?” In Act 2, Tracy is sent to the past and learns the shocking truth about what really happened last Christmas. Download here! 00:00 – 00:20 Intro 00:20 – 10:53 Act 2 10:53 – 12:59 Credits (The embedded player for the episode is bellow the credits) A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past Present and Future Act 2 was written directed and produced by Tim Babb Cast: Kiki Cronin as Tracy Chabert Emmily Scherb as Alana/Jemma Rickmanovich Jeffery Cronin as the Russian Voice Justin Dinger as Gern Blanston Dynelle Babb as Holly McTiernan (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020) Brendan Scherb as Bobby McTiernan (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020) With special podcaster guest stars… Brian Earl from Christmas Past and author of Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past as the Ghost of Christmas Past Mike Westfall, from the Advent Calendar House podcast, as Captain Willis (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020) Edward Frizzelle from That's Hindsight as George (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020) Mignon Fogarty, from the Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast, as Mayor Deleo (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020) Noah, from the TANcast Podcast (NSFW), as Joe McKringleberry (Archival audio from “A Bomb For Christmas” 2020) And Alonso Duralde from LinoleumKnife, Maximum Film, Breakfast All Day, and Deck The Hallmark and author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas – Revised and Updated Edition as the Ghost of Christmas Present. Sound Effects palazzo d’accursio xmas band 20121222_181319.mp3 by suonidibologna — https://freesound.org/s/172338/ — License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Kickin’ around the ole’ pigskin.flac by CGEffex — https://freesound.org/s/94172/ — License: Attribution 4.0 JJJ2 96 countdown – cheer.wav by FreqMan — https://freesound.org/s/88002/ — License: Attribution 4.0 Explosion by Iwiploppenisse — https://freesound.org/s/156031/ — License: Attribution 4.0 All other music and sound effects were public domain found at Pixabay.com This made-for-podcast Christmas movie is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons living or dead or actual events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2025 by the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast. All rights reserved. Tune in December 9th for A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past, Present, and Future Act 3.
This week we invited Alonso Duralde back to the pod to talk about the Christmas TV movie classic, The Christmas Toy, which is basically Toy Story but with death!Tune in next week when our movie will be... Santa Jaws.-----Buy Alonso's new and updated book Have Yourself a Movie Little ChristmasListen to the podcast Linoleum KnifeAlso listen to Maximum Film wherever you get your podcasts!Finally, follow Alonso on instagram!Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems!Matt will be at The Ice House comedy club in Pasadena on December 13th!If you are in California, Jordan will be here on these dates!Wed Dec 3rd - Merced Public Library 5pm - 7pmSaturday Dec 6th - Thousand Oaks Public Library 2pm - 3pmGet a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!Also click this link to get a signed copy of something else Jordan made! https://bit.ly/coolfight
Critic, podcaster, and Christmas movie expert Alonso Duralde has issued a revised and updated edition of his essential guide “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas,” so he joins us to discuss one of his unconventional picks: the 1969 Bond movie “On Her Majesty's Secret Service.”Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Bible Direction for Life is the sermon podcast of Westside Baptist Church in Bremerton, Washington. This sermon is entitled "Have Yourself a Merry Chalcedonian Christmas" and was preached by Pastor Josh Bartels on November 30th, 2025. If you would like to learn more about Westside Baptist Church, please visit our Website: www.BibleDirectionForLife.com. Subscribe to the Podcast if you would like to hear new sermons and lessons each week.
The new film from the team behind JOCKEY and SING SING is a lyrical life story starring Joel Edgerton. We've got casting director Nicole Arbusto with us to discuss this, and take on a Hotline question asking for professional shoutouts. Plus our annual Turkeys of the Year and the first post-Thanksgiving Christmas Movie Minute!What's GoodAlonso - magazinesDrea - Buzz Ballz/BeatBox/Cutwater cocktail challengeNicole - LA cloud formations latelyKevin - “books I haven't even cracked open”Staff PicksDrea - All That's Left of YouAlonso - Jesus' SonNicole - A Little PrayerKevin - Zero Dark ThirtyPick up Have Yourself a Movie Little ChristmasLeave a message for the Hotline!Get some Maximum Film! merch Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
In this episode, Chris and Chantel Nicole unwrap "Kylie Christmas" - the original 2015 holiday album from Kylie Minogue, packed with festive covers, cozy originals, and guest appearances from Iggy Pop, Frank Sinatra, and James Corden.We dive into the vocals, production, arrangements, and full camp appeal, asking: does this album earn its place among modern pop holiday staples? From "Every Day's Like Christmas" to "Santa Baby", we explore what makes Kylie's first Christmas album a stylish seasonal statement.All of our Kylie episodes!: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd_MfDbJG3bZY3ePJP5rlhvh6P6moLVwy&si=mOAYI3jc-0CcKmupJoin us on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/CCTVPOPSFollow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/cctvpops0:00 - Intro1:13 - “Kylie Christmas” Album Info2:11 - Album Cover5:01 - “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”9:06 - “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” feat. Frank Sinatra15:24 - “Winter Wonderland”18:00 - “Christmas Wrapping” with Iggy Pop23:28 - “Only You” with James Corden28:16 - “I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter”31:43 - “Every Day's Like Christmas”37:41 - “Let It Snow”41:36 - “White December”46:42 - “2000 Miles”50:54 - “Santa Baby”54:59 - “Christmas Isn't Christmas 'Til You Get Here”59:01 - “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”1:03:33 - Cut or Keep1:06:52 - Overall Thoughts & Final RatingReferences:A Kylie Christmas Live from the Royal Albert Hall 2015 https://youtu.be/nGHmcBeIdFA?si=TQlkV8aZJJV2dc0Z“It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Studio Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pPpxsbqxR8&pp=ygUla3lsaWUgbW9zdCB3b25kZXJmdWwgdGltZSBvZiB0aGUgeWVhcg%3D%3D “Winter Wonderland” Live at the Graham Norton Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLjpFvZQkxE&pp=ygUXa3lsaWUgd2ludGVyIHdvbmRlcmxhbmQ%3D “Only You” Official Lyric Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=107C8PMY8cM&pp=ygUOa3lsaWUgb25seSB5b3XSBwkJFQoBhyohjO8%3D “Only You” Live with M. Pokora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn6LsKITt7Y&pp=ygUOa3lsaWUgb25seSB5b3U%3D“I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter” Live at Strictly Come Dancing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVIGP7fl1Bs&pp=ygUba3lsaWUgd2FybSB0aGlzIHdpbnRlciBsaXZl“Every Day's Like Christmas” MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f37t3m7W-NA&pp=ygUPa3lsaWUgY2hyaXN0bWFz “Let It Snow” Live at Rockefeller Center 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVty8b0jX3M&pp=ygURa3lsaWUgbGV0IGl0IHNub3c%3D “Santa Baby” Live at TOTP 2000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYgU7M4ptrc&pp=ygUQa3lsaWUgc2FudGEgYmFieQ%3D%3D “Christmas Isn't Christmas 'Til You Get Here” Studio Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9V4sGPWci0&pp=ygUwa3lsaWUgY2hyaXN0bWFzIGlzbid0IGNocmlzdG1hcyB0aWwgeW91IGdldCBoZXJl
I am delighted to welcome back a friend of the Sewers, film critic and holiday aficionado, Linoleum Knife's Alonso Duralde. His book, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas, is now out in a revised and updated edition, gathering even more expert recommendations for holiday films to enjoy this season and year-round. We chatted about how Christmas movies have changed since he wrote the first edition of his book, fifteen years ago, and what the future of holiday films might be. And also why he's been baking Christmas cookies all year long.And before we get to that, a quick heads up that I have a new YouTube video coming at the end of this month about the powerful gay magic behind The Wizard of Oz and Wicked. Check out my videos at youtube.com/mattbaume.And as always, if you're enjoying The Sewers of Paris, head over to Patreon.com/mattbaume to become a member, support the show, and get access to bonus videos and much more.
CW: discussion of domestic abuseWe get into the good the bad and the ugly of the new boxing biopic CHRISTY, which tells the story of pioneering boxer Christy Martin and her dark power struggles both in and outside the ring. Then we have a movie quiz about bio pics with first-name titles. What's GoodAlonso - successful Parker House rolls trial runDrea - remembering a detail of ArrivalDaresha - screening her new film to big crowd at a Black church in Cambridge, MAKevin - was in a play!ITIDICKristen Stewart declares "state of emergency" over gender inequality in filmWarners Making ‘Gremlins 3' With Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus ReturningStaff PicksDrea - RebuildingAlonso - Little Amelie or The Character of RainDaresha - Natchez Kevin - Unknown Number: The High School CatfishLove, Joy, & Power at DOC NYCAlonso's book, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
Today Rachel is delighted to have film critic Alonso Duralde back on the pod to talk about the latest edition of his holiday film guide- Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas Pick up Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas on amazon https://amzn.to/4hRlVG3 (ad) To get 15% off your next gift, go to https://www.uncommongoods.com/podcast/hallmarkies for 15% off! Uncommon Goods. We're all out of the ordinary. Check out all of our writer interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWxQymWSou0&list=PLXv4sBF3mPUBxJT6OHAOjOM3F8w48hYu5 Our Christmas podcasts are at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4f2KtBPzUE&list=PLXv4sBF3mPUDo41tHqhkjHCvedmZwLzHx For all of our interviews https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUA_0JZ2r5fxhTRE_-RChCj Send us your feedback at feedback@hallmarkiespodcast.com or the twitter call +1 (801) 855-6407 Check out the merch store and get our #hashtag shirts! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?utm_campaign=Hallmarkies&utm_medium=8581&utm_source=affiliate Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram Check out our website HallmarkiesPodcast.com Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews Follow Rachel on facebook www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today, I'm talking to Alonso Duralde, film critic, podcaster, and author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas (2nd Edition).Music in this episode"Our Minds Following" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music ArchiveOrder your copy today! Of Christmases Long, Long AgoConnect with Me Links to all the things https://christmaspastpodcast.com/links Email: christmaspastpodcast@gmail.com BooksOf Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past (2025, Lyons Press and Recorded Books) It's Christmas as you've never seen it before, and it makes a great gift for all the Christmas lovers in your life. Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions (2022, Lyons Press and Recorded Books)