Total Christmas Podcast
Society & Culture
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A podcast that talks about everything Christmas... that's pretty much it.
Episodes
- Episode 156 - A Bad Education Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol. This is an episode of the BBC sitcom Bad Education. It has its moments. Then Bob Baker takes us to Poland for Where Are You Christmas? Next up we…
- Episode 155 - Alistair Sim's Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! Last epsisode I told the story of shame about my Christmas jumer that was too small, but this episode we have a happy ending where a lovely listener gets to win it. Then I talk about a Christmas Not So…
- Episode 154 - A Christmas Jumper of Shame
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! Do you think the Alistair Sim version of A Christmas Carol is the best? Well think again, because in this episode I explain why it's rubbish. This episodes Do You Hear What I Hear? is an interesting on…
- Episode 153 - World Records, A Carol and A Quiz
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! Last episode I talke about Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas and Bob Baker sent me a great versio of Our World, have a listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFvIIuvA4yE&list=RDuFvIIuvA4yE&st…
- Episode 152 - Emmet Otter's Jugband Chrismas
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with one of the worst songs of all time. Mr Blobby was the UK Christmas number 1 in 1993 and it's pretty bad. Have a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIRQrnPRiUk Then Bob Baker takes…
- Episode 151 - Estella Scrooge
Hello you beautiful people! We begin the episode with a Jack Ask question from listener Kevin Church, apologies because it's Valentine's Day related not Christmas. Do you know what the word 'Dross' means? Well, although I use it frequently…
- Episode 150 - Merry Christmas Dear Phoebe
Hello you beautiful people! Last episode I talked about a stage version of A Christmas Carol and listener Christy Easter sent in a link to her favourite stage version, you can check it out here: https://www.nsmt.org/achristmascarol.html Th…
- Episode 149 - A Christmas Carol Stage Show
Hello you beautiful people! We've had a few emails from listeners which I talk about at the top of the show, one of those email was from Scott Newman and he and his daughter have completely ruined Step Into Christmas. Then it's The Christm…
- Episode 148 - Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! It's our last episode of the year and it's packed in like 50 elves in a single Christmas stocking. We start the show with Santa Claus is Not Coming To Town and Todd Polte shares the story of how he fou…
- Episode 147 - Christmas Sarnie Smackdown
It's December, so it's Christmas and we start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol. It's one I saw at The Theatre Royal Winchester. It's an old time radio stage performance and it started past Dr Who Colin Baker. Then…
- Episode 146 - Do They Know It's Christmas?
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol and it's the audio release that Mickey's Christmas Carol is based on. The full title is An Adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol by The Disney Players. Yo…
- Episode 145 - Mickey's Christmas Carol
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with Christmas All Over The World and we have a look at some of the culinary delights in France, particularly La Reveillon and the 13 Desserts. Then Bob Baker has a look at the word us Brits us…
- Episode 144 - Merry Refrigerator Day
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with What The Dickens, and we have a look at some of the streets, towns and buildings that Dickens may have been referring to when describing Scrooge's London. Then Bob Baker takes a look at th…
- Episode 143 - Christmas Scrambling
Hello you beautiful people! We begin the episode with Christmas All Over The World, and we look at the tradition of Scrambling in Driffield, Yorkshire. Where children roam the streetsgo from shop to shop begging for treats. Next up is Wher…
- Episode 142 - Worse Christmas Carol Ever
Merry Christmas You Beautiful People! We start the show with Where Are You Christmas? and Bob Baker tells us it's hiding in Germany. Then it's this episodes version of A Christmas Carol, it's the 2019 version starring Guy Pearce. Some woul…
- Episode 141 - A Topper Christmas Carol
Hello you beautiful people! We start the episode with a few Guinness World Records. How heavy do you think the world's largest Christmas pudding was? or what about the most brussels sprouts eaten in a minute? You'll find out here. Do you k…
- Episode 140 - I Believe In Father Christmas
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We begin the show by looking at a Christmas Not So Classic. This one is from one of the biggest bands of all time, U2. They recorded a version of the British classic I Believe In Father Christmas, and…
- Episode 139 - Here I Went a Caroling
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! It's a packed episode and we start with The Christmas Quiz. I scored 8, make sure to email me and let me know how you got on. Next up it's Where Are You Christmas and this episode Bob Baker takes us to…
- Episode 138 - 101 Christmases
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol. It's an episode of the Disney cartoon series 101 Dalmatians called A Christmas Cruella. If you want, you can watch it here: https://w…
- Episode 137 - Chasing A Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol. It's a made for TV movie starring Tom Arnold and it's an 'interesting' twist on the story. It's called Chasing Christmas and you can…
- Episode 136 - Mr Krueger's Christmas
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a Christmas Not So Classic. The Pet Shop Boys were massive in the 80s and still going strong in the 90s. In 1995 they recorded a Christmas song just for their fanclub members. It's call It…
- Episode 135 - An Old Horse, a Carol and a Quiz
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with Christmas All Over The World and we take a look at the Yorkshire tradition of The Old Hoss. A bunch of people go round the pubs and one of them is dressed as a horse and they sing a poem..…
- Episode 134 - Chipmunks, a Quiz and 2 Silent Nights
Hello and welcome to the show. We begin with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol and it's A Chipmunk Christmas carol. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvugRKHpP4s&t=1325s Mike Westfall covered this version on…
- Episode 133 - Jimmy Stewart's Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with an old time radio version of A Christmas Carol. It's an episode of western show The Six Shooter and it stars Jimmy Stewart. I enjoyed it, you can listen to it here: https://www.y…
- Episode 132 - A Berry Bear Christmas
Merry Christmas you beautiful people. We dedicate this episode to the delightful Chris Coon. We commence the show with The Quiz. I scored 9, can you do any better? Then it's Do You Hear What I Hear, and Bob Baker looks at the word Constabl…
- Episode 131 - A New Christmas Quiz Book
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with The Quiz and I have a new book. Let me know how you get on. Then Bob Baker, our self-appointed podcast barman, talks about the word Blimey, a classic British term that isn't that popular o…
- Episode 130 - Ms Scrooge
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with Do You Hear What I Hear, and our resident barman Bob Baker takes a look at Trainers (or Sneakers). This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is Ms Scrooge, starring Cecily Tyson as a fem…
- Episode 129 - Christmas World Records
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol. This was produced by the BBC in 1977 and starts Michael Hordern as Scrooge. It stays very close to the book. You can watch it here: https://odysee.com/@Gary…
- Episode 128 - CBeebies Christmas Carol
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with the return of Jack Ask and my Canadian listener, Travis, wants to know what's the best dessert to have after your Christmas dinner. Then our podcast barman, Bob Baker, takes a look at the…
- Episode 127 - Father Christmas Give Us Your Money
Hello you beautiful people! We start the episode with a version of A Christmas Carol. This one is a Christmas special of the long running Canadian kids show The Buck Shot Show and it's called Buckanezer Scrooge. It's an interesting one. Wa…
- Episode 126 - Elmo's World Happy Holidays
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a Chirstmas Not So Classic. It's called Christmas Day and it's by the British band Squeeze. Released at the height of their success it failed to even chart. Have a listen here: https://www…
- Episode 125 - El Caganer
Hello everybody, we're back for a brand new year! First up it's Christmas All Over The World and we take a look at the Catalonian tradition of El Caganer. A small figurine doing a poo in a nativity scene. Next Bob Baker is here with Do You…
- Episode 124 - It's Christmas
Merry Christmas Everyone! It's the last episode of the show this year and it's packed. First up we have a Worst Present Ever. It's another one sent in by listener Rob Taylor and it's not a gift anyone would want. Then Bob Baker, out podcas…
- Episode 123 - Return to the Christmas Village
Merry Christmas you beautiful people. It's a packed show so let's not mess about. First up it's Santa Claus is NOT Coming to Town, and listener Timothy Dumont has shared the story of how he spoiled the myth of Santa to a bunch of teenagers…
- Episode 122 - The King of Christmas
Merry Christmas! It's a packed show, and we start off with a not particularly good version of A Christmas Carol from 2001. It's animated and has the voices of Kate Winslet, Simon Callow and Nic Cage as Jacon Marley. You can watch here, or…
- Episode 121 - A Quiz, A Carol, A Gift, A Book... the lot.
This show has it all. Well, it has some stuff. First up it's The Quiz, see if you can beat my score of 8. Then Bob Baker explains the difference between University and College in Do You Hear What I Hear. We've been sent another Worst Prese…
- Episode 120 - A Christmas Karen
Welcome to the show! We start off with another tradition from Cornwall here in the UK. It's called the Cornish Kissing Bunch and it's a Christmas wreath but with a twist. Then Bob Baker, our resident bar tender, looks at the British word '…
- Episode 119 - Starry Pie Through Your Eyes
It's a packed episode filled with all sorts. We begin with a look at the Cornish custom of Star Gazy Pie. It's not the most appetising pie you'll ever see, but it has a great history. Then our Podcast Barman Bob Baker takes a look at Caske…
- Episode 118 - Christmas in Ireland Part 2
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the latest episode with a version of A Christmas Carol from the The Guild of Thespian Puppets. It doesn't have the greatest production values, but it's very funny. Give it a watch: https://www…
- Episode 117 - Christmas on the Emerald Isle
Hello you beautiful people! It's a packed episode and we start off with a great story from listener Rob Taylor, he shares the story of his worst present ever. Then Bob is here with Do You Hear What I Hear and we're looking at the correct w…
- Episode 116 - The Late Late Toyshow
Hooray for Christmas! First up we have this weeks version of A Christmas Carol. It's an episode of Popular which was a late 90s show about teenagers starring a bunch of actors in their mid to late twenties. It's awful, but in a good way. O…
- Episode 115 - Christmas Turkey
Hello you beautiful people. For many years I've thought Scrooge's gift to the Cratchitt family of a huge turkey was ridiculous. How on earth would they cook it in time for their Christmas dinner? Well greater minds than mine have looked in…
- Episode 114 - Christmas Cake with Cheese
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! It's a packed episode filled to the brim with Christmas joy. We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol from 1913 starring Seymour Hicks. They've made some interesting choices. You can watch…
- Episode 113 - The Ghost of Christmas Present
Hello you beautiful people! It's another packed show and we start off by looking at a tradition from Yorkshire here in the UK. The Yorkshire Christmas Pie was a multiple bird roast inside a pie. Alas it's not really a thing these days, but…
- Episode 112 - The Stingiest Man In Town
Hello you beautiful people. It's another episode with me, your lovely host. We open the show with a Christmas Not So Classic. It's called Christmas Isn't Christmas and it's from Bon Jovi. It was only released last year but I hadn't heard a…
- Episode 111 - Santa Banter: A New Christmas Quiz
Merry Christmas you beautiful people. It's a packed show and we start off with with our exciting new quiz Santa Banter. I describe a situation and you have to work out the rhyme. I bought it at the car boot sale and I'm testing it on you l…
- Episode 110 - Christmas Trees
Hello you beautiful people. The show begins with a short history of the Christmas tree. I know it's been covered by other podcasts, but hopefully you'll learn a few things you didn't know. Then Bob Baker, our self-appointed podcast barman,…
- Episode 109 - A Quiz, A Carol, Christmas Songs and Pants
I recorded this episode in my pants.... nice. First up it's the quiz, I scored 8, see how you can do. Next up it's Spread a Smile of Joy with Bob Baker, our resident barman, why not spend some time with rescue animals. Then we have another…
- Episode 108 - American Christmas Songs
Merry Christmas! First up we have this episode's version of A Christmas Carol and it's a short one by the Scottish Falseto Sock Puppet Theatre. It's very funny and worth a look: https://youtu.be/OOE58bCcAxc?si=GYcayCkvDAvGchbD Then it's Do…
- Episode 107 - Adam's Christmas Quiz
It's another episode and you're great. First up we have the quiz, and Adam, the host of Merry Britsmas Podcast has a go. He scored 9, I only scored 7, see how you get on. Check out Adam's Podcast here: merrybritsmas.podbean.com Then Bob Ba…