CWFC 066 – A Salute to the US Postal Service

04/25/20 • 34 min

On this episode, not rain nor sleet nor snow shall stop us from talking about the folks who bring a lot of Christmas to our door, the United States Postal Service. Well also countdown 5 Christmas movies currently streaming, show you how to play some Christmas games any day of the year, and it’s the world premiere of part 1 of our made-for-podcast Christmas movie, “A Bomb for Christmas!”

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00:00 – 01:32 Intro
01:32 – 03:37 We Need a Little Christmas Now
03:37 – 10:12 Five Golden Things (Christmas Currently Streaming)
10:12 – 17:53 Salute to the US Postal Service
17:53 – 18:43 Who Sang It Best? (Results)
18:43 – 31:29 A Bomb For Christmas (Act 1)
31:29 – 33:27 Wrap Up
33:27 – 34:39 Outtakes

“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki

Music for “A Bomb for Christmas”
Deck the Halls A, Chase, & Wish Background by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Christmas stamps available to buy now
https://store.usps.com/store/results?Ntt=christmas+stamps

USPS How To Back A Box Video
https://youtu.be/b4xGpzn2s5k

A History of Holiday Mail Services
https://uspsblog.com/holiday-mail/

69News WFMZ-TV Report on the Bethlehem, PA Post Office at Christmas
https://youtu.be/A3UCmTr5RBk

Google Santa Tracker
https://santatracker.google.com/

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“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki

(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links)

Christmas stamps available to buy now
https://store.usps.com/store/results?Ntt=christmas+stamps

USPS How To Back A Box Video
https://youtu.be/b4xGpzn2s5k

A History of Holiday Mail Services
https://uspsblog.com/holiday-mail/

69News WFMZ-TV Report on the Bethlehem, PA Post Office at Christmas
https://youtu.be/A3UCmTr5RBk

Google Santa Tracker
https://santatracker.google.com/

Previous Episode

CWFC 65 – A Salute To Those Who Work on Christmas

This episode is all about using Christmas to cope with Covid-19 craziness. We’ll salute the people who have to work on Christmas, list off the top five 20 second Christmas songs that you can wash your hands to, find a source for daily Christmas goodness, and see what others are doing to spread Christmas cheer in these dark times.

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00:00 – 01:41 Intro
01:41 – 02:36 We Need a Little Christmas Now
02:36 – 11:50 Five Golden Things (20 Second Christmas Songs)
11:50 – 14:20 All I want for Christmas is News
14:20 – 22:10 A Salute To People Who Work on Christmas
22:10 – 23:55 Who Sang It Best? (Need a Little Christmas)
23:17 – 25:35 Announcement
25:35 – 27:46 Wrap Up
27:46 – 31:15 Outtakes

Remember, the line for the Christmas Pod Casting Call is, “Welcome to the Christmas Party. So glad you could stop by.” Send at least 5 different readings of the line to Christmas[at]tancast.com.
Note: Any audio sent becomes the property of the podcast and may be used on a future episode.

“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki

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Need a Little Christmas – Who Sang it Best

Take Our Poll

Christmas Past
https://christmaspast.media/podcast/

CDC Hand Washing Fact Sheet
https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/index.html

Article About People Putting Up Christmas Lights While Stuck At Home
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/people-putting-christmas-lights-back-162300253.html

Advice For How To Cope With Working on Christmas
https://www.baltimoreconsultingltd.com/blog/5-ways-to-cope-with-working-on-christmas-day-blog-53511712566
https://www.themuse.com/advice/stuck-at-work-on-the-holidays-your-survival-guide

Next Episode

CWFC 067 – Nat King Cole: A Christmas Song’s Best Friend

On this episode, we’ll talk about the life and career of the golden voiced Christmas crooner, Nat King Cole. We’ve also got the top 5 inspirational Christmas quotes, we’ll put some Christmas “in your face,” and you’ll help us decide who sang Nat’s legendary holiday hit Christmas Song best.

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00:00 – 02:26 Intro and announcement
01:32 – 04:31 We Need a Little Christmas Now
04:31 – 08:45 Five Golden Things (Inspirational Christmas Quotes)
18:43 – 13:42 Feedback from Our Last Show
13:42 – 30:59 Nat King Cole
30:59 – 33:21 Who Sang It Best? (The Christmas Song)
33:21 – 35:22 Wrap Up
35:22 – 34:39 Outtakes

“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki

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The Christmas Song – Who Sang it Best

Take Our Poll

Face Masks From the Can’t Wait For Christmas Store
https://www.zazzle.com/do_not_open_until_christmas_cloth_face_mask-256024087885225530
https://www.zazzle.com/santas_smile_cloth_face_mask-256358173853695887
https://www.zazzle.com/is_it_christmas_yet_cloth_face_mask-256695863338650429
https://www.zazzle.com/laughing_snowman_cloth_face_mask-256763273001163063
https://www.zazzle.com/do_not_open_til_xmas_white_cotton_face_mask-256026294215711935
(More coming soon)

Christmas stamps available to buy now
https://store.usps.com/store/results?Ntt=christmas+stamps