CWFC 49 – Why Do We Kiss Under The Mistletoe?

02/25/19 • 26 min

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On this episode, we’ll learn all about the romantic Christmas tradition of mistletoe, count down the 5 best places to hide a present, find out where you can watch Christmas movies all year, hear a heartwarming story about Christmas in February, and we’ll have our first showdown of Christmas foods on our road to the Christmas Bowl!

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00:00 – 01:51 Intro
01:51 – 02:55 We Need a Little Christmas Now
02:55 – 08:25 Five Golden Things (Places to hide Christmas presents)
08:25 – 10:40 All I Want For Christmas is News
10:40 – 18:20 Mistletoe
18:20 – 19:51 Road to the Christmas Bowl
19:51 – 21:55 Wrap Up
21:55 – 26:29 Outtakes

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

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Ryan Caine Story
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Rancho-Penasquitos-Christmas-Card-Lane-Late-Holiday-Party-Ryan-Caine-505457271.html

More Mistletoe Info
https://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/history/mistletoe.htm

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

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Ryan Caine Story
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Rancho-Penasquitos-Christmas-Card-Lane-Late-Holiday-Party-Ryan-Caine-505457271.html

More Mistletoe Info
https://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/history/mistletoe.htm

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CWFC 48 – Befana the Italian Christmas Witch and the Road to the Christmas Bowl

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On this episode, we’ll learn of Befana, the Italian Christmas witch. We’ll also get a good cry on with the 5 saddest Christmas songs, get some encouraging news about Christmas movies, and find a way to sneak a little Christmas into your next meal (and it’s not a recipe). Speaking of eating, we’re kicking off a new, year long feature: the Road to the Christmas Bowl!

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00:00 – 01:41 Intro
01:41 – 02:53 We Need a Little Christmas Now
02:53 – 10:25 Five Golden Things (Sad Christmas songs)
10:25 – 13:13 All I Want For Christmas is News
13:13 – 17:43 Befana the Italian Christmas Witch
17:43 – 19:23 Road to the Christmas Bowl
19:23 – 21:27 Wrap Up
21:27 – 23:04 Outtakes

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

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People Who Watch Christmas Movies Throughout The Year Are Smarter And Happier! (Article)
https://read.innersplendor.com/christmas-movies-people-who-watch-throughout-year-happier-smarter-experts?fbclid=IwAR2-FStDIUUq7mwWQtIJ4eU_iSABFuZQGAYS9Nc8EbchSbQAAK8hktVo8LA

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CWFC 050 – Cleaning Tips For Your Next Christmas Party

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On this episode, we’ll give you some tips for cleaning up before and after a Christmas party. We’ll count down 5 MORE Christmas plants, read some long overdue emails about sad Christmas songs, and we’ll give you a recipe for Wassail. Speaking of recipes, we’ll also get our first result in our Road to the Christmas Bowl!

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00:00 – 01:42 Intro
01:42 – 03:11 We Need a Little Christmas Now
03:11 – 06:44 Five Golden Things (More Christmas Plants)
06:44 – 08:28 Feedback from Our Last Show
08:28 – 12:08 Santa Babb’s Mailbag
12:08 – 13:54 All I Want For Christmas is News
13:54 – 20:23 Cleaning Tips For Your Next Christmas Party
20:23 – 22:05 Road to the Christmas Bowl
22:05 – 24:15 Wrap Up
24:15 – 27:09 Outtakes

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

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Christmas Plant Photos on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvbMQMZH78V/

Toby Keith’s “Santa I’m Right Here”
https://youtu.be/rZqYUiW5wEY

Christmas Lights by Coldplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1rYmzQ8C9Q

It Was The Worst Christmas Ever by Sufjan Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpmiPbDkvBQ

When Love Is Gone from Muppet’s Christmas Carol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfI_N0vyxaI

Ingrid Michaelson – Happy, Happy Christmas
https://youtu.be/7azqLYR3KRE

Little Drummer Boy om the West Wing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqLIH2UiPXg