Christmas Past

Shortly after Thanksgiving, certain cable news and talk radio pundits remind you that it’s that it’s time once again to be outraged. Because sinister forces are working to take Christmas away from you. Is there really a war on Christmas? Listen to this episode and then judge for yourself.

Music in this episode

• "Undercover Vampire Policeman"— Chris Zabriskie, via Free Music Archive
• "Together we Stand" — Scott Holmes, via Free Music Archive
• "Gentle Marimbas" — Podington Bear, via Free Music Archive
• "Holiday Gift" — Kai Engel, via Free Music Archive
• "We Wish You" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech
• "Wish Background" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech
• "Box Canyon" — Podington Bear, via Free Music Archive

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I'm back with another Ber Months Bonus episode. Your favorite Christmas radio station may have you thinking that there are only about two dozen Christmas songs (mostly from the 1940s and 50s) worth listening to. Nonsense! In this episode, I share some new music worthy of your next Christmas playlist.

• There's still time to get tickets for Christmas Land in Los Angeles on December 15
• A Christmas in July convention is in the works for 2020 in Nashville...and I'll be there!
• If you leave a review I’ll send you a Christmas card containing a Christmas Past sticker. Write me at christmaspastpodcast@gmail.com for details.
• Send your Christmas memory for the 2019 season. Record yourself on your phone’s voice recorder app and send it to the email address above

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• The Wynotte Sisters on Facebook
• The Predicates' music video

• "Deck the Halls A" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech
• "Christmas in Suburbia" — The Wynotte Sisters, contributed by the artist
• "Christmas Imagination" — Trio West, contributed by the artist
• "Midnight Christmas Lullaby" — The Predicates, contributed by the artist
• "Santa's Sleighin' It" — Chrissy Blazier, contributed by the artist
• "Deck the Halls" — Rue Royale, via Free Music Archive

Another Christmas in the books! By the time you see this, Christmas of 2019 belongs to Christmas Past. We close out the "official" Christmas season as we've done for four years in a row. It's our annual look back at the news and trends that made Christmas of 2019 what it was. We also do a little year-in-review for the podcast, and take a look ahead to what 202 has in store.

Thank you all for making the 2019 season the biggest and best yet for Christmas Past! From the bottom of my heart, I'm wishing each of you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

• Study conducted on Christmas spirit by state
• All Things Christmas — Chantelle Joy Otto's Christmas blog. Chantelle is the host of the new spinoff series, Christmas Past Presents: Christmas Around the World. Look for new episodes starting in January of 2020, right here at Christmas Past

"Deck the Halls A" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech

I'm back with another Ber Months Bonus episode! This week, I'm taking you inside Christmas Con 2019.

Announcements

1. If you leave a review I’ll send you a Christmas card containing a Christmas Past sticker. Write me at christmaspastpodcast@gmail.com for details.
2. Send your Christmas memory for the 2019 season. Record yourself on your phone’s voice recorder app and send it to the email address above.
3. I’m doing a live show this year at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco in November. I’m teaming up with Tim Babb from Can’t Wait for Christmas for a fun and very Victorian hour or Christmas spirit.
4. I'll be at ChristmasLand on December 15 in Los Angeles! It’s an immersive Christmas movie experience that'll give you "all the feels.” Follow them on Instagram @christmaslandexperience.

Follow Christmas Past on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and check out all the bonus Christmas content at christmaspast.media

We're in the Ber Months now, so get ready for some bonus episodes as we ease our way into the 2019 Christmas season!

Announcements in this episode

• I am appearing at Christmas Con on Nov 9!
• I am appearing at The Great Dickens Christmas Fair on Nov 24!
• The coming season of Christmas Past includes a special 6-part series...details to come

About this bonus episode

Joanna Wilson is an author, blogger, and podcaster who studies Christmas entertainment. In this episode, I share part of her five-part series about that topic. Enjoy this bonus episode, then go to Christmas TV History to check out the rest.