Christmas Past

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.

Links

• 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

Music in this episode

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

Brian is getting ready to return for the 2024 Christmas season with an all new series of episodes. Join Christmas Past on Halloween for our traditional ghost story to kick off the preseason.

Continuing where we left off in part 1, we continue exploring the legend of St. Nicholas. This time, we look at how many cultures left their own imprint on the legend as it spread across Europe.

Once again, I'm joined by professor and author Dr. Bruce David Forbes. We also hear our first Christmas memory of the season from Hope in Massachusetts. You can submit a memory by recording a voice memo on your phone and sending it to christmaspastpodcast at gmail dot com

Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you find podcasts. Search for "Christmas Past podcast" on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. And visit christmaspastpodcast.com for show notes and extra content.

Brian is getting ready to return for the 2024 Christmas season with an all new series of episodes. Join Christmas Past on Halloween for our traditional ghost story to kick off the preseason.

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.

Brian is getting ready to return for the 2024 Christmas season with an all new series of episodes. Join Christmas Past on Halloween for our traditional ghost story to kick off the preseason.

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.

Announcements

• 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 [email protected] 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

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

Links

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

Music in this episode

• "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

Brian is getting ready to return for the 2024 Christmas season with an all new series of episodes. Join Christmas Past on Halloween for our traditional ghost story to kick off the preseason.

It's June 25, and that means we're exactly halfway to Christmas! The occasion has come to be known as Leon Day, but nobody's really sure how that all got started. But one thing's for sure: many crafters recognize it as the day to get started on their Christmas crafting. In this episode, I get some insight from Holly, a crafter from Missouri. We also hear from Mary in Ireland, who shares some of her memories about celebrating "halfway to Christmas."

Also, just like last year, this summer episode also includes a midyear check-in and special announcements about the upcoming season of Christmas Past. You'll definitely want to check it out, because 2019 is going to be the biggest and best season yet!

For even more info about Leon Day, check out this article I recently wrote for All Things Christmas.

Mentioned in this episode

• Christmas Clatter
• Christmas Book Review
• Can't Wait for Christmas
• Great Dickens Christmas Fair

Music in this episode

• “Comfort and Joy”— Philip Wesley, via Feels Like Christmas
• "Golden Hour" — Podington Bear, via Free Music Archive
• "Wish Background" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech

Rate and review Christmas Past on Apple Podcasts, and I'll send you an official Christmas Past sticker and a handwritten Christmas card to say thanks!

Brian is getting ready to return for the 2024 Christmas season with an all new series of episodes. Join Christmas Past on Halloween for our traditional ghost story to kick off the preseason.