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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com

Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com

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An exploration of all things Christmas from the Internet's longest ongoing celebration of Christmas at MyMerryChristmas.com
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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com - Scrooge

Scrooge

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09/24/20 • 0 min

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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com - 10th Anniversary of the Merry Podcast

10th Anniversary of the Merry Podcast

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09/30/20 • 0 min

This special episode marks our 10th anniversary of the Merry Podcast. What better way to celebrate International Podcast Day? Given the harshness of our times  in 2020 we thought the best way to celebrate this milestone would be to take a look back at some of the best moments of the Christmas community online. In other words, we're not making this episode about us - it's about YOU! If you're down, weary, worried, concerned, fed-up, or depressed this episode is for you. You will smile. You may laugh a little. You could even shed a tear. But you'll feel better. You WILL feel the Christmas Spirit. In this episode we get another great conversation with Ballcoach, one of our cherished members of the Merry Forums of MyMerryChristmas.com. He delivers once again a great conversation that's all Christmas - showcasing in no small measure just what Christmas community online means. Then we take a look back at Merry Podcast history. The world has changed a lot in just a decade - and so has the Merry Podcast. We discuss some special podcast contributions that have come from our members, including a great Christmas memory surrounding one of the classic songs of Christmas. And speaking of music, there's plenty in this episode to enjoy that will uplift and inspire. We take a look as well at the community efforts of Santa's Sleigh - our coordinated little crowd-sourced outreach to folks in need. Can it really be 10 years already? Look at the Christmases we have had!
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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com - The Magic of Turkeys and Santa

The Magic of Turkeys and Santa

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11/26/20 • 32 min

In this episode we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas together with a mix of old and new. Thanksgiving -- that All-American holiday of festive foods married with historical debates -- get a look through the lens of pandemic past. We explore the Thanksgiving of 1918 and how it was the same and how it was different. This conversation comes as a backdrop to modern-day calls to abolish Thanksgiving by The New York Times and The Atlantic. While we agree some liberties have been taken with the history of Thanksgiving we have to take a real-world look at what Puritans and Native Americans really have to do with the Thanksgiving we really celebrate. But highlighting this episode even more is the fact that Thanksgiving, as always, sets the Christmas stage and helps build the delicious anticipation we all get in Santa Claus. Our merry little Thanksgiving Gobble Contest has yielded some festive results that we shared include the laughter of my 5 year old grandson who grabbed the microphone to tell me a Christmas tale that happened in my home just last Christmas. Mind you, I've never heard this story before -- and it is, as all Santa stories are -- a legendary thing. And that led to the debut of our first edition of our reading of A Visit from St. Nicholas - the Merry Forums sponsored event we call the Twas the Night Before Christmas Read-a-thon. This is an activity we have talked about for years that we have finally made a reality. And it is a little production sure to produce a smile and loads of Christmas spirit. We also share some more new music. A new song from Robyn Scott titled I Saw Santa Last Night brings a party feel to this episode. Song Details: Title:  I Saw Santa Last Night Artist:  Robyn Scott Writers:  Robyn Scott & Brian Dolph Length:  2:54 BPM:  100 ISRC:  CA8ZW1900001 Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Robynscottsingscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/country.singer.robyn.scott/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobynScottsings I Saw Santa Last Night - Links: Spotify: http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_Spotify iTunes: http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_iTunes Apple Music: http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_AppleMusic Amazon: http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_Amazon Google Play: http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_GooglePlay YouTube:
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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com - Classic Christmas Movies that Suck

Classic Christmas Movies that Suck

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10/14/20 • 26 min

Classic Christmas movies are those that get watched year after year. We all have our favorites. And we all have those that maybe we can do without. In this merry episode we take on some truth-telling about some classic Christmas movies that everyone knows and most like but movies that nonetheless really suck. Is such a thing possible? We think so and yes we go there. Lest you think I'm just a Christmas movie Grinch consider that complaining about Christmas movies is something of an art on the Internet. There are a lot of people out there who cannot stand certain Christmas movies. I know it's shocking. When it comes to bad Christmas movies most publications play it safe and make lists of B-grade Christmas movies like this one. Not us. We go there -- to the Christmas big leagues. We're talking genuine Grade-A top flight CLASSIC Christmas movies that suck. It is an interesting thing to think about. Christmas movies are really like no other kind of movies. There will always be diversity of opinion when it comes to any movie, Christmas or otherwise. But like hanging stockings or drinking eggnog, there is a tradition of having to endure replays of the same bad Christmas "classics" year after year. We note in this episode about the growing trend of Christmas podcasting and how many new podcasts are out there. The great majority of them pursue movies as their topic. But would any of them really take on this topic? Movies are a sacred cow of Christmas that we think needs some tipping. For many of this old Christmas films we grew up with them. As kids, maybe we did not know they were bad. I can recall seeing A Christmas Story with my family when I was a teenager. We all thought it was a great movie, especially because it was a movie we saw with my Dad in a theater - a rare event. Even more rare was that he enjoyed it so much. We thought he was taking us because it appealed to us. We were surprised -- and I think he was surprised -- at how much he laughed at it. Of course, my father was a child of the 1940s. It makes sense it would connect with him. Imagine my shock years later when discussing that movie with a friend. She was a young school teacher at the time. When I brought the movie up she immediately frowned. "That's a terrible movie," she said. "No child should ever see on a screen an image of Santa sticking his boot in a child's face." It never occurred to me that was a bad scene or that it would affect someone. But I saw her point. Movies in general are things we will never agree on. But Christmas movies, for whatever reason, seem to get a pass in many ways. In this episode we take a look a Christmas movies that play every year that should have been forgotten long ago. Will we bring up one of your favs? Do be shy in commenting what you feel -- that is what makes this discussion always so interesting.
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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com - The Victorian Christmas Part VI

The Victorian Christmas Part VI

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09/01/20 • 0 min

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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com - Let it Be Christmas

Let it Be Christmas

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11/12/20 • 37 min

Let it Be Christmas - despite what 2020 has become. That is the theme and the message of this merry episode of the Merry Little Podcast that is filled with music. We take a look back at our thoughts of Christmas just months ago and the predictions we made last spring about what this Christmas will be like. It's here now -- so how are we dealing with it? We have some pretty serious issues, not the least of which is the unexpected mental toll this year has taken on many. Are you feeling it? Have you lost that loving feeling when it comes to Christmas? Many have and we're taking that topic head on. For some the thought to let it be Christmas is difficult to put the head around in a year like this. Where can we turn for inspiration? We take a look back in history with two very different stories. We discuss George Washington's Christmas at Valley Forge and how Christmas saved things for him when the Continental Congress could help him not at all. The lessons of General Washington are a ponderous thing for those of us struggling to find the Christmas we believe in. We also tell the story of Archie Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt. This one is a little more light-hearted but its lessons are the same: that we need and even crave the love, warmth and security of a Christmas well-celebrated and that we will go far to get it. Christmas for many this year -- and Thanksgiving too, for that matter - is one many are having to reach far for. How is that done? While we do not claim to have the answers we do have some suggestions. It is something we can work on together. And for many, it is something we can over come together. Please join us at the Merry Forums of My Merry Christmas, where we have ideas of plenty about the virtual Christmas and the things we can do together to let it be Christmas.
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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com - New Christmas Music 2020

New Christmas Music 2020

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11/16/20 • 47 min

New Christmas music in 2020 is like everything else related to 2020: very different. In fact, we would say there is more heart to the music this year and nothing showcases that better than the good work of the artists and musicians whose songs we feature in this traditional episode of the Merry Little Podcast. Each year we try to do this. To share new music of Christmas is to share Christmas better than almost anything else. We purposely steer clear of the mainstream and the known in this episode to feature those emerging artists who give their all to Christmas in their art. That's what makes this episode powerful and that's what makes it fun. Here is the new Christmas music we're featuring this time around: Home for the Holidays – Sudden Flying Website: https://SuddenFlying.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfaeSS2T4F0 Purchase: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/suddenlyflying/home-for-the-holidays-feat-christopher-weeks When This is Over – Harper Denhard Website: http://www.harperdenhard.com/ Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/songs-of-hope-and-light-ep/1537645239 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoLIjsHby9rqwv-MaznQYqH1CIBPLQr1f Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5nPeuoMiz9QS8RnoC2MZqJ?si=BkmIOWUMQ2Oju_6TKc3AZw Christmas Time is Here – Amanda King Website: https://amandaking.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfM713j4uE8 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day – Jim Brickman Website: https://jimbrickman.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thejimbrickmanmusic/videos The Gingerbread Man – Jack Tempchin Website: https://jacktempchin.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POZfVo0Kv9k Darkness Won’t Prevail – Tim Bowen, Eternal Friends Music WebSite: https://eternalfriendsmusic.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNCiCFN0k-4 Home for Christmas – Performed by Rachel Warren YouTube: https://youtu.be/ggQnkqfC15E Sheet Music Plus: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/home-for-christmas-digital-sheet-music/21802722 I Wonder What You Got for Me -- Leah Belle Faser Website: https://www.leahbellefaser.com Album preview: https://ffm.to/crossing-hermis-bridge Let It Snow - -- Luke McMaster Website: https://lukemcmaster.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_sAr2mGBsU Christmas Kielbasa – Mike Schneider Band Website: https://www.mikeschneiderband.com/christmas Facebook: www.facebook.com/mikeschneiderband YouTube: www.youtube.com/mikeschneiderband Follow That Star – Joanna Jones Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johannalynjones/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDrA1j48lspaWcU9VKHC2N4LqnZyiTA9q
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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com - Shepherds and Angels

Shepherds and Angels

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12/07/20 • 35 min

Shepherds and Angels are forever a part of the Christmas story. But why? And what things can we learn from them? In this exploration of a different angle on the Nativity story we ask a lot of questions. The idea is not to cast doubt. It is to celebrate clear facts -- surprising things about the shepherds and angels that you may not know. In this merry episode we discuss the part that shepherds in particular played in the story. They were a curious choice for being key witnesses to the most heralded event in human history. Scholars do not agree about who they exactly were and what they may have known before that night of angelic manifestation. But there is a lesson to be learned by what they saw and how they reacted to it. Angels too are an interesting element of the Christmas story. For many people, angels are a fact of everyday life. Why are there angels? What is their purpose? Why did so many involved in the story of Christmas see angels? This is a celebration as well of beautiful Christmas music, including: This Holy Night -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds7aH69y29I by Broken Bow Music | Amazon I Wonder as I Wander -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1hMgD613Lo Tabernacle Choir God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCoy7URHuY4 Madilyn Paige & Her Sisters Angels from the Realms of Glory -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrLoWt2tfqg The Piano Guys & Cast of Thousands
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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com - The Future of Christmas Present

The Future of Christmas Present

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01/31/21 • 38 min

The future of Christmas present is definitely on the minds of many as we head into the New Year. What just happened? How do we explain the Christmas we just experienced? Try as we might to predict ahead of time what Christmas 2020 would be like we still have been flooded with feedback about the Christmas we all just went through. For many of us, it was a Christmas unlike any other in our lifetime. But - it's not like history has not recorded a Christmas like this. In this episode we look back to the Christmas of 1943 - a dark, unexpected, unusual and isolated Christmas that saw many separated from their families for the first time. Framed by Bing Crosby's classic, "I'll Be Home for Christmas", the lessons of Christmas 1943 are learned through not only the sacrifices of those in our family past but also of those from every side who found a way for their humanity to command in a time of war. We share the incredible story of a real combat mission flown over Germany on December 20th, 1943 when an American B-17 bomber commanded by Lt. Charles Brown was shredded by German air defenses and 15 German fighters. The tells the impressions of German Pilot Franz Stigler who couldn't believe the American plane was in the air. His choices were stark: he could shoot them down and win Germany's highest wartime honor for aviators or he could risk court martial and certain execution by allowing the B-17 to escape to safety. It was a story not only of Christmas 1943 but one that took 50 years to resolve when Lt. Brown met Franz Stigler in the 1990s. The lessons of humanity a there for us to learn from every Christmas. We also share a simple story of a loss we suffered on the Merry Forums - and how the discovery of our simple community taught a grieving daughter a new level of love from her Mother who spent so many years with us online. This thoughtful episode contemplates but does not predict the Christmas coming to us next. Instead it projects what Christmas can be -- if we can only remember what it is all really about.
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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com - Family History in Christmas

Family History in Christmas

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10/25/20 • 27 min

Family history in Christmas is something everyone has. In fact, the stories of family at Christmas can possibly be the most cherished family memories we possess. In this merry episode of the Merry Little Podcast we take it to a very personal level when it comes to Christmas history as we discuss the sharing and retention of our family Christmas stories. We have all been there when it comes to these things. We'll sit around at or after the funeral of a loved one and we'll tell their stories. Each life is unique, so these stories in simple and great ways carry supreme value not because they may be unusual but because they involved people we love. How much more special is that when you combine the stories of family with the celebration of Christmas? ~ Family History is a Thing ~ The pursuit of family history is one of the most popular Internet hobbies online. FamilySearch.org claims more than 200 million visits a year as they continue to add billions of new records online of ancestral research value. Across the globe as millions work to find their roots through hard data of names of people, places and dates of life transitions there is one component that can hardly been indexed and cataloged and searched online: personal stories. I'm no different than anyone else. This episode is as much about creating a family record of a few of our simple Christmas stories as it is a means of creating a podcast for you, Merry Listeners. These podcasts, after all, are a personal archive me and some day, after I'm pushing up daisies, they will no doubt be of value to people who might call me their ancestor. So this is an episode of personal history -- of Christmas celebrated. What can you do to preserve your family stories of Christmas? After all, not everyone has a podcast, right? ~ How to Get Family History in Christmas Recorded ~ Of course there are many ways. But the hardest part does not seem to be the creative effort it requires. It's actually just the time and effort to just make a record. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Use the season to create the record. When family is gathered "roll tape!", as they say. Set up the video camera or flip on the phone and just start talking. 2. Give family history as a gift. It can be as simple as a frame picture or photo album to copies of an old journal. These personal gifts tend to not only be long-remembered and cherished but they also spur good discussion and memory sharing in families. 3. Involve the young and the old. Storytelling is an art that has never gone out of fashion. Add that element to your holiday meals and gatherings. There are a billion ideas out there. But the honest truth is that once you share and create records they tend to take on a life of their own. We just need to get them started.
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Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com currently has 26 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Documentary and Podcasts.

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The episode title 'Scrooge' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com is 33 minutes.

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Episodes of Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com are typically released every 13 days, 17 hours.

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The first episode of Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com was released on Jul 21, 2020.

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