A Cozy Christmas Podcast

Feb 25 2025 155 ep. 49 mins 284
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A Christmas podcast that celebrates the coziest time of year.

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Christmas Day in the Bush by Samuel Sydney | A Cozy Christmas Story for Valentine's Day

Feb 25 2025 25 mins  
Happy Valentine's Day... (checks calendar)... belatedly! In today's episode I share some thrilling updates about the weather in Iowa, give some great ideas on how to make your Valentine's Day Christmas themed, and then read the Australian set Christmas story titled: Christmas Day in the Bush, by Samuel Sydney. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Declaring Open Season on Groundhogs

Selections from Kilvert's Diary - Happy New Year 2025!

Jan 29 2025 43 mins  
Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to a brand-new season of A Cozy Christmas Podcast! In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing some Christmas and winter-themed selections from Kilvert’s Diary. Francis Kilvert was an English clergyman in the Victorian era who kept beautifully detailed journals of rural life and ministry from 1870 to 1879. His descriptions of nature and the people ar

A Cozy Christmas Eve 2024

Dec 24 2024 45 mins  
Merry Christmas! In today's special Christmas Eve episode, I have several little readings and stories to share with you, along with another fun discussion about Christmas with my daughter Gracie. Today we talk about her favorite Christmas cookies, movies, and she shares some tips on how to show kindness to the people you love during Christmas time. You won't want to miss this one!

Old Christmas, Part 3 of 3

Dec 22 2024 69 mins  
Happy Christmas week! Today I finish reading Old Christmas by Washington Irving. In the story our narrator enjoys a fun Christmas Day at Bracebridge Hall and participates in a lot of the older traditions. Christmas is just a few days away! I hope you're ready for it! Ways to support the show: Rate and review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-cozy-christmas-podcast/i

Gracie's Favorite Christmas Memories, and "Old Christmas" Part 2 of 3

Dec 19 2024 40 mins  
In today's episode, my daughter Grace comes back to talk about her favorite Christmas traditions and memories. We also talk about some recent romantic Christmas movies I've seen lately. Then, for our cozy story, I read Chapter 3 of "Old Christmas" by Washington Irving. In the chapter today, our narrator arrives at Bracebridge Hall on Christmas Eve, and continues to observe the old

Celebrating 150 Episodes: chatting with Gracie, a Matchstick Mouse, and an... A.I. Christmas?

Dec 15 2024 50 mins  
There is a bit of a festive spirit around the Cozy Christmas Lodge today... we are celebrating 150 episodes! I want to thank you all for your support and participation in what has become one of the most creatively satisfying experiences of my life. So today we start off by looking to the future of Christmas Celebrations, and see what kind of Christmas songs and stories A.I. can ma

"Old Christmas" by Washington Irving, Part 1 of 3

Dec 12 2024 34 mins  
Today I have the first part of a longer story called Old Christmas by Washington Irving. Published in 1815, it explores some of the roots of our Christmas traditions as the main character visits a friend at Bracebridge Hall during Christmas to experience an old fashioned Christmas! It's a story that explores nostalgia and tradition, and is a lot of fun to read! So settle in b

Christmas Cookies with a Dash of Arsenic... An Interview with Cozy Mystery Writer Jessica Thompson

Dec 09 2024 34 mins  
Do these cookies taste funny to you? It must mean we are talking about cozy mysteries on The Cozy Christmas Podcast! Today cozy mystery writer Jessica Thompson returns to the show to talk with me about a new Christmas-themed short story collection coming out called "A Cookie of a Scoundrel". We talk a bit about her series, The Caterer's Guide to Crime, along with some of our favori

Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor: Interview with Author Roseanna M. White

Dec 01 2024 49 mins  
Forget Downton Abbey - We're heading to Sugar Plum Manor! In today's episode I talk to author Roseanna M. White. She has a new Christmas romance set in the Edwardian-Era England! "Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor" draws inspiration from the Nutcracker and weaves a magical tale of love and friendship at Christmastime. This is also the book we're reading in our Cozy Christmas bookclub.

The Gift of the Present: Thanksgiving with Ken Smith from the North Pole News Dispatch

Nov 27 2024 67 mins  
Happy Thanksgiving! In today's episode my guest is Ken Smith from the North Pole News Dispatch - one of my favorite Christmas podcasts! Fans of good food, good friends, and good music will enjoy the first part of our discussion where we chat about everything from Thanksgiving recipes and traditions and then talk about Burl Ives and his classic song "Holly Jolly Christmas". Then we