Merry Britsmas

Dec 20 2024 76 ep. 31 mins 434
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Merry Britsmas is all about the British Christmas experience, from traditions to music to film and television.

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Merry Britsmas 72 - Goodness Gracious Me & O Holy Night, It's Blooming Christmas!

Dec 20 2024 39 mins  
It's CHRIIISTMAASSS! For our last full episode of the year, I dive into a festive special of a great sketch show from the 90s called Goodness Gracious Me, explore British covers of my favourite carol, O Holy Night, and share some more festive emergency question responses about nativities and chocolates! Total Christmas Podcast O Holy Night Covers Leona Lewis Michael Ball Ellie G

Merry Britsmas 71: Stay Another Day To Be Outnumbered This Christmas

Dec 11 2024 40 mins  
In the first of our December episodes this year, we take a look at a boy band called East 17 telling us to Stay Another Day, chat about some Outnumbered parents back in 2011, & discuss some more festive emergency questions about nativities and Quality Street! East 17 - Stay Another Day Kylie Minogue - Stay Another Day Tom Chaplin - Stay Another Day Rae Morris - Stay Another Da

Merry Britsmas 70: A Curious Case Of Some Alternative Christmas Music

Nov 28 2024 43 mins  
In our second November episode, we have a very unusual Santa Claus exploration with a Channel 4 take on therapy and history, some alternative indie British festive tunes that need to be heard, and more festive questions and answers! The Long Blondes - Xmas Is Cancelled The Beautiful South - Hold It Back Frankie & the Heartstrings - Too Right It's Xmas Badly Drawn Boy - Donn

Merry Britsmas 69: A Man Down For A Peaceful Christmas

Nov 14 2024 34 mins  
In my first November episode of Merry Britsmas, we have more festive questions to answer about food and drunken mistakes, a Christmas comedic special about a big comedian called Greg Davies, and a song that links to armistice day by a pretty famous Liverpudlian called Paul McCartney! Pipes of Peace Covers MUNA Callum Minks Sergio Denis Don't Call Me Ishmael Merry Britsmas KO-FI

Merry Britsmas 68: SPOOKSMAS! Halloween Murders, Music & Ghostly Tales

Oct 27 2024 42 mins  
It's Merry Spooksmas! Which means Halloween vibes and horrors, such as a creepy tale of murder mystery from Jonathan Creek, some gothic horror songs, and creepy ghostly stories from the historic town of Rye! Kaiser Chiefs - Zombie Prom Radiohead - Burn The Witch Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Merry Britsmas 67: Christmas Screams and Shrieks

Oct 12 2024 35 mins  
On our first October episode of Merry Britsmas this year, we get a little bit spooky but still quite festive. I watch a recent kids show about monsters called Scream Street, force myself to listen to comedic British Xmas songs, and ask and answer some more Emergency Festive Questions, this time with a spooky twist! David Brent - Don't Cry It's Xmas Geraldine McQueen - Once Upon A

Merry Britsmas 66: A Retro 60s Christmas Peek

Sep 28 2024 36 mins  
In my 66th episode and the first Ber month episode of 2024, I go back to the 1960s to listen to some older British Christmas songs that people may not know, watch an old show about Scottish doctors with some festive storytelling, and go back to the Emergency Festive Questions book to answer and ask some more odd queries such as why is Rudolph's nose red? David Whitfield - Santo Na

Merry Britsmas 65: Just Like Christmas At Robin's Nest

Aug 23 2024 38 mins  
In the August episode of Merry Britsmas, I take a look at British covers of an indie classic Just Like Xmas by Low, explore a sitcom I knew nothing about called Robin's Nest, and answer some more Festive Emergency Questions, as well as reading out some of your answers from last month! Covers of Just Like Xmas Tripp Mirror Guisers Parcs Gastown Irregulars Gabrielle Aplin

Merry Britsmas 64: Christmas In July and Paradise

Jul 25 2024 44 mins  
It's Christmas in July! So it's time for some summery xmas things on Merry Britsmas including some (incredibly vaguely linked) festive songs about sun and summer, as well as a look at Death In Paradise, a show about crime, the Caribbean, and, in this episode, Christmas. I also ask and answer some more festive questions and hope you will answer them too! The Sunflower Thieves - It'

Merry Britsmas 63: Leon Day Homemade Christmas Questions

Jun 23 2024 23 mins  
In the Leon Day episode, with only six months until Xmas, I take a look at a sketch show spin-off about a home-made Christmas from Smith & Jones, learn my A-B-Cs with Xmas Alphabet, and start looking at some Xmas questions for all of us to answer! Xmas Alphabet by Dickie Valentine Xmas Alphabet by Cliff Richard Xmas Alphabet by Jasmine Rae