Soul Music tells the story of the song, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and talks to people for whom it has special meaning. 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas', was first performed by J...Show More
Jim Glaub and Dylan Parker didn’t think too much of it when, every year, a few letters were delivered to their New York apartment addressed to Santa. But then one year, 400 letters arrived. And they d...Show More
A collection of Kind World stories that showcase the power of a small but life-changing gift.
No Christmas can ever be as good as the ones you had as a kid. But this week we go all in and bring the joy, the spontaneity, the sense that anything can happen back to Christmas.
In episode 37 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore why Merry Christmas is the preference in North American English and Happy Christmas is preferred in British English.Audio: https://www.acast.com/why...Show More
A quarter-century after its release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has claimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Call it a "Christmas Mariahcle." (Transcript here.) Learn more ...Show More
Bing Crosby and hundreds of other singers have expressed their desire to see snow on Christmas, by why? Learn the history of this popular holiday song in today's episode of BrainStuff. Learn more abo...Show More
Summary: This week, we bring you a very special holiday edition of Pop This! - our annual argument about whether Love Actually is the best or worst Christmas movie of all time! We recorded this sho...Show More
Continuing a holiday tradition, these are a few of Neil's favorite carols as sung by his wife, Katie.
Every year at BA, one lucky person is called upon to develop holiday cookies worthy of baking, swapping, eating, and gifting. This time around, that lucky person was Rick Martinez, and here he explain...Show More
Taylor Swift, Jenny Lewis, Tarriona "Tank" Ball, Lucy Dacus and more special guests join hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton for their annual holiday party. What could possibly go wrong?
White Christmas holds the Guinness World Record for most singles sold and has been covered over 500 times. Pop stars from Elvis to Ella have recorded it, with interpretations from doo-wop to country t...Show More
If a con man manages to make needy Christmas wishes come true is he still a con man? (Also, Merry Christmas!)
In the 1950s, a child trying to call Santa Claus accidentally called NORAD and changed Christmas Eve forever.
Happy Holidays! We wanted to something fun and special for this holiday season so we decided to cover the famous 1920s Santa Claus Robbery. It a crazy, jolly, super violent episode. Ho Ho Ho Merry Hei...Show More
EPISODE 305 There's a special kind of magic to Christmas in New York City, from that colossal Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center to the fanciful holiday displays in department store windows. But ...Show More
Does your stomach turn at the thought of a Christmas pudding? How about pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving? Foods like these, commonly served at annual celebrations, are deeply ingrained in our cultures, but...Show More
It feels like Christmas bars are taking over. These unabashedly kitschy, tinsel-and-ribbon adorned yuletide popups are slinging good cheer and plenty of booze all over the country, and we wanted to kn...Show More
This week, Working is taking a break from its season about Homelessness Services to get into the holiday spirit. Jordan talks to James Bonavita, the owner of B&R Christmas Decorators -- one of the com...Show More
On this week's special Christmas episode, the weirdest things we learned this week range from a Santa-esque giantess named Gryla and her 13 yule lads to a disease named after a boy called Christmas. W...Show More
Kurt Andersen’s version of a Christmas story doesn’t have your typical talking snowman or mistletoe. Instead, this holiday tale involves extraterrestrial surveillance and melting polar ice caps. Learn...Show More
In our final episode of 2019, Nick & Brandon count down the Top 10 Most Popular Traditional Christmas Carols, ranked by the number of times each carol has been copyrighted on a Christmas album over th...Show More
Performed as part of the mystery plays, the 'Coventry Carol' is from the Pageant of the Shearman and Taylors and tells the story of the Slaughter of The Innocents. A copy of the manuscript survived a ...Show More
For the holidays, stories of families finally addressing the thorny thing they’ve never really talked about.
Did you know Canadians produce about 25 per cent more waste during the holidays? It's not like we have evil intentions, but at this time of year it's almost impossible to avoid waste. And even when we...Show More
Actor Tom Hiddleston reminisces about his childhood love of Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker and reveals that he still turns to the Russian Dance whenever he needs a shot of vitality in his day.
Tis the season to be jolly, so we've dipped into our stocking full of podcasts and pulled out three festive talks that explore Christmas traditions through the ages. Join food historian Dr Annie Gray...Show More
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Heart-warming and heart-breaking stories about the melancholic song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Traces the origins and history of this beautiful Christmas song.