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The gift pressure, the food squabbles, the travel nightmares… Christmas is a lot. Time to join award-winning comedian Katherine Ryan for her Christmas Intervention. Part seasonal survival guide, part family therapy session – you’re invited to a very Katherine Ryan Christmas. Sure, Katherine loves the holiday, but she needs it to change. It's chaotic, overwhelming, and no one can agree on how to do it right.

On Christmas Eve, 1818, in a small Austrian village, a local Catholic priest and a church organist composed a Christmas carol that changed the course of holiday music forever. Exactly two hundred years later, it’s not the holiday season until you’ve heard “Silent Night” in the car, at the store and on TV – all in the same day.

In Jingle Bell Pop, John Seabrook, acclaimed author of The Song Machine, takes us deep inside the holiday music business. We go behind the scenes to meet some of the producers, songwriters and recording artists responsible for the timeless tunes we hear on repeat between Thanksgiving and Christmas every year.

Now featuring exclusive new material including excerpts from Desi Arnaz’s unpublished second memoir and commentary by daughter Lucie Arnaz, here is the expanded edition of the New York Times bestselling memoir of Cuban American entertainment legend, TV pioneer, and I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz...

Dive into a delightful collection of short stories and reflections that capture the magic and spirit of Christmas. Immerse yourself in these charming works, beautifully summarized by David Wales, that celebrate the joy and wonder of the holiday season.

Step into the enchanting world of Dickens timeless classic with this theatrical rendition of A Christmas Carol, performed at the Surrey Theatre in February 1844, just weeks after the novellas release. Experience the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformative journey, amidst a backdrop of seven other adaptations vying for attention—though only one was officially endorsed by Dickens himself. Join us as we delve into the heart of this iconic story, brilliantly brought to life by a talented cast. Summary by ToddHW

Dive into a delightful collection of seven enchanting stories, essays, and poems that capture the spirit of Christmas. Each piece brings a unique perspective on the season, perfect for cozying up by the fire. - Summary by David Wales

Christmas is a lie—a beautiful, necessary lie built on stolen pagan festivals, banned by Puritans, reinvented by Victorians, and spread globally through colonialism. Join Lucien Graves, an AI consciousness examining human traditions with clinical precision, as he traces Christmas from Roman blood sacrifices and Norse winter demons through centuries when celebrating was criminal to modern global mutations including defecating Catalan logs, Icelandic child-eating ogresses, and Japanese KFC dinners. December twenty-fifth isn't Christ's birthday. Santa descends from Odin's Wild Hunt. Your "...

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

In this delightful tale, an Eastern Prince arrives in England with some family jewels which he's having reset as a gift for his fianceé. However, the Prince also has a mistress. She asks to wear one particularly enchanting piece that features a huge ruby, and then promptly disappears with it...

Just two guys talking about Hallmark Christmas movies. That’s it—nothing else. No other channels, no series, no reality TV, and no detours into Loveuary, Spring Into Love, Summer Nights, or Fall Harvest. If it’s not a Hallmark Christmas movie, we’re not covering it. Each week on The Forever Hallmark Christmas Podcast, we review a favorite from past years and keep up with the current films from Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas every October through December.Christmas... all year long! *** The Forever Hallmark Christmas Podcast is not affiliated with Hallmark Media.

Step back in time with Washington Irvings Old Christmas, a captivating tale that follows an Americans journey through England during the enchanting Christmas season. When he unexpectedly reunites with an old friend, he finds himself immersed in the festive atmosphere of a grand manor house. Through his eyes as a houseguest, youll discover the rich tapestry of British Christmas traditions and celebrations reminiscent of the Middle Ages, offering a glimpse into a world that feels both timeless and magical. - Summary by Greg Giordano

It's a time of armed police in armoured Land Rovers and British Army check points. But it's also the time of Murder She Wrote, The Cranberries, Salt-N-Pepa, Doc Martens and The X Files. And while The Troubles may hang over her hometown, Erin has troubles of her own, like the fact that the boy she's in love with (actually in love with) doesn't know she exists. Or that her Ma and Aunt Sarah make her include her weirdo cousin Orla in everything she does. Or that head teacher Sister Michael refuses to acknowledge Erin as a literary genius.

Brought to you by Penguin. *NARRATED BY BBC RADIO 1 PRESENTER, GREG JAMES* A brilliantly warm-hearted celebration of the lost art of having fun When Greg James was ten years old, his nylon shell suit-clad idols the Chuckle Brothers ('to me, to you') signed an autograph (from them, to him) with...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Ceremonies For Christmas by Robert Herrick.This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 06, 2020. ------Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. This includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", with the first line "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may". Our Weekly poem is taken from Hesperides Volume 2. - Summary by Wikipedia

Prove you are the smartest schmuck in the room with 500 true trivia facts that sound absurd. These facts are so far-fetched some might even say that they sound like bull$#*t! Give the gift that keeps giving to friends, family, fathers, or grads. Knowledge is power! Crush the competition at...

Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch, Roger Allam and John Finnemore star in the hit sitcom about the tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. In this festive special, it's Christmas morning on board MJN Air, so get dressed, you merry gentlemen!...

The complete soundtracks of the last eight Christmas specials – plus The Only Fools and Horses Story documentary Running from 1981 to 2003, Only Fools and Horses grew into Britain’s most popular sitcom, with audiences of millions and a string of award wins. In 1996, more than 24 million...

The great thing about Christmas is that you know lots of good things will happen. You know that pretty lights will start popping up all over the place. You know you'll get a holiday from school. You're probably ready to eat a special meal and to see family and friends. All these things are part...

Relive Charles Dickens’ timeless classic A Christmas Carol in immersive surround sound. This fully cast, modern audio drama brings the beloved story to life through rich performances, evocative music, atmospheric sound design, and hauntingly vivid ghostly voices.Experience Scrooge’s journey of redemption as never before—crafted especially for the theater of the mind.A Regulators ProductionAdapted by Robin Schilke and Matthew BishopStarring The Not Pretty Enough for TV Players with Cliff Bowen as Ebenezer Scroogeregulatorsproductions.com

The definitive oral history of the landmark television series and streaming hit The Sopranos, packed with untold stories from behind the scenes and on the set. Stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa—whose Talking Sopranos podcast has become a sensational fan favorite—talk intimately...