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”Another Christmas Story” - Chapter Forty-Two - It‘s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - As Read By Anthony Caruso

Happy Saturday, Christmas fanatics! Welcome to the forty-third official installment of “Another Christmas Story”!
This week's chapter, Chapter Forty-Two, entitled “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, will be read to you by the author of our story himself, our very own Anthony Caruso! We hope you like it! If you do, make sure to share this episode and our website, upon which the text of this installment is posted, to get it in front of as many ears and eyes as possible! In addition, make sure to share this installment for a chance to win a brand new, 2021 Hallmark "Stocking Stuffers Special Edition Keepsake Ornament"!
Coming up on the show this upcoming Monday, November 22nd, we will be covering the brand new Disney + original movie, "Home Sweet Home Alone"! And already recorded and in the bag is our episode on the 2003, family holiday movie, "Eloise at Christmastime", which will drop in your feeds on Monday, November 29th! Meanwhile, later that same night, we will be recording our episode on the brand new, Netflix holiday film, "Love Hard", which will drop in your feeds on Monday, December 6th!
Before that, however, on Friday, November 26th - Black Friday - you’ll get to hear Chapter Forty-Three of “Another Christmas Story” entitled “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”, which Mike Westfall of "Advent Calendar House" will be reading to y'all! Why is it coming a day later than when new chapters normally drop? Because on Thursday, November 25th - Thanksgiving Day - we will be dropping a once Patreon exclusive in which we discuss the Freeform original film, "Turkey Drop"! So, keep your eyes on your podcast feeds because there's lots of great stuff coming up!
Enjoy, y’all! And have a very Happy Thanksgiving! We're thankful for all of you! 🍂🦃🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Sometimes What We Want Is Not What We Need. (Next Stop, Christmas)

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! Sorry this episode is dropping a few hours late - we had some technical difficulties with one of our audio tracks! But, we're hoping this is still early enough where we can make your Monday!
Can you believe we're already halfway through November as of today? To celebrate the occasion, we are covering the brand new, 2021 original Hallmark film, "Next Stop, Christmas" which features Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson! As we're all aware, Hallmark films are very hit or miss for our elves, and they all tend to like different ones. So how exactly does this one fare? You'll have to tune in to find out the answer to this question and hear much more interesting discussion related to things besides the movie itself!
So, settle in with your favorite holiday-themed beverage, kick back, and enjoy this fun episode! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! 

”Another Christmas Story” - Chapter Forty-One - Christmas in Hollis - As Read By Danielle Essary

Happy Thursday, Christmas fanatics! Welcome to the forty-second official installment of “Another Christmas Story”!
This week's chapter, Chapter Forty-One, entitled “Christmas in Hollis”, will be read to you by listener Danielle Essary! We hope you like it! If you do, make sure to share this episode and our website, upon which the text of this installment is posted, to get it in front of as many ears and eyes as possible! In addition, make sure to listen to the entire episode to hear us launch a new contest and find out how you can win a brand new, 2021 Hallmark "Stocking Stuffers Special Edition Keepsake Ornament"!
Coming up on the show this upcoming Monday, November 15th, we will be covering the brand new Hallmark Original Christmas Movie, "Next Stop, Christmas"! And later that same night, we will be recording our episode on the 2003, family holiday movie, "Eloise at Christmastime" with Kim Cooper of "Planning For Christmas", which will drop in your feeds on Monday, November 29th! Meanwhile, on Tuesday, November 16th, we will be recording our episode on the brand new, Disney + sequel that nobody asked for, "Home Sweet Home Alone", which will drop in your feeds on Monday, November 22nd!
Before that, however, on Thursday, November 18th, you’ll get to hear Chapter Forty-Two of “Another Christmas Story” entitled “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, which Holli Cuomo of "NetfliXmas" will be reading to y'all! So, keep your eyes on your podcast feeds because there's lots of great stuff coming up!
Enjoy, y’all! 🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

To The Family We‘re Born With, And To The Family We Make Along The Way. And, Most Importantly, To Richmond! (Ted Lasso)

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Now that we're officially in the most wonderful time of the year, we hope that you're knee deep in preparing for Christmas - planning your menus and wrapping your gifts in your fully decorated home while watch holiday films on TV!
This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony are joined by Claude Bélanger - formerly of "Christmas Conversations" - to discuss one of the most heartwarmingly perfect Christmas episodes of a television show that any of them have ever seen: Season 2, Episode 4 of Apple's hit television show, "Ted Lasso" entitled "Carol of the Bells"! In what is one of their favorite episodes of the podcast to date, listen as the four gush over this hilarious series, lavish praise on the talented cast and the entertaining characters they bring to life, commend its incredible writing, and throw around quotes galore! In addition, they talk about how they each individually spent Halloween, delve into a conversation about mental health, and reveal what movies and television specials they like to watch on Thanksgiving to celebrate Turkey Day!
So, settle down in front of the glow of your Christmas tree with your favorite, just-returned holiday drink from Starbucks in this year's Red Cup, and enjoy this extraordinarily festive episode we can guarantee you that you will not want to miss! 
And if you want even more “Tis the Podcast“, make sure to check your podcast feeds this upcoming Thursday - November 11th - to hear Chapter Forty-One of “Another Christmas Story” entitled “Christmas in Hollis", which listener Danielle Essary will be reading to you! 
As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! 🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

”Another Christmas Story” - Chapter Forty - Silent Night - As Read By Sarah Houston

Happy Thursday, Christmas fanatics! Welcome to the forty-first official installment of “Another Christmas Story”!
This week's chapter, Chapter Forty, entitled “Silent Night”, will be read to you by Sarah Houston - the incredibly amazing wife of our very own Anthony Caruso! (Behind every strong man is a better and stronger woman, and this marriage is proof!) We hope you like it! If you do, make sure to share this episode and our website, upon which the text of this installment is posted, to get it in front of as many ears and eyes as possible! In addition, make sure to listen to the entire episode to hear us launch a new contest and find out how you can win a brand new, 2021 Hallmark "Stocking Stuffers Special Edition Keepsake Ornament"!
Coming up on the show this upcoming Monday, November 8th, we will be covering Season 2, Episode 4 of "Ted Lasso" entitled "Carol of the Bells" with guest, C.J. Bélanger! And later that same night, we will be recording our episode on the brand new, 2021 Hallmark Original Christmas Movie, "Next Stop, Christmas", which will drop in your feeds on Monday, November 15th!
Before that, however, on Thursday, November 11th, you’ll get to hear Chapter Forty-One of “Another Christmas Story” entitled “Christmas in Hollis”, which listener Danielle Essary will be reading to y'all! So, keep your eyes on your podcast feeds because there's lots of great stuff coming up!
Enjoy, y’all! 🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Santa, You Will Never Return To Earth, You Belong To Mars Now. (Santa Conquers the Martians)

Happy November, Christmas fanatics! With spooky month behind us, we are in full-on Christmas mode here at "Tis the Podcast" workshop! This week, the elves subjected themselves to the 1964 comedy(?) "Santa Conquers the Martians"! No spoilers here, but the length of the episode may allude to how they felt. 
Sit back with your favorite holiday beverage, turn on the sleeping spray, and drift off to paradise with the Ladies' Choice winners of the Christmas Podcast Awards! 

I‘m The Ghost With The Most, Babe! (Beetlejuice)

Happy Halloween, Christmas Fanatics! We couldn't let Spooky Season 2021 come to an end without one final Halloween-themed episode for you! So, travel back in time with us and enjoy this once Patreon-exclusive episode in which Julia, Thom, and Anthony discuss the iconic, 1988 film, "Beetlejuice"! 
How does this movie hold up over thirty years later? Is Michael Keaton's portrayal of the infamous bioexorcist a work of genius or just plain annoying? All of the questions, and more, are answered in this fun discussion! So settle back with your Pumpkin Spice Lattes, enjoy, and get excited - because we are officially in the Christmas season as of midnight tonight! 

”Another Christmas Story” - Chapter Thirty-Nine - Santa Baby - As Read By Anthony Caruso

Happy Thursday, Christmas fanatics! Welcome to the fortieth official installment of “Another Christmas Story”!
This week's chapter, Chapter Thirty-Nine, entitled “Santa Baby”, will be read to you by the author of this holiday tale himself, our very own Anthony Caruso! We hope you like it! If you do, make sure to share this episode and our website, upon which the text of this installment is posted, to get it in front of as many ears and eyes as possible! In addition, make sure to listen to the entire episode to hear us launch a new contest and find out how you can win a brand new, 2021 Hallmark "Stocking Stuffers Special Edition Keepsake Ornament"! 
Coming up on the show this upcoming Monday, November 1st, we will be covering the infamous film, “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians”! And later that same night, we will be recording our episode on Season 2, Episode 4 of the hit show, "Ted Lasso", entitled, "Carol of the Bells", which will drop in your feeds on Monday, November 8th!Before that, however, on Thursday, November 4th, you’ll get to hear Chapter Forty of “Another Christmas Story” entitled “Silent Night”, which Anthony's wife, Sarah, will be reading to y'all! So, keep your eyes on your podcast feeds because there's lots of great stuff coming up!
Enjoy, y’all! 🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

”Another Christmas Story” - Chapter Thirty-Eight - Please Come Home For Christmas - As Read By Danielle And Jackie Of ”No More Late Fees”

Happy Wednesday, Christmas fanatics! Welcome to the thirty-ninth official installment of “Another Christmas Story”! 
In this installment, the amazing Danielle and Jackie of "No More Late Fees" will read to y'all Chapter Thirty-Eight of our tale entitled, "Please Come Home For Christmas"! Full disclosure, we fully meant to drop this one last week - Anthony had recorded the intro. and outro. for this episode prior to going on vacation, and Danielle and Jackie had gotten their recording to him in plenty of time to edit and put it all together, but while on vacation, time just got away from the Christmas Podcast Network's resident New Yorker and it never got posted last week. So, as such, there's no reference in the episode to this chapter dropping late or us actually being closer to Christmas than the countdown mentions at the end! But no matter, we hope you still enjoy it! If you do, make sure to share this episode and our website, upon which the text of this installment is posted, to get it in front of as many ears and eyes as possible!
Coming up on the show this upcoming Monday, November 1st, we will be dropping our episode covering the infamous film, “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians”! And dropping in your feeds on Monday, November 8th, we'll be dropping our episode in which we discuss Season 2, Episode 4 of "Ted Lasso" entitled "Carol of the Bells"!  Meanwhile, tomorrow - on Thursday, October 29th - you'll get this week's official installment of “Another Christmas Story”, Chapter Thirty-Nine entitled “Santa Baby”, which will be brought to life for you by the author of the book himself, our very own Anthony! (That's right - you're getting two chapters of the book this week! There are perks of missing a week!) So, keep your eyes on your podcast feeds because there's lots of great stuff coming up!
Enjoy, y’all! 🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Look, There Is The Boogeyman Outside! (Halloween 1978)

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! Can you believe we've already reached the official final installment of 2021's Spooky Month? We sure as heck can't! Nevertheless, we planned all along on going out with a bang! So, to celebrate the occasion, Julia, Thom, and Anthony are joined by the always awesome and insanely knowledgeable Jay Skipworth of the extraordinarily fun, "Film Strip Podcast" to discuss the iconic, 1978, John Carpenter film, "Halloween"! Join the four of us as we take a deep dive into the cult classic and explore the impact that Carpenter, the film franchise he spawned, and the boogeyman himself - Michael Myers - have had on the film industry today, and help us bid Halloween adieu as we creep ever closer to November and the official start of the Christmas season! This is one fun and fascinating episode you want to be sure not to miss - especially if you're a fan of horror films and slasher films! So don your sweaters, grab your pumpkin spice lattes, take a stroll down the leafy streets of Haddonfield with us, and enjoy this fun episode!