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A salute to all TV holiday specials, but mostly the Christmas ones. Revisit 12 holiday classics and not-so-classics each December and July.
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The Story of Santa Claus (opens the original)
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🎄 This podcast was created as part of a seemingly endless life debt that resulted in a wish to give the world the gift of a bunch of nerds with microphones talking about old TV holiday specials. And now you know my dark origins. 🎙️ Collin Murr from Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Podcast and Jeff Loftin from the Lost Christmas Podcast join us as we get violently tossed off course back to 1996 and rediscover “The Story of Santa Claus,” or at least a story of Santa Claus, the first to star Ed Asner as
Saved by the Bell: The College Years - A Thanksgiving Story (opens the original)
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🦃 This Thanksgiving in July, I’ve put out some extra table settings for some old friends. Previously, on the Advent Calendar House, we watched Zack Morris be trash but still manage to find a girl and her dad a Home for Christmas . Now, thankfully, we get to see him a tiny bit more grown-up as we get wheeled directly into a wall back to 1993 for a special Turkey Day episode of “Saved by the Bell: The College Years” that’s packed with last-minute surprise celebrity guests. 🎙️ Adam Pope and Chad Yo
WKRP in Cincinnati - Bah, Humbug (opens the original)
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🎄 It’s another Scrooge Sunday, which means we’re about to be haunted by a series of spirits as we ride the airwaves back to 1980 for a version of “A Christmas Carol” set in the studios of “WKRP in Cincinnati.” 🎙️ Gerry Davila , Scott Leopold , and Michael May join us on a trip through time that definitely wasn’t fueled by special brownies, so stop asking. 📺 You can find “Bah, Humbug” on the Internet Archive . **** (00:00) - Intro (03:03) - Guest and Episode Histories (07:55) - Carlson’s Grandfat
M*A*S*H - Death Takes a Holiday (opens the original)
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⚠️ Warning: Our wartime yuletide takes a grimmer turn in this episode, which includes the death of a man hit by a sniper. But since it’s Christmas, we’re all going to do the best we can to find a bit of hope, joy, and laughter in the face of tragedy. 🎙️ Tim Babb from the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast and Jamie Ray from Fave Five From Fans join us as we report for duty to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital and try to give some kids a merry Christmas. 📺 You can watch “M*A*S*H” on Hulu . “
Santa vs. the Snowman (opens the original)
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🎄 Today’s adventure finds us caught in the middle of a battle for the North Pole in multiple dimensions. 🎙️ Sammy Hain and Jeff Loftin join the march back to 1997 to witness the Christmas clash of Santa vs. the Snowman, a TV special from creator Steve Oedekerk and director John A. Davis, who’d later team up to write and direct “Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.” 📺 You can find “Santa vs. the Snowman” on YouTube, both an original 1997 broadcast with commercials , and its 2002 update for IMAX 3D . **** (
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