On this episode, it’s our 4th anniversary episode, and we’re celebrating with another listener feedback special. We’ll talk about a fun and tropical alternative to yams, count down the 5 best Linus moments in Christmas movies, talk about dealing with grief at Christmas time, and we’ll meet our last two contestants in round one of the Road Christmas Bowl!
00:00 – 02:42 Intro/Santa Babb’s Mail Bag
02:42 – 04:34 We Need a Little Christmas Now
04:34 – 21:16 Five Golden Things (Best Linus Moments w/ Brian aka Captain Slinky)
21:16 – 27:46 Feedback from Our Last Show
27:46 – 29:26 All I Want For Christmas Is News
29:26 – 39:18 Coping with Grief During Christmas
39:18 – 42:27 Road to the Christmas Bowl
42:27 – 44:28 Wrap Up
44:28 – 47:22 Outtakes
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the poll and links)
Road To the Christmas Bowl
Turkey vs Ham
Lesley’s Hot Pineapple Dish Recipe
https://cantwaitforchristmaspod.com/2019/07/25/lesleys-hot-pineapple-dish-recipe/
Captain Slinky’s Weird Lamps
https://www.facebook.com/captainslinkysweirdlamps/
Salt Lake City’s Temple Square
https://www.templesquare.com/events/temple-square-lights/
Psychology Today Article About Grief During the Holidays
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-grief/201710/grieving-during-the-holidays
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A Leon Day Wedding sounds amazing………Little Debbie cakes are everywhere at most grocery stores. Grief needs to be acknowledged. Cooking the person’s favorite foods is a way to honor them and carry on traditions. Some people skip putting up a tree for a year, others buy a special ornament to remember them (fish for fisherman, etc). or donate to a charity in their name. If the griever is a person of faith, there are some churches that have “blue christmas” services for those mourning a loved one. I have never been to one, so I cannot tell you what they are like. For Christmas dinner, I would have both ham and turkey. In my family we had turkey for thanksgiving, ham for easter, and both for christmas.
That’s exactly what my family did too. At my grandmother’s house it was Ham for Easter. Turkey for Thanksgiving. And both for Christmas because family who could not make it for Easter or Thanksgiving always found a way to come home for Christmas
I never thought of it that way.
Thank you for “Coping with grief during Christmas” segment. It’s very timely for my family.
Listening to this on my headphones while at work. Tearing up listenng to this, trying not to be noticed by my co-workers.
Thanks again.
I do not think the voting issue is caused by cookies. I believe the voting day cutoff occurs sometime other than midnight, which is what people would typically expect. Yesterday afternoon, I voted on this week’s poll. When I tried again this morning, I was advised that my vote had already been counted. However, a few minutes ago, I was able to vote again. My guess is the cutoff is somewhere around noon Eastern time.
Well I can check off being in a podcast on my bucks list!!! I was the one in the background who yelled “die hard is not a Christmas movie” in my dad’s part.
I simply cannot imagine a Christmas without turkey. Ham must not win!
Yes! #HamforLife. Turkey already has a holiday, a classic Ham speaks Christmas to me.
Wow, the grief segment really got to me!!! My Father also passed away in March and he was the funniest when it came to Christmas activities. I refused to let go of any of his antics and (sadly for my relatives) retell those antics every year. Warning to all relatives: Yes, I’m gonna tell about getting the Christmas tree in the woods; the way he would have us get ready for Christmas morning; the way he would put on Christmas labels; how we got to open ONE designated present after Midnight Mass–there are others!!!! BTW, your grief segment was perfectly timed–those who have lost a loved one since Christmas and those that will lose a loved one within the next 6 months will have something fresh in their memory. Nice Work!!!! Super miss the boys.
wow,I’d love to here some of those stories. What great memories.
Hi Tim.
Thank you for the seriousness of the topic this month. I lost my Dad in October 2018, so this will be the second year without him. Last year we received a letter from the funeral director with a small (flat, so it would fit in the envelope) tree decoration in remembrance of dad. They also mentioned in that letter that there was a duplicate decoration hanging on their tree in the office foyer for everyone that had passed through the year.
I thought that a very nice touch.