CWFC 51 – Epic Gift Wrap Battle of History

  • Posted on April 25, 2019 at 12:05 am

On this episode, we’ll look at the history of wrapping paper, review a Christmas movie that’s in theaters now, talk about the best destinations in the United States to celebrate Christmas, and have a side dish smack down in our Road to the Christmas Bowl! Download here! 00:00 – 02:14 Intro/Announcement 02:14 – 05:22 We Need a Little Christmas Now 05:22 – 09:05 Five Golden Things (US Christmas Destinations) 09:05 – 12:19 Feedback from Our Last Show 12:19 – 16:29 History of Wrapping Paper 16:29 – 19:33 Epic Wrap Battle of History 19:33 – 21:58 Road to the Christmas Bowl…

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CWFC 050 – Cleaning Tips For Your Next Christmas Party

  • Posted on March 25, 2019 at 1:39 am

On this episode, we’ll give you some tips for cleaning up before and after a Christmas party. We’ll count down 5 MORE Christmas plants, read some long overdue emails about sad Christmas songs, and we’ll give you a recipe for Wassail. Speaking of recipes, we’ll also get our first result in our Road to the Christmas Bowl! Download here! 00:00 – 01:42 Intro 01:42 – 03:11 We Need a Little Christmas Now 03:11 – 06:44 Five Golden Things (More Christmas Plants) 06:44 – 08:28 Feedback from Our Last Show 08:28 – 12:08 Santa Babb’s Mailbag 12:08 – 13:54 All I…

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CWFC 49 – Why Do We Kiss Under The Mistletoe?

  • Posted on February 24, 2019 at 11:57 pm

On this episode, we’ll learn all about the romantic Christmas tradition of mistletoe, count down the 5 best places to hide a present, find out where you can watch Christmas movies all year, hear a heartwarming story about Christmas in February, and we’ll have our first showdown of Christmas foods on our road to the Christmas Bowl! Download here! 00:00 – 01:51 Intro 01:51 – 02:55 We Need a Little Christmas Now 02:55 – 08:25 Five Golden Things (Places to hide Christmas presents) 08:25 – 10:40 All I Want For Christmas is News 10:40 – 18:20 Mistletoe 18:20 – 19:51…

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CWFC 48 – Befana the Italian Christmas Witch and the Road to the Christmas Bowl

  • Posted on January 25, 2019 at 1:14 am

On this episode, we’ll learn of Befana, the Italian Christmas witch. We’ll also get a good cry on with the 5 saddest Christmas songs, get some encouraging news about Christmas movies, and find a way to sneak a little Christmas into your next meal (and it’s not a recipe). Speaking of eating, we’re kicking off a new, year long feature: the Road to the Christmas Bowl! Download here! 00:00 – 01:41 Intro 01:41 – 02:53 We Need a Little Christmas Now 02:53 – 10:25 Five Golden Things (Sad Christmas songs) 10:25 – 13:13 All I Want For Christmas is News…

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CWFC 47 – BONUS EPISODE – 12 Months of Christmas

  • Posted on December 23, 2018 at 3:23 am

It’s the annual Christmas bonus episode. All the imaginary listeners (plus a new friend) are here to celebrate Christmas all year long through song! Download here! 00:00 – 01:47 Intro 01:47 – 02:59 We Need a Little Christmas Now 02:59 – 06:06 Feedback From Our Last Show 06:06 – 08:36 Santa Babb’s Mailbag 08:36 – 09:20 Who Sang It Best (results) 09:20 – 13:56 Five Golden Things 13:56 – 17:29 12 Months of Christmas 17:29 – 21:32 Wrap Up 21:32 – 31:50 12 Months of Christmas (annotated) “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band “Jingle Bells” Performed…

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CWFC 046 – 12 Days Of Christmas

  • Posted on December 15, 2018 at 3:04 am

On this episode, we take a deep dive into the 12 days of Christmas, give a “hot take” on Baby It’s Cold Outside, count down the best Christmas TV commercials, put a little Star Wars in your Christmas, and reveal our final tv movie plot idea. Download here! 00:00 – 01:33 Intro 01:33 – 04:38 We Need a Little Christmas Now 04:38 – 10:05 Five Golden Things (Christmas Commercials) 10:05 – 13:23 All I Want For Christmas is News 13:23 – 27:12 12 Days of Christmas 27:12 – 27:48 Who Sang It Best (Sleigh Ride…results?) 27:48 – 30:16 Hallmarks of…

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CWFC 045 – Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas

  • Posted on November 25, 2018 at 2:48 am

On this episode, you’ll learn all about the classic Jim Henson holiday special, Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas. You’ll also get advice from a genuine baker on the best Christmas cookies, Tim will tell you about a fun Christmas party game you can play, you’ll decide who sang Sleigh Ride best and you’ll write another movie with all the Hallmarks of a great Christmas movie. Download here! 00:00 – 02:10 Intro 02:10 – 07:01 We Need a Little Christmas Now 07:01 – 09:41 Five Golden Things (Christmas Cookies) 09:41 – 11:34 All I Want For Christmas is News 11:34 – 28:52…

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CWFC 044 – Bonus Episode: A Very Christmas Podcast Network Thanksgiving

  • Posted on November 22, 2018 at 2:21 am

On this episode, it’s Thanksgiving in America, and so several podcasters from the Christmas Podcast Network have come together to talk about Christmas traditions involving music. Download here! 00:00 – 01:35 Intro 01:35 – 06:34 Christmas Past – Jingle Bells 06:34 – 10:09 Weird Christmas – Wassailing 10:09 – 14:13 Can’t Wait For Christmas – Top 5 Songs for Caroling 14:13 – 19:57 Tis the Podcast – Christmas Music Memories 19:57 – 22:33 Tinsel Tunes – Do You Hear What I Hear? 22:33 – 25:44 Advent Calendar House – Christmas Songs That Aren’t About Christmas 25:44 – 31:41 Christmas Creeps…

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CWFC 043 – Halloween vs Christmas

  • Posted on October 25, 2018 at 1:30 am

On this episode, the two mightiest end of year holidays go head to head as we compare and contrast Halloween and Christmas. You’ll also learn about a new twist on a snickerdoodle recipe, hear a count down of 5 great ways to add a personal touch to your ornaments, get Tim’s hot take on the possible return of Toys R Us, and hear the latest synopsis of a new tv movie with ALl the Halmakes of a Great Christmas Movie. Download here! 00:00 – 01:28 Intro 01:28 – 04:28 We Need a Little Christmas Now 04:28 – 08:23 Five Golden…

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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Snickerdoodle Recipe

  • Posted on October 25, 2018 at 1:25 am

Full Disclosure: This recipe appears in the Better Home and Gardens 2018 “Best of Christmas Cookies” magazine (along with many other great cookie ideas). This version was done by using the text to speech feature on Tim’s iPad. Apologies for any errors. We fully recommend you pick up the magazine for maximum cookie goodness. Okay…you were warned…

Ingredients:
OK what you gonna need is…
1 cup of butter that is softened
1 & 1/2 cups of sugar
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
3 cups of all purpose flour
4 & 1/2 cups of sweetened cinnamon toast crunch flavored wheat and rice cereal Cinnamon Toast Crunch
1 heaping helping of holiday cheer

Baking instruction:
So I say to put the butter in a bowl beat it on medium for 30 seconds and then you add sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Beat until it’s all combined (I guess you may need to scrape the bowl periodically) Then you beat in your eggs and you’re vanilla. Beat in the flour. Stir in 1 cup of the cereal, cover and chill for a half hour to an hour or until the dough is easy to handle and I don’t know will.i.am and I don’t want you to handle me at my home and business though and Adele be like don’t know are you going to (I dunno what happened there)

So then preheat your oven to 375°, put the rest of the cereal in a bag and then crush it until it’s all delicious cereal dust. Then shape the dough into a 1/4 inch balls. Roll the balls in the Cinnamon Toast Crunch dust-deliciousness and in place 2inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the bottoms are light brown (not dark brown if it’s dark brown you got to start all over) Then let it cool in the cookie sheet about two minutes and then remove and cool on a wire rack.

This will make 48 servings of one cookie each.

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