CWFC 162 – Old Man Bayka / Jackson 5 Christmas Songs

CWFC 162 – Old Man Bayka / Jackson 5 Christmas Songs

From Can't Wait for Christmas by Tim Babb

April 25, 2026 · 30 min

About this episode

This episode explores Liberia's Christmas figure Old Man Bayka and features a countdown of the top Jackson 5 Christmas songs.

On this episode, we’ll travel all the way to the West African country of Liberia and learn about their popular Christmas figure, Old Man Bayka. We’ll also countdown the top five songs from the Jackson 5 Christmas Album, put sone holiday cheer into your phone, learn some disturbing news about SantaCon, and we’ll finally name the Scrooge segment that has no name. Download here! 00:00 – 02:08 Intro 02:08 – 05:50 We Need A Little Christmas Now 05:50 – 13:23 5 Golden Things – Jackson 5 Christmas Songs 13:23 – 17:11 All I Want For Christmas is News 17:11 – 21:48 Old Man Bayka (Christmas in Liberia) 21:48 – 23:55 The Segment With No Name…yet 23:55 – 26:23 Wrap Up 26:23 – 29:39 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 the links) Totally Rad Christmas! Bonus: Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Easter in Rome (w/ Mike and Tim) https://totallyradchristmas.com/1776801600000 Christmas Sounds To Add to Your iPhone https://cantwaitforchristmaspod.com/2026/04/24/christmas-sounds-to-add-to-your-iphone…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Babb

Topics covered

Keywords

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States Marine Band

Places: Liberia

More episodes of Can't Wait for Christmas

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Can't Wait for Christmas podcast page.