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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 12/25/25 | ![]() Christmas 2025✨ | Christmasholiday traditions+3 | Dashiell | Deck the Halls A | — | Christmas Daynews and trends+3 | — | 11m 07s | |
| 12/23/25 | ![]() Christmas Memories 2025 - vol 4✨ | familyChristmas memories+3 | — | Cozy Podcast Music with Christmas BellsPodcast Jazz Waltz Cozy Relaxing Vibes+5 | — | Christmas Eve Evefamily gathering+3 | — | 14m 19s | |
| 12/22/25 | ![]() The Secret Santa of Kansas City✨ | philanthropyChristmas+3 | — | Free Music Archive"The Agency ManFree Music Archive"Velvet Ladder"+3 | Kansas City | anonymous givingChristmas spirit+3 | — | 11m 44s | |
| 12/20/25 | ![]() Christmas Memories 2025 - vol 3✨ | familynostalgia+3 | — | PixabayConnectChristmas Memories 2025+1 | — | Christmas 2025family gathering+3 | — | 11m 32s | |
| 12/19/25 | ![]() The Silent Night✨ | historywar+3 | — | Free Music Archivethe Library of Congress's+5 | — | Christmas TruceGreat War+5 | — | 13m 29s | |
| 12/17/25 | ![]() All of you on the Good Earth✨ | historyChristmas+3 | — | Free Music Archive"Endless CosmosFree Music Archive"You'll+4 | the Good Earth | 1968Christmas Eve+3 | — | 13m 03s | |
| 12/15/25 | ![]() The Hero of Dear Old Halifax✨ | historyChristmas traditions+3 | — | Free Music Archive"Quiet SerenityFree Music Archive"Stay+2 | — | HalifaxChristmas 1917+3 | — | 12m 37s | |
| 12/13/25 | ![]() Christmas Memories 2025 - vol 2✨ | Christmasfamily+3 | — | Cozy Podcast Music with Christmas BellsChristmas Memories 2025 | — | Christmas seasonThanksgiving+3 | — | 11m 33s | |
| 12/12/25 | ![]() None Appeared More Astonished✨ | Christmasfamily+3 | — | Free Music Archive"Silent Movie"Free Music Archive"Cannolini+4 | — | Christmas surprise1902+3 | — | 10m 55s | |
| 12/10/25 | ![]() The Weeping Waters✨ | historytragedy+3 | — | Tonal Union Records"BucharestFree Music Archive"Cozy Winter+5 | New Zealand's | Christmas Evetrain tragedy+3 | — | 14m 09s | |
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| 12/8/25 | ![]() When the Current Was Turned | In 1882, inventor Edward Johnson set up a one-of-a-kind Christmas display in his New York City home...and it changed the face of Christmas as we know it. Music in This Episode "Vessel Five" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"In the Saloon" — Piano Music, via Pixabay"Whispers of the Heart" — Lite Saturation, via Free Music Archive"Vessel One" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"Sunday Morning" — Maarten Schellekens, via Free Music Archive"World of Dreams" — Tune Tank, via Pixa... | 11m 45s | ||||||
| 12/6/25 | ![]() Christmas Memories 2025 - vol 1 | The Christmas season is in full swing. The tree is up. The carols are playing. The shopping and baking merrymaking of all sorts is here once again. We're all doing a lot of the stuff that Christmas memories are made of. And Christmas memories are what bring us together here today. This season on Christmas Past, I’m sharing your Christmas memories in special episodes dedicated just to them...like this one. I want to share one of your memories in one of the several other episodes li... | 12m 55s | ||||||
| 12/5/25 | ![]() Homecoming | On a cold winter's night, a man working in a field saw an out-of-place object in the night sky. This is a Christmas story, but it's not the one you think it is. Music in This Episode "Below the River" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"Dream Lodger" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"Embrace Serenity" — Lite Saturation, via Free Music Archive"Mallet Play" — Maarten Schellekens, via Free Music Archive"The First Noel" — Clavier, via Pixabay"Greensleeves" — Don Maue, shar... | 11m 18s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 | ![]() The Builder of Tomorrows | Inventor Reginald Aubrey Fessenden received hundreds of patents in his career. And one invention that debuted in 1906 changed Christmas as we know it. Music in This Episode "Agony and Ivory" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"The Cresting" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"Tranquility" — Kevin MacLeod, via Free Music Archive"Peaceful Acoustic Guitar Instrumental for Relaxation" — Nicholas Panek, via Pixabay"Wholesome Original Lullaby" — Viktor Baikovskyi, via PixabayConnect... | 12m 26s | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | ![]() The Birthday Gift | Teenaged Annie Ide resented being born on December 25 because Christmas always overshadowed her birthday. But a unique birthday gift from an eccentric family friend would change the course of her life forever. Music in This Episode "An Early Sneak" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"Taboret" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"Calm Meditation, Good Sleep" — Lihn Pham, via Pixabay"Cozy Jazz Podcast Music with Christmas Bells" — Denis Pavlov, via Pixabay"Clean Soul" — Kev... | 12m 12s | ||||||
| 11/29/25 | ![]() Season 10 Announcement, Dickens Fair, etc. | Just dropping by with a quick hello, now that the season is in full swing. Today, I share an announcement about this season of Christmas Past, as well as share highlights from my annual visit to the Great Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco. Plus...a surprise guest appearance! Music in this Episode "Working Time - Soft Acoustic Guitar" — Dream Protocol, via Pixabay Connect with Me Links to all the things https://christmaspastpodcast.com/links Email: christmaspastpodcast@gmail.com Book... | 5m 50s | ||||||
| 11/27/25 | ![]() Story Time: Lucky's Grove | Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! It's the kickoff to the main season of Christmas Past. What better way to get things going than with a cozy gathering around the fire for some old fashioned storytelling? Today, I'm back with a ghost story for Christmas. In "Lucky's Grove," when a Christmas tree is selected from a mysterious grove, strange and tragic events follow. Thanks to my friends at Biblioasis for once again giving me the opportunity to share this year's set of ghost stories with you.... | 50m 40s | ||||||
| 11/21/25 | ![]() Interview: Vaughn Joy, Author of Selling Out Santa | In today's episode, Vaughn Joy, Ph.D. joins Christmas Past to discuss how the social and political climate of the mid-20th century shaped the Christmas movies of that era. She's the author of the new book, Selling Out Santa: Hollywood Christmas Films in the Age of McCarthy Music in this Episode "Happy Night Christmas Winter Jazz" — Music for Videos, via Pixabay Connect with Me Links to all the things https://christmaspastpodcast.com/links Email: christmaspastpodcast@gmail.com Books Of Ch... | 30m 05s | ||||||
| 11/14/25 | ![]() Interview: Thomas Ruys Smith, author of Searching for Santa Claus | Today, we welcome back a frequent guest on Christmas Past. Thomas Ruys Smith is a professor of American literature and culture at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. He’s also a frequent guest on Christmas Past and the author of several books about Christmas history and literature. His latest is Searching for Santa Claus: An Anthology of the Poems, Stories, and Illustrations that Shaped a Global Icon. Music in this Episode "Jazz Christmas Music" — Pulsebox, via Pixabay ... | 28m 38s | ||||||
| 11/7/25 | ![]() Interview: Alonso Duralde, author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas | Today, I'm talking to Alonso Duralde, film critic, podcaster, and author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas (2nd Edition). Music in this episode "Our Minds Following" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive Connect with Me Links to all the things https://christmaspastpodcast.com/links Email: christmaspastpodcast@gmail.com Books Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past (2025, Lyons Press and Recorded Books) It's Christmas as you've never seen it ... | 28m 05s | ||||||
| 10/31/25 | ![]() Story Time: The Mistress in Black | Happy Halloween, everyone! 👻🎃 And welcome to the 2025 pre-season for Christmas Past. For the past several years now, we've kicked off the pre-season with a ghost story from my friends at Biblioasis Publishing. They publish a series of three ghost stories for Christmas every year, beautifully designed and illustrated by the acclaimed artist known only as Seth. Today, I'm narrating Rosemary Temperley's short story, "The Mistress in Black." Check These Out 🎄 Biblioasis Publishing's Ghost Stories... | 31m 13s | ||||||
| 12/25/24 | ![]() Christmas 2024 (plus listener memories) | The big day is here, and so is our final episode of 2024. As we so do every year, we'll take a look back at all the news, trends, sights, and sounds that made this Christmas what it was. We'll also hear some Christmas memories from the Christmas Past family. Thank you for another wonderful season. I'll see you next year. Merry Christmas! Music in this episode "Jazz Podcast Night Relaxing Vibes" — Denis Pavlov, via Pixabay"Wish Background" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech"Calm Piano Music" — P... | 24m 40s | ||||||
| 12/23/24 | ![]() Backstory: Wren Day | The small, unassuming wren may be nothing much to look at, but wait till it starts singing. Its loud, complex songs, and its tendency to sing them throughout winter, has earned it the title of “King of Birds.” But on December 26, the king is dead. Wren Day is a traditional hunting of the wren, followed by celebrations that include disguise, door-to-door visiting and parading, and song. It’s certainly one of our most strange and mysterious Christmas customs, a mixture of Celtic mythology, old ... | 12m 00s | ||||||
| 12/20/24 | ![]() Backstory: The Yule Lads | One by one, over a series of nights during Christmastime in Iceland, the Yule Lads come down from a mountain, making mischief, rewarding good behavior and punishing bad. These lovable scamps are unique melding of folkloric traditions, and a reminder that Christmas once was — and still can be — haunted and scary. Terry Gunnell, professor emeritus of folkloristics at the University of Iceland, joins Brian to tell the story. Thanks also to Baldur Gylfa for appearing in this episode! Music in thi... | 12m 15s | ||||||
| 12/18/24 | ![]() Backstory: Ded Moroz | Ded Moroz ("Grandfather Frost"), went from folk tale to fairy tale, from beloved symbol of Christmas to exile, and then back to beloved symbol, all in surprisingly short order. It’s a story of ups and downs, set against the backdrop of a violent social and political revolution, and which resulted in a strange stint as the “Soviet Santa Claus.” Karen Petrone, University of Kentucky history professor and author of Life Has Become More Joyous, Comrades, joins Brian to tell the story. ... | 13m 10s | ||||||
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