A Cozy Christmas Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Christmas Time in New York City, part 2 Sep 20, 2021

Show notes

It's back to New York City, as I sit down with Chris and Kris from Christmas Time in the City podcast to talk with them about life in the Big Apple, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, and much more. We play some fun trivia games about Iowa and have a lot of laughs along the way.

Find them online:

Website: http://www.christmastimeinthecity.com/

Youtube Channel: Click here for some awesome videos of NYC!

Contact Me:

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cozychristmaspodcast

instagram: @cozychristmaspodcast

twitter: @CozyXmasPod

email: cozychristmaspodcast@gmail.com

A Cozy Christmas Youtube Channel

Check out Art's new podcast: The Bookshelf Odyssey, episodes beginning August 20th! www.bookshelfodyssey.com

Ways to support the show:

Buy me a coffee? www.ko-fi.com/cozychristmas

Ornaments, Mugs, and Notebooks: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CozyChristmasPodcast

Christmas in New York City, part 1 with Special Guest Anthony Caruso Sep 06, 2021

Show notes

In today's episode I interview Anthony Caruso from Tis the Podcast.

We talk about the origins of his podcast, the wonderful Christmas podcast community, his book Another Christmas Story, Christmas Movies, books, Italian Christmas family traditions and more.

Grab a Pumpkin Spiced Latte, and enjoy our conversation!

Chapter 31 of Another Christmas Story, Read by Art: Do You Hear What I Hear?

Books Mentioned in the Podcast:

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The Christmas Train (Amazon)

Marley: A Novel (Amazon)

A Boy Called Christmas (Amazon)

The Girl Who Saved Christmas (Amazon)

Santa is for Real (Amazon)

The Christmas Hirelings (Amazon)

A Christmas Carol (Amazon)

Affiliate links mean I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. This helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.

Contact Me:

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cozychristmaspodcast

instagram: @cozychristmaspodcast

twitter: @CozyXmasPod

email: cozychristmaspodcast@gmail.com

Youtube: I'm going to try and post some more videos here and there on youtube, you can check out one I did with Gracie, or listen to the podcast there.

A Cozy Christmas Youtube Channel

Check out Art's new podcast: The Bookshelf Odyssey, episodes beginning August 20th! www.bookshelfodyssey.com

Ways to support the show:

Buy me a coffee? www.ko-fi.com/cozychristmas

Ornaments, Mugs, and Notebooks: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CozyChristmasPodcast

Cozy Christmas Mail Bag - Our 50th Episode! Aug 30, 2021

Show notes

Welcome to Episode 50! To celebrate, I'm dipping in to the Cozy Christmas mail bag to read some emails and share a very special recording from a listener.

Our listener Michelle shared with me a recording of her mother reading the story "The Small One" by Charles Tazewel. It's the tale of a Donkey who finds himself having to be sold one day. It's a great story for those who like Christmas and small Donkeys.

00:00 Introduction

01:45 Listener Emails - we're talking mince meat pie, Christmas memories, and favorite stories.

11:20 Story: The Small One,

25:27 Introducing the Cozy Christmas website

28:38 Concluding thoughts

Contact Me:

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cozychristmaspodcast

instagram: @cozychristmaspodcast

twitter: @CozyXmasPod

email: cozychristmaspodcast@gmail.com

Youtube: I'm going to try and post some more videos here and there on youtube, you can check out one I did with Gracie, or listen to the podcast there.

A Cozy Christmas Youtube Channel

Check out Art's new podcast: The Bookshelf Odyssey, episodes beginning August 20th! www.bookshelfodyssey.com

Ways to support the show:

Buy me a coffee? www.ko-fi.com/cozychristmas

Ornaments, Mugs, and Notebooks: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CozyChristmasPodcast

Christmas in Ireland Aug 16, 2021

Show notes

In today's episode, a listener from Ireland writes in to talk about their Christmas celebrations, I have some musings on one of the best gifts I've ever been giving, and I read Charles Dickens' Christmas essay: What Christmas is, as We Grow Older. Plus an exciting announcement!

Timestamps

00:32 Christmas in Ireland memory

07:50 Art's Birthday Musings

12:19 Story Introduction

16:09 "What Christmas is, as We Grow Older" by Charles Dickens

28:25 The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast promo

30:15 Closing thoughts and announcements (sooo many announcements today!)

Thanks for listening! I'd love to hear from you -

Contact Me:

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cozychristmaspodcast

instagram: @cozychristmaspodcast

twitter: @CozyXmasPod

email: cozychristmaspodcast@gmail.com

Youtube: I'm going to try and post some more videos here and there on youtube, you can check out one I did with Gracie, or listen to the podcast there.

A Cozy Christmas Youtube Channel

Check out Art's new podcast: The Bookshelf Odyssey, episodes beginning August 20th! www.bookshelfodyssey.com

Ways to support the show:

Buy me a coffee? www.ko-fi.com/cozychristmas

Ornaments, Mugs, and Notebooks: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CozyChristm...

The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Part 4, Chapter 7 Jul 30, 2021

Show notes

We've come to the final chapter of The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon! It's a tear jerker for sure... or is just me?

In this chapter, when Moppet is struck dangerously ill (as so frequently happens to children in Victorian literature), Sir John must come to terms with his love for the little girl. They are not sure whether Moppet will live or die, and then the children's mother shows up... and Sir John's life may never be the same again.

Grab some eggnog and box of kleenex... and enjoy this cozy Victorian Christmas story!

See you all in August!

Christmas is Something that's Gotta Be Shared (special guest Bill from The Village Collector) Jul 26, 2021

Show notes

Happy Christmas in July! Today, Bill from thevillagecollector.com stops by again to talk about how he's been celebrating Christmas in July on his website, and I ask him 10 questions about collecting Christmas villages. If you want to answer those questions too, you can head over to his website and click on The Village Cafe page. (Link is below!) I want to say hello to my listeners in Ireland - I've had an increase in listeners there, so please let me know about any interesting Irish Christmas traditions!

How would you answer Bill's 10 Christmas village collector questions? Check them out here, and let him know! http://thevillagecollector.com/desktop

Ways to support the show:

Buy me a coffee? www.ko-fi.com/cozychristmas

Ornaments, Mugs, and Notebooks: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CozyChristm...

Contact Me:

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cozychristmaspodcast

instagram: @cozychristmaspodcast

twitter: @CozyXmasPod

email: cozychristmaspodcast@gmail.com

Music:

Deck the Halls by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100368

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

The Christmas Hirelings, Part 3, ch. 5-6, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Jul 23, 2021

Show notes

This is part three of The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.

It's the Christmas holidays at Penlyon Place! In part three of the story, there are several Christmas meals and celebrations that Sir John, Danby, Miss Hawberk and the three children attend. Sir John and the youngest child Moppet continue to form a loving bond. These chapters overflow with Christmas cheer and is definitely worth making some hot chocolate while you listen.

The Christmas Hirelings Part 2: Chapters 3-4 Jul 17, 2021

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In these chapters, we find out what happens on the first day that three children come to stay with Sir John Penlyon for Christmas. Will he further shut off his broken heart from them or will they charm their way through his gruff exterior?

Enjoy the second part of a heart warming Christmas tale!

Due to life being crazy and my inability to read a calendar correctly (long story, don't ask) I don't think I'm going to be able to get another regular episode out on Monday this week, but no worries, I will have part 3 of this story out next Friday. I'll also be taking a vacation at the end of July/early August, so there will be a couple weeks break.

Here's the Upcoming Schedule for the rest of Christmas in July and August (subject to change):

7/24 Part 3 of The Christmas Hirelings

7/26 Episode 47, Bill from thevillagecollector.com will be back, and other Christmas fun!

7/31 Part 4 of The Christmas Hirelings

8/15 Episode 49

8/30 EPISODE 50!!

Ways to support the show:

Buy me a coffee? www.ko-fi.com/cozychristmas

Ornaments, Mugs, and Notebooks: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CozyChristm...

Contact Me:

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cozychristma...

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cozychristm...

twitter: https://twitter.com/CozyXmasPod

email: cozychristmaspodcast@gmail.com

Music:

Deck the Halls by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100368

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Mince Pies, Brownies, and Bears... Oh My! with Special Guest Jamie Kleman Jul 12, 2021

Show notes

It's our 1 year anniversary... and to celebrate, I baked each and every listener a chocolate turtle brownie... but then I ate them all.

To celebrate today, I've got some special things in the episode including:

A brand new Christmas story called The City of Limes by Jamie Kleman, then I talk to the author in an interview. After that Gracie and I chat about mince pies, brownies, and bears... oh my! If you'd like to watch my conversation with Gracie and her bears, check out our youtube channel - the video will be up in a few days! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCikiozEbu0h9pKeI1Ei5TQ

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:28 Story: The City of Limes

29:38 Interview with Jamie Kleman

01:11:30 Gracie and Her Christmas Bears

Jamie Kleman's Website: https://jamielkleman.com/

The City of Limes Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljBhDagEB7M

Life Changing Chocolate Turtle Brownies recipe: https://www.verybestbaking.com/toll-house/recipes/chocolate-turtle-brownies/ (be sure to add some extra caramel!)

Help Support the show:

www.ko-fi.com/cozychristmas.com

My etsy store is back with some Scrooge ornaments, and I'll be adding some different ornaments and things throughout the weeks/months ahead. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CozyChristmasPodcast

Music:

Deck the Halls by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100368

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

The Christmas Hirelings, Part 1, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Jul 09, 2021

Show notes

Welcome to a special bonus episode of A Cozy Christmas Podcast.

Today, I'll begin reading one of my favorite Christmas novellas, The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.

Though it was published closer to the end of the Victorian period in 1894, it captures all the hallmarks of a Victorian story, overflowing with sentimentality - but there are some wonderful Christmasy scenes as well.

It tells the story of a lonely, gruff widower Sir John Penlyon as he spends Christmas with his friend Danby and his niece Adela. Danby points out how Christmas is dull without children around, and Sir John agrees. Danby quickly hatches a scheme to find some children to hire to bring into Sir John's lonely house. Will the children bring some much needed joy to Sir John's life?

In today's episode, we begin with the prologue that sets the story up, and then chapters 1-2 explain Sir John's backstory and why he has become so withdrawn and gruff. In next week's chapters, we will pick up where the prologue left off and find out what happens when the children arrive at Penlyon Place.

Enjoy!

You can help support the show: www.ko-fi.com/cozychristmas

Deck the Halls by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100368

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Angels We Have Heard on High by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100368

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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