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    The Christmas Stocking

    A short audio show celebrating the happiest time of year all year long

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    121 Happy Vs. Merry Christmas Dec 05, 2016
    Show notes

    Do you say “Happy Christmas” or “Merry Christmas”? Either way, you’re right. Find out how the expressions developed. Plenty of Christmas news and info on Twitter (@XmasStocking), a great Christmas community on Facebook, and Google+ and Pinterest. Call (323) 487-12-25 and tell me what Christmas IS to you, and you may be on the show. Thanks to everyone who contributes, MyChristmasStocking.net, click Contribute.

    http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/ChristmasStockingPodcast/121HappyVs.MerryChristmas.mp3

    Click here to download the show to your device.

    Featured music:

    “Sing We Noel” by Found Wandering from the album “On a Christmas Night”
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    Background music:

    “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” by the United States Marine Band from “Holiday Music Selections” (from the Free Music Archive)

    “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” by Jason Shaw (from Audionautix.com)

    “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” by The Manor House String Quartet from “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and Other Carols”
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    “Sing We (Merrily on High & Now of Christmas)” by Frank Carter from the album “Christmas Cheer”
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    More information:

    Patheos delves into the Happy vs. Merry conundrum. Hello Giggles’ take on the same thing. And so does Wonderopolis.


    120 The National Christmas Center Dec 01, 2016
    Show notes

    We travel to Pennsylvania Dutch country to visit a regional favorite. Thanks for the suggestion, Steven! He wrote to TopElf@MyChristmasStocking.net to suggest it. Join us on Facebook, where I’m posting some Live Video among other stuff, on Twitter (@XmasStocking), where I’m posting news and other Christmas links, and Pinterest and Google+, where I post about the show. I want your voice on the show! Call (323) 487-12-25 and explain what Christmas IS to you. Explore MyChristmasStocking.net for over 100 other episodes.

    http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/ChristmasStockingPodcast/120TheNationalChristmasCenter.mp3

    Click here to download the show to your device.

    Featured music:

    “December Daze” by Janet Devlin from the EP “December Daze”
    Buy on iTunes
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    Background music:

    “Winter Whimsy” by Shay MacKay (from MacJams.com)

    “Christmastime” by illuminati (from MacJams.com)

    More information:

    The National Christmas Center website has pretty much everything you need to know.

    The Reading, PA, Eagle talked to the founder and owner of the National Christmas Center, Jim Morrison in 2015.

    Travel sites Discover Lancaster, Visit PA, and Roadside America have more info if you want to visit.


    119 Cutting Down Your Own Christmas Tree Nov 28, 2016
    Show notes

    If you’ve never cut your own Christmas tree, or haven’t in a while, here are some tips in an extra-sized episode. Lots of Christmas news and fun on Twitter (@XmasStocking), on Facebook (including Live Video), Pinterest andGoogle+. Find everything at MyChristmasStocking.net. Tell me what Christmas IS to you at (323) 487-12-25 and you could be on the show. Email TopElf@MyChristmasStocking.net.

    http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/ChristmasStockingPodcast/119CuttingDownYourOwnChristmasTree.mp3

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    Featured music:

    “Ave Maria” by Bunny Sigler from the album “When You’re in Love at Christmastime”
    Buy on iTunes
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    Background music:

    “Oh Christmas Tree” by Frank Carter from the album “Christmas Cheer”
    Get the album from Frank
    Buy on iTunes
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    “Oh Christmas Tree” by the California Guitar Trio from the album “A Christmas Album”
    Buy their music here

    “Star on the Tree” by Howard Eddy
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    More information:

    The Pioneer Tree Farm in McHenry, IL, provided most of the tips I gave.

    The National Christmas Tree Association tells you how to care for your farm-grown Christmas tree.

    The U.S. Forest Service has information for the Rocky Mountain Region tree cutting program and guidelines for getting your tree in the national forests where available.

    Some information about the 2016 Rockefeller Christmas Tree and how to be there (maybe next year?) from RockCenter itself. More about the tree itself from Curbed NY.


    118 Black Friday–Still a Thing? Nov 24, 2016
    Show notes

    It just seems like Black Friday doesn’t have the buzz it used to, does it? But we’re still going to shop this year, so I have a few things to say about that. And an email at TopElf at MyChristmasStocking dot NET about what Christmas IS to them. Would love to hear your voice telling me at (323) 487-12-25! You’ll find the Christmas Stocking on Facebook, on Twitter (@XmasStocking), Google+ and Pinterest. And of course at MyChristmasStocking.net.

    http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/ChristmasStockingPodcast/118BlackFriday--stillAThing_.mp3

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    Featured music:

    “Someone to Love This Christmas” by Michelle Hylan
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    Background music:

    “Jingle Bells” by the California Guitar Trio
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    “Holiday Glory” by Howard Eddy
    Buy on iTunes
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    “Up on the Housetop” by Frank Carter from the album “Christmas Cheer”
    Get the album from Frank
    Buy on iTunes
    Buy on Amazon

    “The Holly and the Ivy” by Chris Friesen from “I Heard the Bells” (from Noisetrade)

    More information:

    DealNews has what they say are the 12 biggest Black Friday myths.

    Digital Strategy Consulting reveals more research on Black Friday post-Brexit in the UK.


    117 Getting Your Eats on for Thanksgiving and Christmas Nov 21, 2016
    Show notes

    What do you eat for the holidays? What’s common? What’s special to regions and families? And a phone call at (323) 487-12-25. You should call! Or email TopElf at MyChristmasStocking dot NET. Tell the world what Christmas IS to you. Lots more Christmas Stocking on Twitter (@XmasStocking), Facebook, and Google+. Find all the episodes, show notes and links at MyChristmasStocking.net.

    http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/ChristmasStockingPodcast/117GettingYourEatsOnForThanksgivingAndChristmas.mp3

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    Featured music:

    “Ringing Bells (feat. Matty Ride)” “Christmastime” by Hill & Hale and Their Merry Friends from “Christmastime”
    Buy on iTunes
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    Background music:

    “Wish Background” by Kevin McLeod (from Incompetech)

    “The Holly and the Ivy” by Chris Friesen from “I Heard the Bells” (from Noisetrade)

    More information:

    As you might expect, Wikipedia has a large article about Thanksgiving dinner.

    Foodtimeline.org goes through the history of Thanksgiving meals in North America, all the way back to Native American traditions.

    The University of Southern California’s Annenberg Media Center has a history of the Thanksgiving feast of their own.

    Sports and political data site FiveThirtyEight had an unscientific look at what different regions of America eat at Thanksgiving.

    Lonely Planet has a similar take on regional Thanksgiving foods in the U.S.


    116 The 10th Annual Christmas Stocking Summer Music Spectacular! Ten years, baby! Aug 16, 2016
    Show notes

    Escape is the theme this summer, as we have plenty to escape from. Find every episode, Christmas Stocking merch and more are at MyChristmasStocking.net. Call (323) 487-1225 before you forget–what makes Christmas so special for you? Tell the world! Or email it, along with music and show ideas, to TopElf at MyChristmasStocking dot NET. There’s room for you on our Facebook and Google+ communities. Info I discussed is on my Twitter feed @XmasStocking.

    http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/ChristmasStockingPodcast/116The10thAnnualChristmasStockingSummerMusicSpectacularTenYearsBaby.mp3

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    Featured music:

    “Christmastime” by Hill & Hale and Their Merry Friends from “Christmastime”
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    “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by DJ 8-8008 feat. April Forrest
    Buy on iTunes
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    “Man! It’s Christmas” by the Rev. Jimmie Bratcher from “Man! It’s Christmas”
    Buy on iTunes
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    “I Saw Three Ships” by Found Wandering from the album “On a Christmas Night”
    Buy on iTunes
    Buy on Amazon

    “Christmas of Love” by Tresa Street
    Buy on Tresa’s website

    “Good King Wenceslas” by Takenobu from “Christmas Songs”
    Buy on iTunes
    Buy on Amazon

    “A Voice is Sounding” by Sojourn from “A Child is Born”
    Buy on iTunes
    Buy on Amazon

    Background music:

    “Carol of the Bells (Remix)” Spade from “CEDM Christmas 2014” (from Noisetrade)

    “What Child is This, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by the Jazz Council from “Christmas Sampler”(from Noisetrade)

    (Hear more Jazz Council on their album “Dawn” on iTunes)

    “The Wassail Song” by Chris Friesen from “I Heard the Bells” (from Noisetrade)

    “The First Noel (Remix) by pKal from “CEDM Christmas 2014” (from Noisetrade)

    “A Good King (Wenceslas)” by Kevin Zerbe from “Zerbinator’s ‘Under the Tree’”

    More information:

    More about Dial-A-Carol

    Projected top toys for 2016

    The Capitol Christmas Tree 2016 website


    115 “What Happened Christmas Eve” by Oliver Herfold Dec 24, 2015
    Show notes

    A nice story for the little ones on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Merry Christmas. Call the Christmas Stocking at (323) 487-12-25 or email TopElf at MyChristmasStocking dot NET. All year long you’ll find me on Facebook, on Twitter (@XmasStocking), and Google+. Catch up on all the episodes and check out the extras at MyChristmasStocking.net.

    http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/ChristmasStockingPodcast/115_whatHappenedChristmasEve_ByOliverHerfold.mp3

    Click here to download the show to your device.

    Featured music:

    “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (w/ Hallelujah)” by Kurt Scobie from “A Merry Mixtape” (from Noisetrade)

    Background music:

    “Iuguetes en Navidad” by junior85 (from the Free Music Archive)

    “Memory Box” by junior85 (from the Free Music Archive)

    “Joy to the World” by Jason Shaw (from Audionautix.com)

    Read the story yourself and find other stories in The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories for Children.


    114 Christmas Oranges Dec 21, 2015
    Show notes

    Where did the tradition of getting an orange in the Christmas stocking start? With St. Nicholas, of course! Find everything at MyChristmasStocking.net. Call (323) 487-12-25 to wish someone Merry Christmas! Or email TopElf at MyChristmasStocking dot NET. The Christmas Stocking is on Twitter (@XmasStocking), on Facebook, and Google+.

    http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/ChristmasStockingPodcast/114ChristmasOranges.mp3

    Click here to download the show to your device.

    Featured music:

    “Everywhere I Go” by Joshua and Heather from “Merry Christmas – EP” (from Noisetrade)
    Buy on iTunes
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    Background music:

    “Shakespeare’s Carol” by The Manor House String Quartet from “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and Other Carols”
    Buy on iTunes
    Buy on Amazon

    “Sans Day Carol” by The Manor House String Quartet from “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and Other Carols”
    Buy on iTunes
    Buy on Amazon

    “Angels We Have Heard on High” by Moat Jumper from “Christmas at the Renaissance Fair”
    Buy on iTunes
    Buy on Amazon

    More information:

    Why’d You Eat That has a pretty good history.

    Dave’s Garden has some theories.

    Smithsonian.com will tell you about the orange and the stocking.


    113 I Heard the Christmas Bells Dec 17, 2015
    Show notes

    “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” comes from an intensely personal poem by America’s poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the time of the Civil War. Lots more Christmas info and fun on Twitter (@XmasStocking), on Facebook, and Google+. Catch up on all the episodes at MyChristmasStocking.net. Share your Christmas plans and/or traditions on the show at (323) 487-12-25. Or do it by email at TopElf at MyChristmasStocking dot NET.

    http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/ChristmasStockingPodcast/113IHeardTheChristmasBells.mp3

    Click here to download the show to your device.

    Featured music:

    “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” by Alva Leigh

    Background music:

    “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” by Chris Friesen from “I Heard the Bells”

    “I Heard the Bells – Carol of the Bells Medley” by Kevin Zerbe from “The Ghost of Christmas Past”

    “The Wassail Song” by Chris Friesen from “I Heard the Bells” (from Noisetrade)

    More information:

    Wikipedia has a bit about the origin of the song, and more about different popular versions.

    The website of The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States has an article with more military details about Longfellow’s son Charles.


    112 Nutcrackers Dec 14, 2015
    Show notes

    You know the ballet. Do you know the history of the nutcrackers and how they became so popular at Christmas? It wasn’t just the ballet. Wish your loved ones Merry Christmas on the show at (323) 487-12-25. Or do it by email at TopElf at MyChristmasStocking dot NET. The Christmas Stocking is on Facebook, on Twitter (@XmasStocking), and Google+. Everything is at MyChristmasStocking.net.

    http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/ChristmasStockingPodcast/112Nutcrackers.mp3

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    Featured music:

    “Dance of the Reed Pipes” by William Arnold from “Expedition: Nutcracker Suite” (from Noisetrade)
    Buy on iTunes
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    Check out William’s podcast, the Music Instigator

    Background music:

    “Waltz of the Flowers” by William Arnold from “Expedition: Nutcracker Suite” (from Noisetrade)
    Buy on iTunes
    Buy on Amazon

    “Trepak (Russian Dance from the Nutcracker)” by Glenn Crytzer’s Savoy Seven from “A Little Love This Christmas”
    Buy from CDBaby
    Buy from Bandcamp

    More information:

    Slate has more in their Brief History of Nutcrackers.

    Wikipedia will brief you in a more expansive history.

    And of course the Nutcracker Museum has more, with lots of pictures.


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