Still Dreaming of a White Christmas – Pt 2

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2dc5d-1151dde What’s the best-selling Christmas song of all time, as well as the best-selling single ever, according to the Guinness Book of World Records?  If you guessed “White Christmas,” you’d be right! But here’s the harder question: Do you know the story of how that song originated, and the series of events that followed, ultimatelyContinue reading “Still Dreaming of a White Christmas – Pt 2”

Rudolph: So Much More Than a Red Nose

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-k2ha6-11438d7 What’s your favorite “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” memory? We’d bet money you have one! Sure, Rudolph may have gone down in history, but what went on behind the scenes? Listen in to find out how Rudolph evolved from a simple character in a 1939 Montgomery Ward Christmas promotion to the star of both theContinue reading “Rudolph: So Much More Than a Red Nose”

The Ghosts of Christmas Past

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ue84z-1143311 What says Christmas more than murder and blood? Yes, you read that correctly! In our first episode of the December series, “Hooray for Holidays,” Candy and Ashley explore the custom of telling ghost stories at Christmastime– a practice that originated long, long ago, but was popularized again during the Victorian era, primarily thanks toContinue reading “The Ghosts of Christmas Past”