CWFC 016 – Nativity Scenes and Christmas Urban Legends

In the October episode, you’ll get a chance to win a sweet prize package from our official store just by spreading the word about the semi final round of the Jingle Brawl. But before any of that you’ll learn about Christmas “urban legends,” find a portal to the television specials of Christmas past, and take a look at the history of the nativity scene (with a special guest). Download here! 00:00 – 01:29 Intro 01:29 – 02:48 We Need A Little Christmas NOW!!! 02:48 – 10:54 5 Golden Things (Top 5 Christmas Urban Legends) 10:54 – 12:21 Santa Babb’s Mail Bag (Letters from listeners) 12:21 – 15:30 All I Want For Christmas is News 15:30 – 25:26 Nativity Scenes 25:26 – 27:07 Contest Announcement 27:07 – 30:09 Jingle Brawl SEMI FINALS 30:09 – 32:38 Wrap Up 32:38 – 36:31 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 Jingle Brawl Poll & links) Vote Now In The 2016 Jingle Brawl SEMI FINALS Take Our Poll (function(d,c,j){if(!d.getElementById(j)){var pd=d.createElement(c),s;pd.id=j;pd.src='https://cantwaitforchristmaspod.com/wp-content/plugins/polldaddy/js/polldaddy-shortcode.js';s=d.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(pd,s);} else if(typeof jQuery !=='undefined')jQuery(d.body).trigger('pd-script-load');}(document,'script','pd-polldaddy-loader')); Can’t Wait For Christmas Zazzle Store http://www.zazzle.com/cantwaitforchristmas/products Betamaxmas http://betamaxmas.com Snopes Links http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp http://www.snopes.com/holidays/thanksgiving/shopping.asp http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/immaculate.asp http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/rudolph.asp http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/candycane.asp Black Friday on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)#Origin_of_the_term Smithsonian Article on the Candy Cane http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/smart-news/we-dont-know-the-origins-of-the-candy-cane-but-they-almost-certainly-were-not-christian-157380385/ Atlantic Article on Nativity Scenes http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/12/christmas-nativity-scene-flaws/419634/ Under the Crossbones (A Pirate Podcast from Phil Johnson) http://www.underthecrossbones.com/