CWFC 036 – Remembering Toys R Us

As the era of Toys R Us comes to an end, we take a look back at the rise and fall of this toy giant. Plus we countdown YOUR suggestions for non-Christmas Christmas songs, get a recipe from the east, and pit Hansen against the Shins in a Who Sang It Best. This episode is dedicated to the late Charles Lazarus. I tried to tell your story as best and as honestly as I could. Download here! 00:00 – 01:24 Intro 01:24 – 04:00 We Need a little Christmas Now 04:00 – 09:59 Five Golden Things (YOUR Non-Christmas Songs Stolen By Christmas) 09:59 – 10:43 Feedback From Our Last Show 10:43 – 12:18 Santa Babb’s Mailbag 12:18 – 14:27 All I Want For Christmas Is News 14:27 – 28:04 The Story Of Toys R Us 28:04 – 29:44 Hallmarks of a Good Christmas Movie 29:44 – 31:35 Who Sang It Best (Wonderful Christmastime) 31:35 – 33:18 Wrap Up 33:18 – 35:00 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 poll and links) Wonderful Christmastime WSIB Poll 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')); Russian Tea Cakes Recipe https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/russian-tea-cakes/3af8664b-6c3e-4022-b686-cd961521e59b Charles Lazarus interview https://youtu.be/JG2W0F_rdvA Collection of Toys R Us commercials https://youtu.be/XHWZoIZDaGs The Official Toys R Us History (while the site is still active) https://www.toysrusinc.com/about-us/history ,