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Merry Britsmas
A Parker Sibun
90 episodes
6 hours ago
Merry Britsmas is all about the British Christmas experience, from traditions to music to film and television.
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Merry Britsmas is all about the British Christmas experience, from traditions to music to film and television.
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TV & Film
Education,
Music,
Music Commentary
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Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 86 - Bonus British Christmas Songs 2025
In this bonus episode, take a listen to some new British Christmas songs that I've found to be a delight this year and gift in your aural stockings (aka your ears) to check out this year and add to your playlists. 
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1 day ago
15 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 85 - Festive Adverts, Christmas Glam Rock, and A Winter Nativity in Dibley
It's the final super Christmas episode of 2025 from Merry Britsmas! Let's hear from some friends about the newest British Xmas adverts, an unconventional nativity in The Vicar of Dibley, and a glam rock festive song with The Darkness.  The Darkness - Christmastime Kevin Simm Choir of Man  The Toons  The Darkness - I Am Santa
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1 day ago
35 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 84 - Christmas Cards, Jubilation, and A Shakespeare Christmas Carol
It's December! Let's get festive with the history of Christmas cards, a modern take on a classic carol by a British musician, and a TV combo of Shakespeare and Dickens for a festive special!  First Ever Xmas Card Video  In Dulci Jubilo: Mike Oldfield  Swimming  The Little Unsaid   Kings College Choir 
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1 week ago
35 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 83 - Indie Christmas and Santa Claus The Movie 40th Anniversary
In our second November episode, we explore a very important anniversary! It's 40 years since Santa Claus the Movie came out and, due to it's British links, it's time to talk about it along with a festive friend of mine. I also share another seasonal poem from a Poet Laureate and share some under-heard British indie christmas tunes.  Santa Claus the Making of Doc The Feeling - Feels Like Xmas Honey Hahs - Golden Xmas The Tuts - Xmas Is In The Air  Bubble & Squeak - The Xmas Stick 
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3 weeks ago
34 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 82 - Do They Still Know It's A Christmas Night With The Stars?
It's November! Let's listen to yet another Band Aid take on Do They Know It's Christmas, a poem about the festive feast, and celebrate the season with a revival of a classic variety TV extravaganza called A Christmas Night With The Stars! Band Aid 30  Air Supply  Allie Sherlock 
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1 month ago
35 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 81 - Christmas Podcast Day! It's A Wonderful Basil Brush
It's Christmas Podcast Day! Xmas Podcasters will be taking a peek at TV and film inspired by It's A Wonderful Life. On Merry Britsmas, we're taking on the mighty Basil Brush who wished he was never born in a festive episode of The Basil Brush Show called It's A Wonderful Brush! https://christmaspodcasts.com/
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1 month ago
16 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 80: MERRY SPOOKSMAS visits a Wuthering Halloween Welsh Motherland!
It's Merry Spooksmas! Merry Britsmas dresses up as a creepy podcast for October and takes a look at Welsh Halloween traditions, creepy monstrous songs by British artists, and goes to Motherland for chaotic trick or treating.  Spooky British Songs Trick or Treatz by Metronomy Vampire Jive by Mazes Waking the Witch by Kate Bush   Recipe for Stump Naw Rhiw
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1 month ago
28 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 79 - Christmas Spirits, Beasts & October Creeps
In our first October episode of 2025, Merry Britsmas gets both seasonal and spooky. We will explore a haunted house sitcom with The Ghosts of Motley Hall, some creepily-named British bands and their festive tunes, and explore a Scottish Wintry monstrous legend in Beira, the Queen of Winter!  Beastly Bands and their Festive Songs Bird to Beast - Winter Snow  Brutalligators - Drunk Xmas  Bears Den - Christmas, Hopefully  La Shark & Fiction - Snowballin' 
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2 months ago
29 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 78 - Santa Baby, Call The Midwife & Bring Me A Christmas Rose
In the first Ber month episode of the year, we get super schmaltzy with a long-running nostalgic BBC tv show called Call The Midwife, explore British covers of Santa Baby, and take a look at a famous actor's father who wrote a festive poem!  Covers of Santa Baby The Puppini Sisters Robbie Williams  Katherine Jenkins  Roo Pescod
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3 months ago
32 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 77 - A Nightingales Metal Musical Christmas
In the August episode of Merry Britsmas, we take a look at a surreal seasonal episode of a sitcom about security guards called Nightingales, a festive poem from the wonderful Christina Rossetti, and the merry musical stardom of Elaine Page. And at the end, a little extra to celebrate a late metal legend.  Elaine Page - Christmas 
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4 months ago
36 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 76 - Feliz Navidad from Harry Enfield and Chums
It's Christmas In July! Let's celebrate with some summery British covers of Feliz Navidad, a festive poem from William Wordsworth, and some sketch show comedy from Harry Enfield and Chums!  Feliz Navidad Covers: Lily Lambert  Sorry Audio  Shame  Jose Feliciano & Jools Holland 
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5 months ago
30 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 75 - It's A Silent Night at Grange Hill for Christmas
It's HALFWAY TO CHRISTMAS! And we celebrate some peace and quiet with more British artists covering Silent Night, look at another festive poem, and get ready for the end of the school year with classic teen show Grange Hill's Christmas disco!  Silent Night Covers Kim Wilde Peter Andre Erasure Shaggy & Sting
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6 months ago
26 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 74 - The Doctor, The Christmas Poem & The Alternative Festive Songs
In the May episode of Merry Britsmas, I chat about an episode of timey-wimey show Dr Who set in a snowy wonderland, discuss and read a British Xmas poem, and share some alternative original seasonal songs that you probably don't know.  Dodgy - Xmas At The Food Bank  The Lilac Time - The Needles  Shelley Harland - In My Arms For Xmas  Oh! Gunquit - High On Xmas/Don't Believe In Xmas 
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7 months ago
33 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 73 - Christmas Hospital Laughs & Boxing Day Footy
Merry Britsmas is BACK for 2025! In my first episode of the year, I check out an old sitcom about Santa in hospital in Only When I Laugh, some Welsh festive christmas music from Cerys Matthews, and the much loved tradition of Boxing Day Footy!    Cerys Matthews Xmas Music Playlist 
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8 months ago
28 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 72 - Goodness Gracious Me & O Holy Night, It's Blooming Christmas!
It's CHRIIISTMAASSS! For our last full episode of the year, I dive into a festive special of a great sketch show from the 90s called Goodness Gracious Me, explore British covers of my favourite carol, O Holy Night, and share some more festive emergency question responses about nativities and chocolates!  Total Christmas Podcast  O Holy Night Covers Leona Lewis Michael Ball  Ellie Goulding  Bastille   Nina Nesbitt 
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1 year ago
39 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 71: Stay Another Day To Be Outnumbered This Christmas
In the first of our December episodes this year, we take a look at a boy band called East 17 telling us to Stay Another Day, chat about some Outnumbered parents back in 2011, & discuss some more festive emergency questions about nativities and Quality Street! East 17 - Stay Another Day    Kylie Minogue - Stay Another Day Tom Chaplin - Stay Another Day Rae Morris - Stay Another Day  Old Dirty Brasstards - Stay Another Day
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1 year ago
40 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 70: A Curious Case Of Some Alternative Christmas Music
In our second November episode, we have a very unusual Santa Claus exploration with a Channel 4 take on therapy and history, some alternative indie British festive tunes that need to be heard, and more festive questions and answers!  The Long Blondes - Xmas Is Cancelled  The Beautiful South - Hold It Back   Frankie & the Heartstrings - Too Right It's Xmas  Badly Drawn Boy - Donna & Blitzen 
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1 year ago
43 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 69: A Man Down For A Peaceful Christmas
In my first November episode of Merry Britsmas, we have more festive questions to answer about food and drunken mistakes, a Christmas comedic special about a big comedian called Greg Davies, and a song that links to armistice day by a pretty famous Liverpudlian called Paul McCartney!  Pipes of Peace Covers MUNA  Callum Minks Sergio Denis Don't Call Me Ishmael  Merry Britsmas KO-FI Link
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1 year ago
34 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 68: SPOOKSMAS! Halloween Murders, Music & Ghostly Tales
It's Merry Spooksmas! Which means Halloween vibes and horrors, such as a creepy tale of murder mystery from Jonathan Creek, some gothic horror songs, and creepy ghostly stories from the historic town of Rye! Kaiser Chiefs - Zombie Prom  Radiohead - Burn The Witch Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
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1 year ago
42 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas 67: Christmas Screams and Shrieks
On our first October episode of Merry Britsmas this year, we get a little bit spooky but still quite festive. I watch a recent kids show about monsters called Scream Street, force myself to listen to comedic British Xmas songs, and ask and answer some more Emergency Festive Questions, this time with a spooky twist!  David Brent - Don't Cry It's Xmas  Geraldine McQueen - Once Upon A Xmas  Spitting Image - Santa Claus Is On The Dole 
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1 year ago
35 minutes

Merry Britsmas
Merry Britsmas is all about the British Christmas experience, from traditions to music to film and television.