SBMX Vintage Creches and Nativities
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Release Date: 03/13/2020
Through Santa's Eyes
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
We love to read Christmas books at SBMX because it helps us feel the spirit of the season all year. Rikki talks with author Coz Green about his book, “Through Santa’s Eyes: Be Less Selfish, Be More Elfish.”
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The Christmas List of Richard Lindsay
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Author, broadcaster and journalist Bruce Lindsay talks about his Christmas book, based on a family story. And he shares how reading Christmas books to his children is one of his favorite parts of Christmas time.
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Space Age Aluminum Christmas Tree part 2
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Theron Georges joins us to talk about some of the great features of aluminum Christmas trees.
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Space Age Aluminum Christmas Tree part 1
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Theron Georges joins us to talk about the history of the biggest names in aluminum Christmas trees.
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Christmas Jars, The Book
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Drop your spare change into the jar. When the jar is filled, give it away. It's a special SBMX episode as we talk about "Christmas Jars." Learn the history of the book that started a movement of giving. Best selling author, Jason F. Wright, tells us about the inspiration and ideas that brought him to write his holiday novella, along with real life experiences that continue to touch lives around the world.
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Reindeer Games for Humans
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Rikki and Mary describe games played during Christmas gatherings past and present, and they play Pass the Parcel together.
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Christmas Store Windows Part 1
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Darren Durman, owner of The Merchant General Store in Wisconsin, shares how to feel the nostalgia and make new memories with Christmas store window displays.
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The Tree That Visited NYC for the Holidays
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Documentary filmmaker Eric Porterfield talks to us about his film, "The Tree that Visited New York City for the Holidays" about the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
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A Finger-Licking Good Christmas
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Let's talk about how KFC makes "A Finger-Lickin' Good Christmas" in Japan with guest Scott Leopold of the Holly Jolly X'masu Podcast.
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Upside Down Christmas Trees
Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Once you see one, you don't forget it. Vintage and antique Christmas enthusiast Barbara Frazier Lehl tells us her experience with an upside down Christmas tree.
info_outlineThis episode is all about vintage Christmas. Rikki speaks with Benjamin Bradley, a passionate antique and vintage Christmas collector, about crèches and nativities. He gives some historical background on how these traditional pieces became a standard in many homes for the Christmas season.