Christmas

It’s Christmas time for teddy bears in a 1992 special called “The Teddy Bears’ Christmas,” a prequel to “The Secret World of Benjamin Bear.” Many comparisons to “The Christmas Toy” ensue.

Cover art for Recess - Mikey in a Santa costume with an old man who’s secretly the real Santa

Advent Calendar House: Recess – Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave

It’s that time of year again: Time to deal with smarty-pants 4th-graders who think they know how Santa works in a Christmas episode of Disney’s “Recess.”

Cover art for The Dukes - Dickens of a Christmas: Boss Hogg and the Ghost of Christmas Future

Advent Calendar House: The Dukes – A Dickens of a Christmas

🎄 Well, them podcast boys have run into another Scrooge Sunday, and this time, the ghosts from “A Christmas Carol” are haunting Boss Hogg in the Dukes of Hazzard’s Saturday morning cartoon counterpart. 🎙️ Michael DiGiovanni and

Cover art for Frosty Returns: Frosty the Snowman and Holly singing in the snow

Advent Calendar House: Frosty Returns

🎄 Somehow Frosty returned. 🎙️ The Advent Calendar House is back open for Christmas in July as Donnie Storms and new guest Collin Murr from Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Podcast drop in seeking shelter from “Frosty Returns,” which despite the title,

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 31 | The 2025 Retro Resurgence Christmas GRAB BAG Episode

It’s our CHRISTMAS Episode! Our 2nd Annual! For Recurrent Events – we discuss another JAWS piece of memorabilia before 2025 lets out, and a return of The Muppet Show in February. Then, its one of our favorite show formats

Wide World of Toys | Episode 2 – Five Great Christmas Presents From Childhood!

Episode 2 of The Wide World of Toys Podcast is here! Join host Ken, as he gets into all the Christmas feels, and brings you 5 great gifts that he received as a kid back

The Story Behind Run-DMC’s Christmas in Hollis

Run-DMC nearly passed on recording “Christmas in Hollis,” but a funky beat and heartfelt verses turned it into a holiday classic.

Talkboy: From Home Alone to Every Kid’s Wish List

In the early 1990s, one toy captured the imagination of kids everywhere: the Talkboy. It was a handheld cassette recorder that could change the pitch of your voice, making it sound deeper or higher. The

The History of the Coca-Cola Polar Bears

Few advertising icons have captured the public’s imagination quite like the Coca‑Cola polar bears. With their playful personalities and snowy backdrops, these Arctic mascots have become as much a part of the holiday season as

Hot Dr. Pepper: The Forgotten Christmas Tradition

When the chilly days of the 1960s rolled in, the Dr Pepper Company faced a challenge. Soda sales tended to dip in winter, as people reached for warm drinks instead of cold ones. To solve

The Real History Behind the Fake Holiday Festivus

Seinfeld, a show about nothing, actually gave us something for the holidays: a new December tradition in which everyone can participate. On December 18, 1997, all of us were introduced to Festivus, the holiday “for

Chuck E. Cheese Christmas Special Coming this Holiday Season

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Charles Entertainment Cheese, better known to millions of kids and adults as Chuck E. Cheese is getting his own animated Christmas Special, titled The Chuck E. Cheese Christmas Special The Christmas special is billed as

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 8 | The Christmas Episode

Merry Christmas Listeners! It’s our inaugural Christmas Episode. For Episode 8, Ken and Chad throw the usual format out the window. In this episode, the guys discuss many different Holiday related topics including Battles like

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 7 | Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas