Episodes

Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Merry Britsmas 55 - I’m Dreaming of a White Cuckoo Christmas
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
In our second November episode, I explore Greg Davies as Santa in a festive Cuckoo, some British covers of White Christmas, more of the BIG CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN, and try some British festive snacks so you can hear me munching and get hungry!
Covers of White Xmas:

Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Merry Britsmas 54: Postman Pat’s Magic Christmas Lights
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
In Merry Britsmsas' first full November episode, we kick things up a festive notch with an exploration of Coldplay's modern classic Christmas Lights, a watch and review of Postman Pat's Magic Christmas, and more on the BIG CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN!
Covers of Xmas Lights:

Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Merry Britsmas 53 - Christmas Podcast Day - Scrooge the Musical
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
It's a Merry Britsmas Christmas Podcast Day Special! Xmas Podcast Day will showcase a whole range of takes on A Christmas Carol from brilliant festive podcasters. Here, we'll stay British with 1970's Scrooge, a musical favourite of mine starring Albert Finney!
Check out more Xmas podcasts at https://christmaspodcasts.com/

Saturday Oct 28, 2023
Merry Britsmas 52: SPOOKSMAS! Halloween Hauntings & Cornish Creep
Saturday Oct 28, 2023
Saturday Oct 28, 2023
It's Merry Spooksmas! Our full on Halloween Episode explores some British artists with spookily-titled songs, an ex-haunting via The IT Crowd, and some creepy Cornish tales of death and the supernatural. We also finish the first round of the BIG XMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN and kick off Round Two!
The Fratellis - Halloween Blues
Black Sabbath - Children of the Grave
Spooky Xmas music copyright free by Myuu

Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Merry Britsmas 51: Spooky Xmas Songs & St Nicholas’ Bones
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
In our first October episode of the year, I get to grips with some British artists with slightly spooky names who released original Christmas songs, a haunting tale of St Nicholas' bones from Inside No 9, and set up the final group of the first round of the BIG CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN!
The Spook School - Someone To Spend Xmas With
Spooky Xmas music copyright free by Myuu

Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Merry Britsmas 50: Do They Know An Absent Father Christmas?
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
In our first BER episode of 2023, I get extra festive with a look at Not Going Out's second seasonal episode, Absent Father Christmas, as well as discussing Band Aid 20, the 20th anniversary release from 2004. And, as all through this year, I share the results of the last round and the face-offs of the next round of the BIG CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN!
Keith Lemon - Do They Know It's Xmas Lockdown

Friday Aug 25, 2023
Merry Britsmas 49: Comedic Christmas Heartbeats
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
In our August 23 episode, I take a look at a 90s nostalgia-hit of rural Sunday night watching with a festive Heartbeat episode, listen to some (supposedly) comedic Christmas songs, and continue the GREAT BIG CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN! Get voting at Merry Britsmas
Ricky Tomlinson - Xmas My Arse
The Goodies - Father Xmas Do Not Touch Me

Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Merry Britsmas 48 - The Last Christmas Song In July
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
It's Xmas in July! Let's get extra festive with some British covers of The Christmas Song, an exploration of timey wimey Dr Who episode Last Christmas, and the next round of voting in the Big Christmas Number One Showdown!
The Xmas Song covers:

Monday Jun 26, 2023
Merry Britsmas 47 - A Summery Mandy Christmas
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
In the summery 47th episode of Merry Britsmas, I take a look at a festive episode of strange sitcom Mandy, listen to a ever-so-slightly summery folksy Xmas record from The Boy Least Likely To, and continue to run down the BIG CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN! Go to https://twitter.com/MerryBritsmas to vote, share, and comment!
Listen & buy via Bandcamp: The Boy Least Likely To - Christmas Special

Monday May 29, 2023
Merry Britsmas 46: King of the Christmas Number One
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
In our May episode, I look at some more under-heard alternative British festive songs, discuss a tangentially Coronation linked episode of King Gary, and start my BIG CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN POLL! Vote at Merry Britsmas