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All Songs Considered

A very tolerable Christmas, 2025

All Songs Considered

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Music

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

We take a motorcycle road trip to Wisconsin in our annual search for the true spirit of the season. And, of course, we meet some special guests along the way.

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0:00.0

Oh.

0:10.0

Hello.

0:12.0

Hey, man, I'm close. Are you almost ready?

0:15.0

Yeah, I got all my bags all set to go.

0:17.0

Awesome, I'll be pulling up in just a minute.

0:19.0

Great. See you soon. Angels up in the pound.

0:25.6

The gem is now when we found something so out with an ordinary

0:31.6

You got me killed in the ground

0:34.6

I'll take you with

0:36.6

Oh, what the...

0:40.3

Robin!

0:45.3

Robin, when you said we should road trip back to Wisconsin, I assumed you meant in a car?

0:52.1

Oh, don't be a lump of coal, Stephen.

0:53.7

This is a beautiful ride. I've got a side car here for you you can sit in I'll do most of the driving all you can you just got to sit back and enjoy it have you ever been to Wisconsin in December I have not I know it's probably cold but look I got a little blankie here for you just get me your bag bag. You're not going to need that. But, but... Ah. Just get in. Let me tuck you in. You're going to be nice and warm. Can I put my bag inside? We don't got time for that. Just get in. Here, you're going to need this helmet. I'll put mine on too. Robin, how are we even going to do here? Here, I got up for you. It's got a built-in headset. We can hear each other just through the headphones and the built-in mics in these. I guess, I mean, at least we'll be able to keep each other awake, but, you know, and we'll talk. It'll be nice. It'll be a chance for us to catch up a little bit.

1:53.4

Listen, I wanted to do this for a long time. This is going to be awesome. Go back, see your hometown, see where you grew up, find the true spirit of the season.

1:55.7

Wisconsin, here we come.

2:09.6

Hark the Herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king, Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled, Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies!

2:15.6

With the Anjhawks proclaim,

2:18.3

Christ is born in Bethlehem.

2:21.3

Hark, the herald angels sing,

2:25.3

Glory to the newborn king.

2:28.3

Christ the highest have notored,

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