Interview: Alex Palmer, author of The Atlas of Christmas

Christmas Past

Brian Earl

History, Society & Culture, Holidays, Kids & Family, Christmas

4.9 • 791 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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We're kicking off November of 2020 with a visit from an old friend. Alex Palmer, author of The Santa Claus Man, appeared in Christmas Past's miniseries, My Dear Santa,: A True Crime Christmas Caper. Now he's back with a new book, The Atlas of Christmas. Join Alex and me for a discussion some of the fun, quirky Christmas traditions around the world that we miss out on here in America. Don't forget to check out the Definitive Directory of Christmas Podcasts! Music...

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0:00.0	Well, welcome to November. We've set the clocks back. We're wondering what to do with the
0:08.8	leftover Halloween candy, and maybe we've already watched more than a few Christmas movies.
0:14.7	Yes, there will always be those among us who insist on waiting until Thanksgiving or even
0:19.4	later before getting into their Christmas
0:21.1	spirit. But for people like you and me, I'm back with another episode. Now maybe you've seen
0:26.9	some of the same news stories I have where a lot of radio stations have already started playing
0:31.2	Christmas music. And maybe you're looking to liven up your podcast playlist with some new
0:36.0	festive content. And that's why you should
0:38.3	head over to Christmaspass.media and check out the definitive directory of Christmas podcasts.
0:43.8	It's a directory of 170 Christmas podcasts at the time of this recording, grouped into 12
0:49.5	different categories. There is something for everyone and almost certain to be many podcasts that you'll be
0:55.1	discovering for the very first time. The definitive directory of Christmas podcast is the most
1:00.5	complete and best organized listing of Christmas podcast you will find anywhere else. I guarantee
1:06.3	you that. So head over to Christmaspass. Media and scroll down on the homepage to the latest post section.
1:12.2	The definitive directory of Christmas podcast will remain pinned to the top of that area for the rest of the season.
1:18.2	Also, don't forget to share a Christmas memory to appear in an episode later this season.
1:22.5	All you have to do is record yourself into your phone's voice memo app and then send it over to Christmas Past podcast at gmail.com. Keep it reasonably short, clean and family friendly, and be sure
1:33.1	to say your name and where you're from. And finally, if you take a minute to rate and review this show
1:38.7	on Apple Podcasts, I will send you an official Christmas Past sticker and a handwritten Christmas
1:43.7	card is my way of saying thanks.
1:45.6	I sent two out just this morning, and I hope that the next one I send will be to you.
1:51.0	So rate and review the show, and then get in touch for details.
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