Hey, it's Brian, and if you're listening in real time, I'd like to wish you a very happy

National Poinsetti Day. That's December 12th. And if you've ever wondered how Poinsetti has

became more or less the official Christmas flower, well, stay subscribed and keep listening

because there's a whole episode dedicated to that very topic hitting

your podcast feed in a few days. And with just under two weeks to the big day, we have plenty

more backstories to your favorite Christmas traditions and Christmas memories from listeners

just like you. But today is a little surprise episode, as I like to do when I have something

special to share. I recently took a trip

down memory lane with my new friend Mark Voger. He's the author of Holly Jolly celebrating Christmas

past in pop culture. I figured that's right up our alley here at Christmas past, so I'm delighted

to share our conversation here with you. Just a heads up that it was recorded over Zoom,

and, well, it sounds like it.

But before we get into it, let me remind you that I would love to send you a handwritten

Christmas card and an official Christmas past sticker. All you have to do is rate and review

the show on Apple Podcasts and then reach out to me with your mailing address. Contact me at

Christmas Past podcast at gmail.com for more.

Let me also remind you that there's still time to share a Christmas memory to appear in an

episode.

If you've been listening to the season so far, you'll know that I pre-recorded most of my

episodes months ago, and that all of the listener submitted memories will appear in special

compilation episodes like the one that came

out on December 9th. Well, I'm just over the moon excited to let you know that there will be more

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