Hey, it's Brian, back after a little hiatus and returning just in time to welcome you into the Burr months.

I know for a lot of you, just like me, the holiday season spans that entire four-month period between September and December, all the months ending in Burr, or the Burr months.

There will always be those among us who wait until Thanksgiving, or even later, to find

their holiday spirit, and to each their own. But for those of us who couldn't give a Christmas

creep about mainstream notions of the length of the holiday season, I've got you covered.

Let me start off things with a glimpse ahead.

As many of you know, by the time Thanksgiving rolls around,

the Christmas Past family and the Brian Earl household will have a tiny new member,

and I've been working hard to get the season ready for you now during these last days of summer.

It's another season of what you've come

to expect from Christmas past, with the fascinating stories behind your favorite Christmas

traditions and your Christmas memories. And this season, probably more than any previous season,

I'm really looking forward to sharing your Christmas memories on the show. It's never too early

to send one. Just record a

voice memo on your phone and send it to Christmas Past podcast at gmail.com. Keep it reasonably short,

clean and family friendly, and be sure to say your name in where you're from. Also, as I've mentioned

elsewhere, I may republish some of my old episodes during the Burr months.

I'm very proud of how the Christmas Past family has grown since the show debuted in 2016.

And today, with more than 100 episodes and lots of people newly discovering the show this year,

that means that a lot of those older episodes are buried at the bottom of a long list,

or even, on some podcast apps, not showing up at all. That means that a lot of those older episodes are buried at the bottom of a long list,

or even, on some podcast apps, not showing up at all.

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