Hey, it's Brian, back with another Burr Month's bonus episode for those of us getting an early start on the Christmas season.

We're just a couple of weeks away from Halloween, and I don't know what things are looking like where you are, but I'm starting to see Christmas items out on the store shelves out here in California.

It's beginning to look a lot

like Christmas, or at least a lot like the countdown to Christmas. Well, if you're starting

your Christmas celebrations early, and I'm assuming you are, if you're listening to this episode,

I've cut you covered with another classic piece of Christmas fiction. This one's from 1895,

and it's called My Christmas Dinner, written

anonymously. Before we get to that, let me share with you my couple of standard announcements.

First of all, I would love it if you could share a Christmas memory in an episode later on

this season. All you have to do is record a voice memo into your phone and send it to Christmas

past podcast at

gmail.com. Just keep it reasonably short, clean and family friendly, and be sure to say your name

and where you're from. Secondly, just earlier today, I sent out a Christmas card containing an

official Christmas past sticker to a listener in Southern California, and I hope that the next

Christmas past sticker I send

will be to you. As a matter of fact, I just had to order a fresh supply because I'm running low.

There is only one way to get a Christmas past sticker, and that is to rate and review the show

on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than a minute, and it really does make a big difference,

more than you might realize. So just take a minute to share your thoughts with the world, and it really does make a big difference, more than you might realize.

So just take a minute to share your thoughts with the world, and then get in touch with me with your mailing address.

Again, that's Christmas Past Podcast at gmail.com.

And finally, as the season grows nearer, no doubt you'll be looking for some fresh new Christmas podcasts to liven up your playlist. Well, I don't know if you're like me,

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