Welcome back, fellow Holiday fanatics, escapists, and nostalgics! It's Season 3 of The Christmas Specials We Love Podcast! Join us in the walk-down memory lane as the CSWL multi-gen hosts break down all your favorite specials, shows, and movies and cover all aspects of Christmas past and present. Our two-part mission is one: to keep the spirit alive by preserving and promoting these great works. Part two of our mission is to lengthen the spirit of joy and giving that we have all come to know this time of year. At CSWL we do tons of work and research to prep...
Latest episodes
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55 min
Classic Easter Commercials Chat Show
Hey CSWL FANS! A lot of laughs and quite a bit of nostalgia as we watchsome of the most iconic Easter Commercials of the 70s & 80s. HowEaster was WAY bigger then and why we never h…
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44 min
The Berenstain Bears Easter Surprise Special
Hey CSWL FANS! Well well well – after much back and forth over if we should or should not- wedid it- join us for this fun ride as we discuss The Berenstain BearsEaster Surprise Spe…
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18 min
Easter Season Chat
Hey CSWL on this CWSL Chat edition, we went deeper into the meaningof Easter and the Easter season. Warning: this isn’t a discussion onbaskets and bunnies but the emotional and spi…
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1 h 00
The Davey & Goliath Easter Special
Hey CSWL FANS! This one had us feeling all the feels as we cover this 5 EasterBasket (Candycanes? Carrots? Bunnies?) Special: The Davey & GoliathEaster Special “Happy Easter” yes-…
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1 h 00
Rankin Bass Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Hey CSWL FANS! Hold on to your Easter Bonnet and snuggle into your leisure suitas we talk most things Here Comes Peter Cottontail. How close was this to ourbeloved Santa Claus is C…
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58 min
Easter Chat & Season 4 Kick Off!
Hey CSWL FANS! Happy Easter SEASON and Happy CSWL Season 4 Kickoff! We talkall things Easter past and a bit of present, the Berenstain Bears and CadburyEgg ‘Communities,’ how Lent…
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1 h 05
Christmas Eve Traditions
Christmas Eve TraditionsHey CSWL FANS! Merry Christmas Eve! We MADE IT! The CSWL 12 Days of Christmas! We talk all things Christmas Eve past and present, John Denver, why one celeb…
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51 min
40 Beloved Christmas Specials of the 70s Part Two
40 Beloved Christmas Specials of the 70s Part TwoHey CSWL FANS! We’re doing our best to save Christmas by diving into fan-shared Things Boomers Like: 40 Beloved Christmas Specials…
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47 min
40 Beloved Christmas Specials of the 70s Part One
40 Beloved Christmas Specials of the 70s Part OneHey CSWL FANS! We’re doing our best to save Christmas by diving into fan-shared Things Boomers Like: 40 Beloved Christmas Specials…
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38 min
Alt Christmas Movie Picks Part 2
Alt Christmas Movie Picks Part 2Hey CSWL Fans! We’re back with Part 2 of the Alt Christmas Movie Picks. We’re diving into the genius of Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, why a 100-ye…
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39 min
Alt Christmas Movie Picks Part One
Alt Christmas Movie Picks Part OneHey CSWL Fans! We’re diving into Part One of the must-see Alt Holiday Specials, and – we may have digressed-just a little. Just like "The Little D…
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32 min
Rankin Bass Twas the Night Before Christmas
Rankin Bass Twas the Night Before ChristmasHey CSWL Fans! We're back with a semi-deep dive into the 1974 Rankin/Bass classic, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, awarding it a solid…
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51 min
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Hey CSWL Fans! We're back covering Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, giving it a solid 3½ Candy Canes. This 1962 classic was the first-ever animated Christmas special produced specifica…
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30 min
Christmas Happenings Chat
Christmas Happenings Chat Hey CSWL Fans! It's a CSWL 'Chat Edition' featuring hosts Kev and Anne. Kev shares his experience on Connecticut's famous Polar Express train ride. He als…
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40 min
Rankin Bass Rankings
Rankin Bass RankingsBeing that the Rankin and Bass holiday specials are the reason we started the CSWL, we decided to take an episode to do some R and B Rankings, Superlatives, Fav…
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33 min
Seinfeld- A Festivus for the Rest of Us
Hey CSWL Fans! Its A Festivus for the Rest of Us, celebrating one of the most iconic moments in Seinfeld history. Inspired by Daniel O’Keefe and brought to life by Jerry Stiller’s…
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1 h 06
The Simpsons: Bart vs Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, CSWL Fans! This week, we’re diving into The SimpsonsSeason 2, Episode 7: Bart vs. Thanksgiving.This newly crowned classic earns a perfect 5 Candy Canes as we di…
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56 min
South Park Black Friday
Black Friday means the Christmas season is officially here, CSWL Fans! This week, we’re diving into the iconic 2013 South Park Black Friday trilogy. These episodes are a masterclas…
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31 min
Hanna Barbera; The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
The pre-season winds down, ending on Thanksgiving Day. And as always the CSWL pays respects to Turkey Day, this time covering the 1972 animated Hannah Barbera animated special: The…
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1 h 00
This is America Charlie Brown- Mayflower Voyagers
This is America Charlie Brown- Mayflower Voyagers Nothing says Thanksgiving TV Special like Charlie Brown! But this time, we’re not talking about A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (chec…