Lately, I have been doing a lot of listening ~ to music, to books, and to podcasts, and I knew I wanted to start listening to some uplifting or interesting seasonal podcasts. So I searched around and found some pretty perfect ones!

The Calm Christmas Podcast: Oh, I have been loving this one! I always hop around within podcast episodes, looking for the ones that pique my interest first before fully immersing myself in just listening to them all. The very first episode of Calm Christmas made me a fan. I know that this podcast is one I will listen to all season! Beth Kempton shares from her home in the English countryside all about how to be mindful during this season, how to nourish our souls and our families, words from some of her favorite authors, and about traditions of the season, how and why they came about and a little history about them. It is utterly delightful. Favorite episode so far: Settling in for a Cozy Winter: A 2022 Winter Episode and I am looking forward to going back and digging in to the rest!

A Cozy Christmas Podcast: This podcast is chockfull of goodness! Stories about stories! Books, and writers and artists, pop culture, holiday traditions – it covers it all. It was almost hard to pick a first episode to listen to, there were just so many that intrigued me and that I wanted to listen to! And I will, as this holiday season unfolds. Favorite episode so far: The Hallmark Christmas Movie Episode but I also really enjoyed Jolabokaflod: The Christmas Book Flood.

The Lost Christmas:

This podcast is super neat. I love how it includes explores Christmas all around the world, and also goes into the lore behind some of our traditions. The website description says:

A dive into the characters, stories, traditions, food, and everything else surrounding the Christmas season all over the world. Each episode ends with a passage from The Lost Years of Santa Claus book, recounting stories that fill gaps in the Santa Claus mythos and answer questions about the man himself and his real story.

Favorite Episode So Far: Wassail! Drinking to your health at Christmas

Christmas Past:

Similar to the Lost Christmas Podcast, Christmas Past also delves into stories about our traditions. As described on the website:

Since 2016, Brian Earl has been telling the fascinating stories behind our favorite holiday’s traditions through the podcast, Christmas Past. Inspired by public radio style storytelling, Christmas Past provides a lens through which readers can view Christmas as festive, cheerful, strange, and above all, endlessly fascinating. Think: NPR meets Clement Clarke Moore.

Favorite Episode So Far: A Charlie Brown Christmas (and for those short on time, it is only around 13 minutes long!)

I am enjoying exploring all of these podcasts and all the different stories, traditions, and calming content they provide this time of year!