Happy Thanksgiving, Christmas fanatics! We hope you have as amazing and blessed a day as possible during these strange times. As a special holiday treat for y'all, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they travel back to the world of The Peanuts to cover the iconic 1973 holiday special, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving ! Enjoy!
We have a jam-packed, fun-filled episode for y'all this week! Kicking off the episode, the elves interview Columbia Jones and Mark Ricks from Burro Burracho Records who join this week's show to promote the Burro Burracho Records' Christmas EP " Is There Even Christmas This Year ?" featuring Columbia Jones and Sean Ramos. From there, Anthony talks a bit about his latest television show binges (FX on Hulu's A Teacher and Netflix's cute holiday rom-com series, Dash & Lily , in addition to Netfl...
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they discuss the 1998-dark-family-drama-Comedy(?) film, Jack Frost , starring everyone's favorite Batman, Michael Keaton! While all three elves have extensive histories with this movie, does it hold up to critical scrutiny 22-years after its release? And - more importantly - is it even a Christmas movie? Settle in with your favorite holiday drink from Starbucks to find out, in addition to getting their hot-takes on the...
This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony cover the 2020, Netflix original holiday film, Holidate ! The opinions on this movie range all over the spectrum between the three elves with this one, as users speculated they would on social media in advance of this recording, and debate rages about whether the main relationship in this movie feels real, whether this qualifies as a Christmas movie, whether or not any film set in the present should be set at malls anymore, and whether or not this is merely a ...
Surprise! We know Election Day can be stressful for many people, both in America and abroad - especially when the president himself/herself is being chosen - so we decided to record this very non-political, fun episode to drop today for those of y'all who want to tune out the news, distract themselves from real world events, and relax for an hour. Join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they are joined by Todd Killian of Christmas Clatter Podcast to discuss the 1972 television special, You're Not Elect...
Happy November, y'all! Another milestone in the Ber Month calendar has been hit, which means we are all that much closer to Christmas! To celebrate, Julia, Thom, and Anthony journey to the land of Far, Far, Away to spend the holidays with Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots, and all of their fairytale friends as they ring in Christmas in this 2007, made-for-TV special, Shrek the Halls ! What do the elves think of the Shrek franchise in general, and all of the actors involved with it? Does this t...
Happy Halloween, Christmas Fanatics! With the weather outside finally cool and Fall in full swing, we here at Tis the Podcast wanted to show our appreciation for you by sharing a very special Halloween episode of the show in which Julia, Thom, and Anthony cover the 1966 classic, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" This episode is a blast from the past, so travel back one year ago as the three hosts discuss this timeless special, debate whether it's as good as "A Charlie Brown Christmas", sh...
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We are officially in the last week of October! Can you believe it? To celebrate it being Halloween week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they discuss the 2016, non-Christmas-Christmas movie, The Conjuring 2: Enfield Poltergeist . In addition to this creepy film, they talk about the trailer for The Christmas Chronicles 2 , Anthony raves about Season 2 of The Boys , Thom expresses some of his theories about The Haunting of Bly Manor - which he is currently halfwa...
This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony settle in to discuss the 1996, made-for-television holiday film, The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas ! Though this un-inspired movie leaves a lot to be desired, the elves enjoy reminiscing about the original 1960's sitcom that inspired it, along with other old TV shows from that era that they grew up watching in re-runs thanks to Nick at Nite . Besides tuning in to discuss the merits and flaws of this movie, which is unquestionably a Christmas film, join the ...
This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony are so excited to be joined by our friends Ron (a.k.a. President Hotdog) and Jay from Flimstrip Podcast ! What could bring these two great shows together? The 2003 Finnish film, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale . Now, we do have a few disclaimers: 1). The content in this movie is not suitable for young ones and neither is this episode - the humor gets to be somewhat sophomoric. 2). In an abundance of excitement over guests joining us, the elves may digress a bit...
This week, life got in the way for the elves - and between work and health issues, they couldn't record on their usual night and before they knew it, the week had gotten away from them. Not wanting to leave you hanging, however, we've decided to share one of our Patreon-Exclusive "Fireside Chat" segments with y'all! In our "Fireside Chats", one or more of the Tis the Podcast elves sit down by a crackling Christmas fire with one of our listeners to learn a little bit about them, talk about the ho...
This week, the elves are joined by longtime listener Manny Torres, of the brand new Christmas podcast Feliz Christmas, Merry Navidad , to discuss the 2004 holiday, romantic-comedy, Surviving Christmas ! Where do the hosts and their guest fall when it comes to this infamous movie? Well, one elf may end up surprising you! In addition to discussing what three-of-the-four hosts call a "travesty", they reveal their personal wishlist of directors they'd like to see direct a holiday movie and pose a qu...
This week, the elves travel to the universe of Disney Channel Original Movies in order to cover the 2011 film, Good Luck Charlie: It's Christmas! Join them as they discuss their history with Disney TV shows, family Christmas movies and television specials, and - with the spooky season just around the corner - their ideas for Christmas horror movies. So kick back with your favorite pumpkin-flavored drink, let that Autumn breeze wash all over you, and enjoy this fun-filled episode!...
This week - at long last - the elves discuss the beloved, 1988 Christmas-family film, Ernest Saves Christmas ! Anthony, once again finding himself on an island alone, sets the tone for this conversation early on in the "History" portion of the episode in which he goes on his most passionate (some might say - unhinged?) rant since the hosts covered Arthur Christmas - one that clocks in at just under 5 1/2 minutes! Julia and Thom, meanwhile, have much more good feelings of comfort and joy regardin...
Welcome to the 'Ber months, all of you friends of the elves out there! As the days get shorter and cooler, we dip our toes into a controversial "Is It or Isn't It a Christmas Movie" movie: 2005's Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang , starring Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. Regardless of where the hosts fall on the Christmas question, there's no denying the discussion about this cult classic is a lively one! So, breathe in that crisp, nearly autumnal air as we talk this shoot 'em up whodunit, honor the passi...
Happy Monday, everybody! Can you believe that it's already the last day of August? We are officially in the Ber Months as of tomorrow! To celebrate the occasion, the elves are joined by Gerry D. of Totally Rad Christmas to discuss the 1991 family-film, All I Want for Christmas . While Gerry, Julia, and Thom all have a history - and therefore, some form of nostalgia - with this movie, Anthony is going in completely blind; will this New York Fairy Tale win him over? Does this movie in general hold...
This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony journey into the realm of made-for-TV movies to discuss the 2001, family, holiday film, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus , based on the famous song of the same name! Once again, as so often happens, Anthony finds himself a man alone on an island on one side of the debate - his opinion fueled by nostalgia - while Thom and Julia find themselves together across the divide. Also revealed this episode - what each of the elves feel about the Christmas song in questio...
Welcome to a very special bonus episode of Tis the Podcast in which Julia, Thom, and Anthony celebrate 3- years (!!!) of friendship, family, laughs, everlasting Christmas spirit, and tons, and tons, and tons of holiday movies and television specials! Join the elves as they travel back through time with the Ghost of Christmas Past to reflect on how far they've come, recount their biggest mistakes, and reveal their personal Top-10 lists of movies they've covered and Top-5 lists of television speci...
The elves take a trip through an alternate history this week, which includes an imagined history of St. Nicholas and his sidekick Peter, as they discuss the 1999, made-for-TV movie, “Santa and Pete”. Spoiler Alert: their discussion is way more interesting the movie. So cuddle up by the fire (or the air conditioning) and enjoy an episode that serves as a good reminder that Christmas is on the way!
After a much needed (though unwanted!) week off, the elves are back, and they're once again journeying across the pond to cover the 2009, Holiday-Comedy film, Nativity! There's plenty of love for this movie to go around this week - how could there not be when it stars Martin Freeman? - and there are laughs-a-plenty as the hosts talk about their favorite parts and scenes! Also discussed: plenty of listener feedback and their ideas for what they would do if they were put in charge of making the 20...
Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, travel back to 1978 with the elves as they journey to New York to spend Christmas Eve on Sesame Street ! While they've talked about The Muppets proper many times before, this is the first full episode in which they discuss the Muppets of Sesame Street ! Do the hosts appreciate them as much as their brethren in the parent IP? What do they think of the beloved children's show in general, in addition to how do they feel about this classic holiday special...
Happy Christmas in July, y'all! We are officially 5-months away from Christmas day! This year is flying by, even in quarantine! As a special treat to celebrate this festive summer holiday, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they break format to discuss foreign Christmas traditions instead of Christmas films! But it's not just the hosts sharing information about how the holidays are celebrated abroad - we also have a record nineteen listener submissions as well, in which some familiar voices, some ...
This week, the elves cover the Christmas episodes of the family-comedy, Everybody Loves Raymond ! While Anthony is a huge fan, and believes that it's an accurate description of family life in a New York Italian family, Thom and Julia haven't really seen it before and this is a first time seeing multiple episodes for both of them. Do they think there's a good amount of holiday cheer in here to make these episodes worthwhile, or do they feel the show is outdated and a bit cold to the point where e...
This week, the Christmas elves trudge through the first completely foreign film covered on this podcast - the 2008 French Film, A Christmas Tale - and boy do they regret it. Much of this episode is spent avoiding the film and talking about things much more interesting and enjoyable. Cuddle up and plan to get taken away to some place much more Christmassy than record-breaking July days!
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! We hope y'all enjoyed your long Fourth of July weekend! This week, for the second week in a row, the elves cover a Christmas Variety special - this time, 2018's NBC-produced, A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy , starring - you guessed it! - John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. While all three hosts are a fan of the musician and his model wife, they once again find themselves disliking this holiday variety special, causing them to wonder - why don't they work...
Happy July First, Christmas Fanatics! (And Happy Canada Day to our Canadian Listeners!) Bet you weren't expecting to see us in your feed again so soon after the last episode, but we wanted to officially kick off Christmas in July with a bang! As Hallmark Christmas movie month begins, we wanted to make sure to cover a true Hallmark classic in honor of the occasion - the 2015 original film, Crown for Christmas ! While all of the elves are in agreement that Danica McKellar is the true Hallmark Chri...
This week, Thom, Julia, and Anthony are joined by the famous Gary Blauman of the Tis the Podcast community - a.k.a. Matt - to cover the 2015, Netflix Original Holiday Special, A Very Murray Christmas ! Join the elves and their special guest as they discuss this very Bill Murray-esque, surprisingly morose holiday special in which much of the famous and talented cast appears to be taking part in against their will, and all of the music within! Also discussed - the origins of Matt's username, Julia...
Happy Leon Day, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe it? We are officially halfway to Christmas ! It's all downhill from here! So, in honor of the occasion, we wanted to give y'all a little present of a bonus episode, in which the elves discuss the one Christmas episode of the 2015 television show, The Muppets - "Single All the Way"! While Anthony was an enormous fan of this criminally underrated, and short-lived, show as it aired live, this is both Julia's and Thom's first time seeing it, and bo...
Happy Monday fellow Christmas fans! The elves are joined by longtime listener April Riley to discuss Dolly Parton's Chris tmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love. In this episode, the elves discuss all things Dolly Parton, one of the elves breaks a cardinal rule by manipulating the ranking system, and April 2020s the podcast. This is a long one, so sit back, relax, and enjoy a dysfunctional family Christmas!
Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! This week, Julia introduces Thom and Anthony to the 1994, Christmas-Comedy, The Ref ! Not only is this a quintessential Julia movie, due to the dysfunctional family element, but it is also a quintessential Anthony movie, for reasons that are discussed in this episode. With all three elves in agreement that this hilarious story about a robber whose heart grows three-sizes after spending time with the Chausser family - and a family that is helped by this dangerous...
