The Best of Christmas Podcasts 2021

Over the course of two months we surveyed several thousand people in order to bring you the following report of the Best of Christmas Podcasts 2021.

We surveyed groups online and offline. We consulted with podcast experts and movie and music critics. We knocked on the door of other Christmas websites, radio stations, and social media groups online and sought out their opinions. We asked groups of parents and children, women and even Christmas podcasters themselves for their assessment.

These results therefore do not reflect our opinions.

They reflect the thoughts of as many people as we could think of to ask about Christmas podcasts.

Click here to learn about the surveys, sources and methodology used to generate this report.

It is our hope this reflects the best of Christmas in podcasts online. Here are the results in no particular order:

Best of Christmas Podcasts – Christmas Community Choice
Podcast: Can’t Wait for Christmas
Synopsis: Comedian Tim Babb hosts this year round celebration of all the little things that make Christmas so much fun. Music, movies, TV specials, decorations, recipes, and more.
Listener Review: This is the best Christmas podcast. It just is. Tim is funny, clever, and sincere. I love his regular features, especially the 5 Golden Things, his impersonations, the outtakes at the end, and his love of his family and their inclusion on the show. His love of Christmas is addictive and it made me enjoy Christmas again.
Website: https://cantwaitforchristmaspod.com
Accessibility Score: 5 –
Christmas Community Rating: 5 –
User Experience Score: 4.8
Review Group: Webmasters of Christmas websites, social media groups, radio stations, forums and blogs.
Other podcasts that did well in this category: Tis the Podcast, Christmas Clatter, Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast

Best of Christmas Podcasts – Technical Achievement
Podcast: Christmas Clatter
Synopsis: Christmas Clatter is the podcast discussing Christmas news, entertainment, gifts, decorating, and everything else that makes Christmas special.
Listener Review: I enjoy Todd’s laid back manner. It is like spending an hour with a friend.
Website: https://christmasclatter.com
Accessibility Score: 5 –
Christmas Community Rating: 5 –
User Experience Score: 4.7
Review Group: Podcasting experts, consultants, platforms and engineers.
Other podcasts that did well in this category: North Pole Podcast, Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast

Best of Christmas Podcasts – Popular Choice
Podcast: Deck the Hallmark
Synopsis: A commercial podcast about Hallmark and other TV Christmas movies.
Listener Review: This podcast brings you Christmas cheer and laughter all year long. The hosts are three regular, funny guys who watch and review so many Hallmark movies. It’s like having a watch party every day! It is the best pick me up.
Website: https://www.deckthehallmark.com
Accessibility Score: 4 –
Christmas Community Rating: 4 –
User Experience Score: 4.0
Review Group: Listeners and survey respondents online
Other podcasts that did well in this category: Totally Rad Christmas, Tis the Podcast, Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast, Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast

Best of Christmas Podcasts – Parents & Kids Choice
Podcast: North Pole Podcast
Synopsis: The North Pole Podcast is produced by elves for believers of Santa Claus everywhere. Nowhere will you learn more about Santa, the North Pole, elf culture and Christmas than on this special podcast.
Listener Review: Funny, logical, entertaining, refreshingly brief. It made a Santa believer from a really old kid who had soured a little on Christmas. The Christmas Spirit lives!
Website: https://santaupdate.com
Accessibility Score: 5 –
Christmas Community Rating: 4 –
User Experience Score: 4.9
Review Group: Parents and children surveyed online and offline with experience listening to Christmas podcasts
Other podcasts that did well in this category: Santa by the Minute Podcast, Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast, Sleigh Bells and Mistletoe Podcast

Best of Christmas Podcasts – Ladies Choice
Podcast: Tis the Podcast
Synopsis: Anthony, Julia, and Thom debating and discussing different Christmas movies, specials, and television episodes.
Listener Review: The 3 hosts have such a good time together. They laugh and tease each other. I enjoy their topics. Listening to them makes me smile.
Website: https://www.tisthepodcast.com
Accessibility Score: 5 –
Christmas Community Rating: 5 –
User Experience Score: 4.5
Review Group: Women who listen to podcasts, surveyed online and offline.
Other podcasts that did well in this category: Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast, A Cozy Christmas Podcast, Deck the Hallmark

Best of Christmas Podcasts – Editors Choice
Podcast: Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast
Synopsis: Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas podcast shares the spirit of the season all year long, an “all-things Christmas” podcast.
Listener Review: They do such a great job. I love their guests they bring on. It’s awesome to hear other people who share a passion for Christmas.
Website: None
Accessibility Score: 4 –
Christmas Community Rating: 5 –
User Experience Score: 4.2
Review Group: The Editorial Staff of MyMerryChristmas.com and associated websites, other Christmas websites, communities and streams
Other podcasts that did well in this category: Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast, Total Christmas Podcast, Jingle Jank Podcast

Best of Christmas Podcasts – Critics Choice – Movies
Podcast: Behind the Bells
Synopsis: A year-round podcast that explores classic Holiday movies and TV specials.
Listener Review: Exceptionally well researched, full of interesting facts and backstories. It’s just entirely entertaining to listen to.
Website: None
Accessibility Score: 5 –
Christmas Community Rating: 4 –
User Experience Score: 4.1
Review Group: Movie critics, Fan Surveys
Other podcasts that did well in this category: Tis the Podcast, Deck the Hallmark, Yuletide TV Podcast

Best of Christmas Podcasts – Christmas Cheer & Frivolity
Podcast: Total Christmas Podcast
Synopsis: A comedy podcast that covers everything to do with Christmas.
Listener Review: A little bit of Ricky Gervais, a splash of Mr. Bean, and a huge dose of the British take on everything Christmas makes this podcast a constant crack-up. Full of surprises and a twinkle in the eye. Total fun.
Website: https://www.totalchristmaspodcast.com
Accessibility Score: 5 –
Christmas Community Rating: 2 –
User Experience Score: 4.7
Review Group: Listener surveys online and offline, focus group blind surveys by phone and in person
Other podcasts that did well in this category: Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast, Totally Rad Christmas, North Pole Podcast

Best of Christmas Podcasts – Best New Podcast
Podcast: Sounds of Christmas Podcast
Synopsis: Ken Kessler from the online Christmas music station The Sounds of Christmas talks about the station, Christmas music and related topics.
Listener Review: The podcast is a natural extension of one of the diverse long-running radio Christmas streams online. There is some talk of mainstream Christmas music but overall it is an outstanding resource for hidden gems and rising artists.
Website: https://www.soundsofchristmas.com
Accessibility Score: 5 –
Christmas Community Rating: 4 –
User Experience Score: 4.6
Review Group: Webmasters of Christmas websites, social media groups, radio stations, forums and blogs. Listener surveys taken offline, phone surveys.
Other podcasts that did well in this category: The Clausnet Podcast, A Cozy Christmas Podcast, Seasons Eatings Podcast

Best of Christmas Podcasts – Podcasters Choice
Podcast: Christmas Past
Synopsis: Christmas Past brings you year-round Christmas history, forgotten Christmas fiction, roundtables, interviews, and most of all, Christmas cheer.
Listener Review: Brian Earl has a way with words and story telling. The backstory to Christmas related foods and traditions that he shares are so interesting to me. I also enjoy the unusual Christmas stories that he has dug up from the past and shared with his listeners. It gives a unique perspective to Christmas that I hadn’t considered before.
Website: https://christmaspast.media
Accessibility Score: 5 –
Christmas Community Rating: 5 –
User Experience Score: 4.3
Review Group: Christmas podcasters
Other podcasts that did well in this category: Totally Rad Christmas, Christmas Clatter, Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast