It’s time to upset the apple cart: The Polar Express is not a good movie. Any time I speak out in opposition of a beloved Christmas movie I get pushback. I did that with White Christmas and I still haven’t heard the end of it. That’s just one of the things about tradition. Start tipping […]
The United States Postal Service has announced their new Christmas stamps for 2026 are called Christmas Cookies and they will be publicly available starting on September 19th. The new stamps feature four new and unique holiday images in Christmas cookie designs. It all celebrates a favorite holiday pastime: baking and decorating Christmas cookies. Featuring four […]
Macaulay Culkin is back in the news of Christmas because he wants to create the next generation of Home Alone. According to several sources, Culkin has been canoodling with Disney over the idea of Kevin McAllister’s comeback. Culkin pitched an idea where he plays single-Dad Kevin McAllister who gets locked out of his house by […]
The newest big screen version of A Christmas Carol is coming this November. It stars Johnny Depp and the first trailer just dropped: In a pre-promotional event at Comic Con in San Diego Depp appeared in full costume in front of fans, some saying “Good day to you, Mr. Scrooge” to which he responded, in […]
My Merry Christmas began by innocently tracking Santa Claus – long, long before that was really a well known thing. We were the first to ever track Santa online. And we’re still doing it. Like everything we do, it’s different. It is community driven. And it brings people to us from all over the world. […]
Another episode of brand new, original Christmas music from independent artists is the feature of this episode of The Christmas Show of My Merry Christmas. Show Notes: 3:46 – That Was Christmas to Me – Patty Stefan 8:37 – Drift Away – Jim Aitken 14:02 – Love is the Answer (Christmas Version) – Alen Hit […]
The 21st Annual Christmas Card Exchange at My Merry Christmas closes on November 22nd. This is the last call to join the exchange for this year. We started the sign-ups during Christmas in July, we have consistently shared via social media the sign-up season, and we have been interviewed by the media and podcasters all […]
New Christmas music of 2025 is the return of a beloved tradition at My Merry Christmas. Submissions from up-and-coming artists and lovers of Christmas alike have been pouring in by the hundreds all year – and this episode features the very best of those submissions. Show Notes: 6:21 – The First Snowfall of the Season […]
It is time once again for the time-honored tradition of the turkey gobble. For hundreds of years settlers and celebrants of Thanksgiving have engaged in the art of the gobble in honor of those noble birds who give their all for us at Thanksgiving. How better to honor them then to hold a gobble contest? […]
Eggnog has a relatively unknown backstory in the history of Christmas. Which is odd because Christmas seems to have a history for everything. Eggnog has no verifiable roots, it is broadly defined, and it is somewhat universal. Everybody loves it and nobody knows for sure where it came from. It has ancient history from England […]
The Annual Christmas Card Exchange at My Merry Christmas is a beloved tradition that is simply the best there is online. While we have set the date of November 22nd as the last day to sign up we are encouraging folks to sign up before Halloween. Why? Because our process is what makes the list […]
Our 21st Annual Operation Christmas Cheer campaign is underway and we can use your help. What is Operation Christmas Cheer? It is a simple community effort to send Christmas cards to those shut-in, ill, maybe a little sad or just having a hard time this Christmas. It never fails to cheer weary hearts and for […]
