Author Archive for: Editor
Entries by Jeff Westover
Celebrating 20 Years of the Merry Forums
As we have been wrapping up yet another site redesign and a series of upgrades at MyMerryChristmas.com it dawned on us that 2024 is a milestone year: this fall marks 20 years of the Merry Forums at MyMerryChristmas.com. That’s 20 years of Christmas Card and Ornament Exchanges, 20 continuous years of tracking Santa together, 20 […]
Pumpkin Spice Season Has Begun
Pumpkin spice season is officially upon us. The media blitz has begun. They have announced that Starbucks will begin selling the granddaddy of all pumpkin spice products, the Pumpkin Spice Latte, on August 22,, 2024. Not to be outdone, and perhaps to ride on the coattails of rabidly popular pumpkin-whatever beverages, 7-Eleven has announced the […]
When You Have Lost Your Jingle
Jeff, where have you been? Boy, is that a loaded question. For the better part of three years things have lagged a bit on MyMerryChristmas. That’s my fault. I’ve been aware of it the entire time. Hardly a month has passed where I’d make a list, check it twice and I just failed to find […]
Carol of the Bells by BYU Vocal Point and Mat & Savannah Shaw
Carol of the Bells, a song never intended to be a Christmas staple, is mashed up with another not-exactly-a-Christmas-song titled Wayfaring Stranger, in a collaboration of BYU Vocal Point with the sensational father/daughter duo of Mat and Savannah Shaw: You likely have heard the song Wayfaring Stranger before. It is a traditional American folk tune […]
Best of Christmas Podcasts 2022
We are pleased to announce our 2nd Annual Best of Christmas Podcast winners. Just as we did for the Best of Christmas Podcasts 2021, we surveyed podcast listeners and Christmas fans by the thousands from around the world – both online and offline. For two months we narrowed the field through open nominations. Out of […]
Come Home for Christmas by Matthew West
Matthew West is known and unknown – and his works of Christmas speak to all. We have come to really appreciate his steady stream of new, original Christmas music. This year he will expand his reach through an arrangement with Great American Family network who this year will feature a lot of this new song, […]
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing by Broken Bow Music
Over the past couple of years we have become rabid fans of Broken Bow Music, who has given us some wonderful new Christmas music that features a signature blend while sharing powerful messages. They have just released their rendition of Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. This sacred song has become an anthem of Thanksgiving. […]
Ralphie Returns in A Christmas Story Christmas
A Christmas Story is getting a sequel according to various media sources, including The Hollywood Reporter. Peter Billingsley, who starred as a child in the Christmas cult classic as Ralphie, returns to the Cleveland Street home of his childhood to recreate Christmas magic for his children. The original was set in the 1940s, this sequel […]
Do We Really Want The Santa Clause Back?
Tim Allen is returning to his role as Santa years after anchoring the Disney Christmas franchise, The Santa Clause. Disney has announced a new “limited series” of The Santa Clause that will run on Disney+. You know Disney+. That is where Christmas-that-sucks resides. It is home to the now shamed remake of Home Alone, which […]
You Do Not Ever Have to Take Christmas Down
Taking Christmas down is an endless topic during the month of January, especially for Americans. Publications tout the “tradition” that dictate certain dates that Christmas trees, lights and decorations should come down. Others claim experts know the exact date of “Christmas removal”. It is all hogwash. There is no such thing as “socially acceptable” Christmas […]
