Updates, announcements, and promotions from Christmas Past Headquarters
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The Christmas season is now in full swing, and so is the 2022 season of Christmas Past! This Week on the Podcast So, first things first. This year, I’m putting out episodes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week. And in a first, I’m organizing each week […]
What a couple of weeks it’s been, sugarplums! The Christmas Past book release was a major success. 🎄📖 Thanks to your amazing support, it’s been a #1 New Release for more than two weeks now! The audiobook is also one of Apple Books’s “Must Listens” for November! Recent Appearances I’ve been getting the word out about […]
It’s a big day, sugarplums! The Christmas Past book publication date has finally arrived! I’m overjoyed that everything has finally come together, and that I’m now able to share this with you. I hope you’ll love it! The journey began in early 2021, after the close of the 2020 season of Christmas Past. It was […]
What a week! I’ve finally received my copies of the book! Copies will start shipping to everyone who has preordered on November 1. What’s that? You haven’t preordered your copy yet? Well, let’s take care of that right now. You can buy the book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or any of your other favorite […]
It’s going to be another night of festive fun and talking about Christmas and my new book! Monday, December 19, 2022: 7 PM EST Virtual event (via Zoom) hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library Open to all, even if you don’t live in Massachusetts Free Event! Register for the event here I hope to see […]
I can’t wait! I’ll be returning to my hometown (sorta) to talk about the Christmas Past book! This is a virtual event with the Stoughton Public Library in Massachusetts. Join me for an evening of festive fun! Tuesday November 29, 2022 : 06:30 PM – 07:30 PM EST Virtual event (via Zoom) hosted by the […]
I’m excited to announce my first in-person event for the 2022 Christmas season. Join me at the beautiful Ainsley House in Campbell, California for a night of Christmas history and Christmas cheer! I’ll be talking about Christmas history and my new book! Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 5:00 PM PST Ainsley House, 300 Grant St, […]
Christmas Past is back for its seventh season! It’s one of the longest running Christmas podcasts around, and this year just may be the best one yet! I’ll be bringing you more pre-season episodes featuring forgotten Christmas fiction, interviews, and games. And between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I’ll bring another fresh batch of backstories to your […]
Hello from Christmas Past Headquarters, and welcome to September of 2022! It’s the beginning of the “BER months” (all of the months ending in b-e-r). If you’re like me, you think of this time of year as the Christmas pre-season. 🙂 Only 114 days to go. 🎄 The days are getting shorter, the school year […]
About once a year, I update this site’s theme. Mostly, it’s to keep things fresh, and to keep my Web skills sharp. The 2022 update is more dramatic than ones from previous years, so I figured I’d offer this post to explain. This year, I needed to take a step back and do some wholesale […]
Today, I’m happy to tell you that I’ve signed an agreement with Recorded Books to create an audiobook version of Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday’s Traditions. It’s only natural that a book based on a podcast should also be available in audiobook form. My agent was smart enough to negotiate that I […]
Today, I’m excited to announce that yours truly has recently finalized a book deal with Lyons Press. Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday’s Traditions is coming to your favorite bookseller in 2022, just in time for your Christmas shopping! The book picks up where the podcast leaves off. I wanted to tell the […]