No Skip Christmas

Rhett Miller of the Old 97s swaps Christmas songs with Arnie. Songs from The Ramones, Big Star and Toots and the Maytals.

Creator and Host: Arnie Niekamp
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Guest: Rhett Miller
Producer and Editor: Garrett Schultz
Artwork: Allard Laban
Opening Theme Music: Andy Poland

Song Playlists:
Playlist of all the songs for this episode here

I Don't Know What Christmas Is (But Christmastime is Here) - Old 97s
Season's Greetings - Cix Bits
Falalalalove Ya - Nikki Lane
Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) - Ramones
He's Stuck in the Chimney Again - Jon Rauhouse Orchestra, Rachel Flotard
Make You Mine This Season (Happiest Season) - Tegan and Sara
Jesus Christ - Big Star
Happy Christmas - Toots & The Maytals
867-5309 / Jenny (Christmas Version) - Tommy Tutone
Mary Had a Baby - Bruce Cockburn

The growing list of accepted Christmas songs here
Christmas-ellaneous: all the songs lovingly rejected so far here

Videos:
I Don’t Know What Christmas Is (But Christmastime Is Here) from the Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special here

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Paul F Tompkins and Janet Varney swap Christmas songs with Arnie. Songs from T Rex, John Prine, the Everly Brothers and more. Also a Christmas mystery from Janet.

Creator and Host: Arnie Niekamp
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Guests:
Paul F Tompkins
More info on seeing Paul live with Varietopia and other shows: http://paulftompkins.com/live
Janet Varney
Get more info on SF Sketchfest 2026: SF Sketchfest - The San Francisco Comedy Festival
Check out Janet’s podcast E Pluribus Motto: E Pluribus Motto | Maximum Fun
Producer and Editor: Garrett Schultz
Artwork: Allard Laban
Opening Theme Music: Andy Poland

Song Playlists:
Playlist of all the songs for this episode here

Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day - Brenda Lee
Christmas Eve Can Kill You - The Everly Brothers
2000 Miles - Pretenders
Christmas Bop - T. Rex
Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Christmas in Prison - John Prine
A Musical Christmas Card: O Christmas Tree/The Sleigh - Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen: Big Band Version - Jimmy Smith
Winter Wonderland - Count Basie Orchestra

The growing list of accepted Christmas songs here
Christmas-ellaneous: all the songs lovingly rejected so far here

Videos:
Silent Night by Janet and Paul (along with Jonathan Coulton and Eban Schletter): Silent Night
John Gorka’s I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day: John Gorka - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

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The hosts of the Eurovangelists podcast (Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée) swap Christmas songs with Arnie.

Warning: This episode has an Explicit tag for strong language during the last two songs. That said, there is a warning in the episode when those songs come up.

Creator and Host: Arnie Niekamp
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Guests:
Jeremy Bent
Oscar Montoya
Dimitry Pompée
Check out their great podcast Eurovangelists, covering Eurovision Song Contest developments present and past.
The episode of Eurovangelists that Arnie guested on is here.
Check out Jeremy’s podcast Mission to Zyxx, including the new prequel miniseries The Young Old Derf Chronicles.
Producer and Editor: Garrett Schultz
Artwork: Allard Laban
Opening Theme Music: Andy Poland

Song Playlists:
Playlist of all the songs for this episode here

Feliz Navidad - José Feliciano
Birthday Card at Christmas - Jethro Tull
Mary’s Boy Child - Boney M.
Back Door Santa - Clarance Carter
Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
El Burrito Sabanero - La Rondallita
Having Grandma Here for Christmas - Subwoolfer
Don’t Start Without Me (2019 Radio Edit) - The Fizz
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
A Christmas Duel - The Hives, Cyndi Lauper
Ho Ho Ho - TEYA, SALENA
I’m Growing a Beard Downstairs from Christmas (feat. The Beards) - Kate Miller-Heidke

The growing list of accepted Christmas songs here
Christmas-ellaneous: all the songs lovingly rejected so far here

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Hrishikesh Hirway (Song Exploder) swaps Christmas songs with Arnie. Their lists are VERY different. Songs from the Vienna Boy’s Choir, Dr. Dog, a “witch house” band and more.

Creator and Host: Arnie Niekamp
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Guest: Hrishikesh Hirway
Hrishi's Home Cooking podcast with Samin Nosrat
Hrishi’s ep of Hello from the Magic Tavern
Producer and Editor: Garrett Schultz
Artwork: Allard Laban
Opening Theme Music: Andy Poland

Song Playlists:
Playlist of all the songs for this episode here

The Little Drummerboy - Vienna Boys’ Choir
Christmas Cookies - George Strait
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
Sweet Gingerbread Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
King Night - SALEM
Panpepato - Dr. Dog
Mishima (Bob’s Burgers Arrangement) - Philip Glass, Bob’s Burgers, Courtney Swain, John Dylan Keith
Miss Fogarty’s Christmas Cake - The Irish Rovers
O Holy Night (Arr. John Rutter) - Adolphe Adam, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury

The growing list of accepted Christmas songs here
Christmas-ellaneous: all the songs lovingly rejected so far here

YouTube videos:
bobs burgers s13e10 full xmas xylophone song
Muppet Songs: Sweet Gingerbread Man (Ed Sullivan)

That cookie we mentioned at the end is apparently available here

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Musical improvisers Zach and Jess swap Christmas songs with Arnie. Songs from Justin Bieber, the Chieftains, Kermit the frog and more.

Creator and Host: Arnie Niekamp
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Guests: Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino
Listen to Off Book: The Improvised Musical or check out thezachandthejess.com!
Producer and Editor: Garrett Schultz
Artwork: Allard Laban
Opening Theme Music: Andy Poland

Song Playlists:
Playlist of all the songs for this episode here

We Need a Little Christmas - The New Christy Minstrels
Drummer Boy - Justin Bieber, Busta Rhymes
Skating - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Disco Santa Claus - The Rain Dolls
One More Sleep ’til Christmas - Kermit
The Boar’s Head - The Chieftains
Christmas at the Airport - Nick Lowe
Come on! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance! - Sufjan Stevens
Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey) - Lou Monte

The growing list of accepted Christmas songs here
Christmas-ellaneous: all the songs lovingly rejected so far here

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