• Ep. 1: Post Early for Christmas
    Dec 5 2019

    Another Christmas is on the cards... but what’s on the cover? From Santa to Scrooge, a snoozing Saviour to a Silent Night, you’ll be shocked at just how wrong they can be. 6Music presenter (and part-time Father Christmas) Shaun Keaveny drops in on Grace and Paul to unwrap it all.

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    31 mins
  • Ep. 2: Dames and Donkeys
    Dec 5 2019

    From Nativity to Nutcracker, via Pantomime dames and the first carols. Grace and Paul are joined by Lucy Porter to put Christmas on the stage, shout “Your best days are behind you!” then realise that oh no they’re not.

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    31 mins
  • Ep. 3: Stocking Fillers
    Dec 5 2019

    Ho ho... who? Grace, Paul and comedian Andy Zaltzman unpick St Nick. Find out how to spot the difference between Father Christmas and Santa, and meet Saint Nicholas; the first person to use an automatic door, who was born in a country named after turkey, and lived in a town named after myrrh... how Christmassy!

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    32 mins
  • Ep. 4: O Christmas Tree
    Dec 5 2019

    From Martin Luther to Charlie Brown, Grace, Paul and comedian Aatif Nawaz delve into Christmas trees of yore. Plus what the Dickens is the story behind tinsel, gingerbread, and festive lights? There’s also the fairy versus angel grudge match for top-of-the-tree status.

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    28 mins
  • Ep. 5: Stuffed!
    Dec 5 2019

    Celebrity Masterchef winner Angelica Bell joins Grace and Paul to answer the important questions: What’s better: eggnog or mulled wine? Why do the Japanese prefer KFC to turkey? Plus, who was Roland the Farter... and what does he have to do with Christmas dinner?

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    25 mins
  • Ep. 6: It's CHRISTMAAAAAAAAS!
    Dec 5 2019

    ... or is it? Comedian Milton Jones joins Grace and Paul round the dinner table as they ask: how do you fancy a Christmas in March? How did the police spoil the very first televised Queen’s Speech? And if you feel like Christmas is just like Groundhog Day... well, you might be closer than you think.

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    29 mins