Thanks be to God!

Did you watch it?

You're welcome. And it's streaming for free on a lot of platforms (YouTube, Pluto, Tubi, et al). I hope you enjoy it.

Yes! And it's good! I love how they shift to hand-drawn animation for sequences like the parables.

Have you seen The Miracle Maker? It's from 2000, but it's one of my favorite Jesus movies.

The Miracle Maker and Jesus of Montreal.

King Sorrow by Joe Hill.

I've been reading it since Christmas, but I just finally finished King Sorrow. Been a long time since I read such a great, doorstop epic like this. Five stars!

With the Easter eggs, I definitely read that as "Paas."

I finally saw it this weekend too!

Oh, man. You're in for something special.

I got to see Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom on the big screen today. It was the only Indy movie I had never seen theatrically. Perfect first theater visit for the year.

Having just read this recently, she makes a great point. Perfect for getting a jump start on your 2026 reading.

Advent Calendar House | Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town Put one foot in front of the other, and soon you’ll hit 100 episodes. Guests: Michael DiGiovanni, Erin Evans, Michael May, Brandon Medley, Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

And now, the Rankin/Bass Christmas classic that dares to answer children’s questions about Santa Claus while illegally opening his mail.

With @mserinmevans.bsky.social, @imgonnadj24.bsky.social, @brandonmedley.bsky.social, @michaelmay.bsky.social, & @theycallmedigio.bsky.social.

Advent Calendar House | The Little Drummer Boy, Book II Rogue One: A Nativity Story. Guest: Brandon Medley.

Rogue One: A Nativity Story.

With @brandonmedley.bsky.social.

Advent Calendar House | The Little Drummer Boy Young Conan the Barbarian meets baby Jesus. Guests: Michael May, Brandon Medley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

Young Conan the Barbarian meets baby Jesus.

With @brandonmedley.bsky.social & @michaelmay.bsky.social.

I have had Guillotine by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social on my TBR stack since it was released. I picked it up last week and devoured it over the weekend. A quick, bloody, and brutal read. It's cathartic for these times.

I want to like Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol more. It's got an epic feel, great score, and a pretty good adaptation. And while the people aren't Polar Express-level creepy, they're still too uncanny valley to fully enjoy the movie.

Advent Calendar House | Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July Mr. Snowman, I don’t feel so good. Guest: Brandon Medley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

Rankin/Bass’s Avengers assembled in theaters in 1979. This movie opens with Rudolph’s shine blipping out of existence, and what happens to Frosty and his whole family is even worse.

Here’s an old podcast with @brandonmedley.bsky.social.

Advent Calendar House | Frosty’s Winter Wonderland The Weird Science of Christmas specials. Guest: Brandon Medley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

“Frosty’s Winter Wonderland” is the “Weird Science” of Christmas specials.

with @brandonmedley.bsky.social.

Advent Calendar House | Rudolph’s Shiny New Year A sequel special bonus for your oversized ears. Guest: Brandon Medley, Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

Nothing about “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” makes sense, but that’s not a bug. It’s a feature.

Here’s an old podcast with @imgonnadj24.bsky.social & @brandonmedley.bsky.social.

Advent Calendar House | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Time to address the spotted elephant in the room. Guests: Brandon Medley, Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

Was Santa just hangry? Why was the doll on the Island of Misfit Toys? Why weren’t you at elf practice? These questions and more answered in this old podcast with @brandonmedley.bsky.social & @imgonnadj24.bsky.social.

Advent Calendar House | Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey Extend your ears as we revisit a lesser-known Rankin/Bass special from 1977. Guests: Lindy Kempe, Brandon Medley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

This podcast is about a Christmas special narrated by Roger Miller so of course I had to go off about “hey remember the hampster dance”

And @ieatvideogames.bsky.social was there, and @brandonmedley.bsky.social was there…

The most metal Christmas special.

Advent Calendar House | Frosty the Snowman Happy birthday! Join us as we begin our salute to all holiday specials, but mostly the Christmas ones by attempting to answer questions no one asked about the 1969 Rankin/Bass TV special, Frosty th...

Today I’m sharing all our Rankin/Bass podcast episodes, starting with Episode 1, from 2017, with @brandonmedley.bsky.social.

I can hear my own nerves.

Advent Calendar House | Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Every unstoppable monster has a beginning. Guests: Erin Evans, Brandon Medley, Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

The Simpsons is 36 years old today.

Here’s an old podcast about the Christmas special I made sure not to miss in 1989, with @mserinmevans.bsky.social, @brandonmedley.bsky.social, & @imgonnadj24.bsky.social.

Advent Calendar House | The Small One Part 2 of our Christmas donkey double feature covers Disney’s 1978 short. Guests: Lindy Kempe, Brandon Medley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

“The Small One,” from 1978, was Don Bluth’s last project for Disney, and it’s gorgeous.

Here’s a very old podcast about it with @ieatvideogames.bsky.social and @brandonmedley.bsky.social.

I had forgotten about doing this one.

Haha! I also had to go to bed when Cheers came on but got to stay up long enough to hear the song.

Amazing. Five stars. See it on the big screen if you can.

So which version did you end up going with?