057: Shane Surprises Ryan with a Creepy Gift

[@elviraramirez7170]

bro shane getting ryan a present while on his honeymoon is killing me

[@vnhane]

It’s frankly adorable. They’re very thoughtful friends to each other and it’s just so heartwarming haha.

[@ashurfim]

just adorable

[@doozercentral]

8:05 shane has single handedly done more promo for the town than all the local authorities efforts combined probably

[@ImekaSF]

‘Klaus’ (Netflix) is a gorgeous Christmas movie, highly recommended.

[@reallyalexrider]

Came to say Klaus as well

[@abbylynne9798]

Early in my top 5 Christmas movies

[@mamachelle5743]

In Minnesota its a long cold dark winter. I put lights and pine garlands in my window boxes at Thanksgiving. White, Red, and Green. I light them all thru Christmas, in January, I light just white lights. End of the month I plug in the red ones thru ValentinesDay. After that, back to white til March when the green ones come on for St Paddy's. By then the light is coming back!

[@WatcherWiki]

Ryan you had Muppet Christmas Carol as number three on your list on the T5B 😅 (source: we have the lists saved) Happy Holidays! Love, WatcherWiki

[@Chubby_Runs]

Always look forward to these, one of the few podcasts I’ve been able to connect with

[@skyleigh1180]

OMG I live for the ways they come up with advertising segments!

[@lynxelmore5364]

I have a black fake christmas tree with red flowers, gold baubles, lights and beaded strands. Very goth. Very sophisticated.

[@emilee823]

Today? Shane's name in the Chicago sun paper Tomorrow? The boys get their own pooping nativity doll

[@KarenOsgood-u7p]

My favorite Christmas Carol movie is Scrooge with Albert Finney. Watch it every year. The music is great and the part where Bob Crachet shops with kids for Christmas is my fav. I also love Muppets Christmas Carol but it comes in second to this Scrooge.

[@eleanorwilson7044]

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to season 2, episode 9 of my weekly apartment cleaning. I'm cleaning it before leaving for Christmas Edit: done, merry christmas everyone!!

[@angelique_cs]

Same!

[@T.Florenz]

Merry Christmas, have a good holiday!

[@murdocsmash7784]

Well at least it seems to have been an easy and quick clean. I've always loved mowing my lawn in the summer while listening to pod watcher. Well enjoy the week and be safe and Merry Christmas 🎄

[@angelar2767]

Merry Christmas! Did you decorate your place for the holidays?

[@eleanorwilson7044]

@angelar2767 yess I put up some fairy lights :-) merry christmas

[@hannahpete26]

Merry Christmas Wastcher crew! Love you all, hope you're excited for the holidays! ❤🎄🎉 I hope they are wonderful! This was the perfect thing to watch/listen to while wrapping Christmas presents 🎁 We have a tradition of having eggs Benedict with fried potatoes for Christmas breakfast every year. Soooo good. As far as movies, we have been squeezing in every holiday movie possible since Thanksgiving, but this year I'm trying to get my mom to watch Harry Potter for the first time!!

[@hmcraig86]

I like "While you were sleeping", "A Christmas Story", "Last Holiday", "The Holiday", and of course "Muppet Christmas Carol" is perfect.

[@BlkMrktAglets_]

The in depth convo about decorations was just fantastic and I agree about putting the topper on last 😅

[@christinedenny279]

Eartha Franklin "Santa baby" my all time fav Christmas song 💖

[@anitralarae_mahjacat]

Eartha Kitt 🦪

[@unabashedlybashful]

For me, the black-and-white Christmas movies are the coziest. The Bishop's Wife (1947), Christmas in Connecticut (1945), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), The Shop Around the Corner (1940)... they're like warm hugs. And when I need some quirky or dark holiday humor, Mixed Nuts (1994)-Madeline Kahn should be in everything-and The Ref (1994) are perfect.

[@aprilfishee]

I love Shop Around the Corner!

[@cattlin6957]

Some of my family's Christmas traditions: -chili and baked potatoes on Christmas eve and then opening new Christmas pajamas -big breakfast on Christmas morning after opening gifts -always watch A Christmas Story. It's not one of my favs but my mom loves it -and then my personal favorite Christmas movies are Die Hard and Home Alone (aka die hard for kids) but I don't always watch them every single year Happy holidays Pod Watcher fam!

[@pipergunther4493]

As a Spaniard, it's really funny to me seeing you guys talking about the Caganer fdkvnfdv

[@elgeevampsunscreen]

Guys: It’s very old school, but one of my favorite holiday traditions is watching the 1942 film ‘The Man Who Came To Dinner’, with Bette Davis and Monty Woolley. Also a version of A Christmas Carol, ’Scrooge’, starring a very young Albert Finney. Yes, I do love ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ because it’s so damn funny, but I also love ‘Scrooged’ with Bill Murray. So many traditions…😆🎄

[@Sarah-hm2pe]

Eyyyy the best part of Mondaysss let's goooo! 🎉🎉🎉

[@gamrGaby]

Literally watching this while making tamales in preparation for tomorrow. It is so exhausting. We've taken a dinner break and about to spend the next hour or so putting the ingredients together. I am so ready for it to be over.

[@mwatson7474]

Scrooged with Bill Murray is pretty great. I think it gets lost in the many Christmas movies. Also the Christmas All the Way with Arnold is pretty hilarious

[@bstone369]

if you're a muppets fan I would highly recommend A Muppet Family Christmas! it's 30 minutes of pure delight

[@LariusEDITS]

I always try to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy around Xmas, not sure why I started it but the vibes are great

[@manishasahoo9446]

they do leave rivendell to begin the journey to mordor on christmas!!!!

[@OBsessed7911]

A couple of years ago around July I was driving and stopped at a red light. It was hot af so I had my windows up with the AC on, but I could hear music/commotion coming from a few cars away. Looked over and saw people in the car absolutely JAMMING to the music & dancing so hard that the car was shaking. Got curious and rolled down my window… they were scream singing along to Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You 😂

[@Kitrichor]

As a Brit I think Wallace and Gromit (usually a close shave or the wrong trousers) end up associated with Christmas. As does a christmas eve pub trip haha! Favourite christmas song has to be Fairytale of New York, it's definetly unique in it's take to a Christmas song (though be aware that an F word commonly used as an insult is used in the original if you do go check it out)

[@anitralarae_mahjacat]

See the Hozier Cover on SNL?

[@Kitrichor]

I haven't! I didn't even know he covered it but absolutely on my way to see if I can find it!

[@chriscoleman3494]

Happy holidays everyone. I look forward to the podcast every week and it just keeps getting better.

[@MrExcitement111]

One my fav Christmas songs is “Last Christmas “. But my hot take is that it is not a Christmas song at all, and may not originally be one. Aside from the one word, “Christmas”, in the lyrics there is ZERO holiday content in the song. Further, you could replace “Christmas” with say “Friday” with no change in the song’s intention. It actually makes more sense “Last Friday I gave you my heart, but the very next day you broke it apart”. In Britain and Canada (where I am at) the day after Christmas is Boxing Day, which is an extra holiday for either relaxing or going out for super shopping deals. It doesn’t make sense that someone would be able to go out and meet someone and break up with you. Typically is still mostly a holiday with places closed except for malls. No one is meeting a better catch at the mall on what is the equivalent of Black Friday.

[@hijibaka]

Mixed Nuts (1994), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), & The Irony of Fate (1976) are some underrated holiday gems i gotta watch every year

[@meanhag]

Mixed Nuts is so weird, kinda bad, and one of my absolute favourites!

[@dearcopeebles5717]

24 hours of A Christmas story on TBS

[@cubbybunny23]

It's my birthday today 🎉 I hope any people celebrating their birthdays close to Christmas have wonderful days since it can be a depressing time of year for Christmas babies.

[@ImekaSF]

Happy Birthday!, 🎉

[@T.Florenz]

Happy birthday!!

[@qua9]

Happy Birthday! Know the world is celebrating with you

[@MalachiteFox]

Stevens sudden exclamation about the intro 😂

[@LordOfJonix]

My favorite Christmas song is White Christmas by The Drifters. I love that doo-wop sound and the falsetto part is so good. Luther Vandross's tender take on Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is also up there. And of course Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy by David Bowie and Bing Crosby. Happy Holidays, Watcher!

[@frawgy]

*EMMET OTTER’S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS* ‼️‼️‼️

[@robinmccarthy1088]

"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is my favorite christmas song.

[@ImekaSF]

Legit forgot it was Monday until this popped up on my YT, lol. Happy holidays, guys. ❤️ Edit: Ryan, curious if your family makes osechi (shogatsu food) for New Year’s? I don’t make any of the dishes but I do try to find mochi.

[@anarchycoww9019]

Xmas in July is a thing in the southern hemisphere. I’m Australian and we would hire a cabin in the mountains (hoping in the off chance it would snow) as a way to bring some joy to our boring dry, cold winters. Christmas in summer is great don’t get me wrong, we always go to the beach and eat prawns (shrimp) and drink summer cocktails with cherries, stone fruit and berry covered pavlova (a meringue fruit covered desert) as well as the turkey and ham; but we do crave the winter Christmas that the northern hemisphere rave about.

[@anitralarae_mahjacat]

There's a place in South Korea that makes wonderful Pavlovas, apparently. Moonduck Cafe, perhaps?

[@anitralarae_mahjacat]

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[@susankim1094]

I love watching The Holiday and Harry Potter Movies and LOTR Trilogy.

[@loveto1220]

*chef's kiss*

[@CarlyleVK]

shane i'm glad you enjoyed a sunday roast over here! that kind of meal is actually very similar to our traditional christmas dinner too. we love going to a good carvery, which is what we call restaurants that are dedicated to this specific meal, usually buffet style. we have a chain called Tobey's that is just carvery, but most are independant pubs-- roasties, gravy, chicken/gammon/beef (turkey on christmas day!) broccoli, sprouts, stuffing, yorkshire puddings, and mashed potato! hope you enjoyed it here in the UK. london is pretty magical at christmas so you came at the right time! edit: i totally feel the same re catching Elf while it's airing on tv!!!! similarly with polar express too. i don't watch many movies but do watch some that you guys recommend so i'm gonna watch Spirited! didn't even know it existed haha. have a great christmas

[@shamanmermaidblackdragon]

“And I (or we) can always smell your skin” -lol “So ho ho ho ho’d” -lol Perfect funny Santa voice, Shane😊❤😂🎉 And congratulations 🍾🎉🎈🎊 on the Sun Times crossword puzzle honor for you as the BuzzFeed 😊 co host👍🎉🎈🧡💗

[@anitralarae_mahjacat]

@42:23 About A Boy, the Novel, was a Favorite. The Film (Cast, Color Scheme, Hugh Grant playing against type, the Badly-Drawn Boy Soundtrack) is Perfection.

[@caseyldi]

I 100% agree with Shane! Nightmare Before Christmas can't get too close to Christmas, it doesn't work.

[@EebeeTheCat]

Happy to see the Matt Cam integrated to the pod now!!!

[@craigconley2529]

Love you fellas merry Christmas 🎄

[@TayTks]

As a resident Spanish Watcher... watcher I never thought I'd see the caganers here. This made me unbelievably happy.

[@Synfonya]

I'm listening to this podcast while making the christmas eve tiramisu. My favourite movie is The Holiday which is awfully standard but its the only "christmassy" movie I can stand and I don't have a favourite song cause I work in retail and they have broken my brain😂

[@jennynappo9358]

if you are a muppet fan BEST Christmas show EVER "Emitt Otters Jug Band Christmas"

[@poptartkiller]

I always watch the It's Always Sunny Christmas episode on Christmas Eve! 10/10 recommend.

[@cinnamonborage]

i have never been this early for anything ever

[@TheDiamondAboveMyHead]

The classic for us Aussie kids was Robbie the Reindeer, it was awesome

[@raine.sybal94]

Christmas / thanksgiving movie go to is alwaysssss Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Song wise, Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg (if I’m feeling senti) & Little Saint Nick by The Beach Boys for happy vibes! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁

[@-Luma]

some additions from australia !!! christmas in july is mayb slightly more common here bc some people dislike that we have to celebrate in summer when almost all english speaking media represents christmas in winter, and also cookies and beer is the norm here to leave out for santa !

[@upsidedownlex]

My husband and I always watch “The Night Before” on Christmas Eve to take a break from the traditional Christmas movies.

[@sarahbroderick4331]

Scrooged (Carol Kane in her full glory) Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas Paul Simon - Getting Ready for Christmas Day Tom Petty - Christmas All Over Again Decor: lots of greenery and snowflake stuff (more winter, so it stays up until March)

[@Rab1dllama]

I swear, every time you guys ask Steven if he’s seen this or that movie, I’m like “Why bother?!” No offense meant, I just find it funny. It’s the same way with me asking my wife. Favorite Christmas song: growing up, my mom had this Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton Christmas album. I always ended up liking that much more than the standard Christmas music. Particular favorite was one called “Once Upon a Christmas.” I kind of hate it now, but as a kid I loved “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.” One year my family kept making me sing it for them. Also, a non-traditional one but so good: “A Fairytale of New York.” Hozier just played it on SNL this weekend and it was so good.

[@RoryBardory]

I saw spirited in theaters when it came out and it really was a blast lol it was at a small theater in Southern Illinois

[@libby5108]

Near my hometown there was a house that had its own light show and they had a sign that said "tune into this radio station..." and the lights would align with the music on the radio. It was just a loop of a few songs but it was really cool

[@abbylynne9798]

If anyone hasn’t added The Holdovers to their Christmas movie list, I highly recommend. It’s so nostalgic and heartwarming but oddly bittersweet. And so so funny.

[@evadaskos]

December in Love from the Yule Logs is one of the best christmas songs of all time

[@GusingtonOne]

💀BONE MARROW STUFFING 💀👍

[@Meredith13Angel]

Opening one gift on Christmas eve and watching The Magic Gift of the Snowman. It's so cheesy but I love it! 😂

[@weewonk19]

ryan has the best of both words in the case of food. Japanese and Mexican??? killer combo!

[@mlupo25]

I used to love watching Mixed Nuts around the holidays. lol it’s your classic holiday story about a suicide hotline. There would certainly be some issues making this early 90s classic today, but I remember it was hilarious. Steve Martin, Adam Sandler, Rita Wilson, Parker Posey, Gary Shandling.

[@ConLustig]

Trapped In Paradise-super funny and sweet

[@veedubak]

Favorite Christmas movie is Iron Man 3. It is amazing and doesn’t get credit for being a Christmas movie when it takes place on Christmas.

[@alexisw8662]

WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME BEST CHRISTMAS SONG EVER!!!!!!!

[@jaydenlipscomb4175]

I WAS having a bad day, I can’t believe I forgot it was Monday !!

[@SourGir1986]

I unabashedly love Christmas music. Some of my favorite songs are: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy by Bing Crosby & David Bowie (and the delightful parody by John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell) Do You Hear What I Hear Santa Baby (but only the Eartha Kitt version) A banger I sometimes forget exists is the Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings." Three movies I have to watch at Christmas are Scrooged, The Santa Claus, and 1990's The Nutcracker Prince featuring the voices of Kiefer Sutherland and Phyllis Diller.

[@meanhag]

I can never see Nicholas Hoult without thinking of About a Boy. And anytime anyone is wearing a fuzzy jacket I think "Yeti Costume" 😂

[@monsterteendream]

Love this podcast sounds like I am just hearing a couple of friends bickering back and forth.

[@Kyle_Leinen]

Love Thanksgiving and the food. Thanksgiving > Christmas. Xmas is stressful, everyone is cranky.

[@dinfilm8743]

Christmas Vacation and Jingle all the Way, classic Movies on TV

[@erienights]

You guys should start the tradition of sandwich day. So its the day after Thanksgiving and the goal is to make a big ole decadent sandwich. I saw where one family makes like a ten foot sandwich every year. I personally am more into making a smaller fancy sandwich. But yeah make a big ole sandwich and watch movies and or decorate. Great way to kick off the Christmas holiday.

[@kittyslink]

I decided this year that Muppets Treasure Island is a Thanksgiving movie. Sailing and food in most scenes

[@gabbybenson5442]

merry Christmas boysss

[@loveto1220]

Having the Matt cam is the best!!

[@kleffgoeverafter]

So weird fun fact, Spirited had a secret theatrical run. Regal at least, used to do Mystery Movie Mondays and they consistently were Apple movies. My wife and I saw it at our local Regal for $5 each two weeks before it hit streaming and we watch it every year now. And for a more fun Charlie Brown Christmas, they did a second one called It’s Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown and it is silly vignettes.

[@JeanneEllenSW]

“While You Were Sleeping” is our traditional Holiday movie 🎄

[@atrain2177]

Here are my top Christmas movies in no particular order: 1.Home Alone 2.Gremlins 3.Diehard 4. Jingle all the way 5. Christmas Vacation 6.Elf 7. Violent Night 8. Nightmare Before Christmas 9. Scrooged 10. Muppet Christmas Carol

[@skylargreene279]

Christmas In July -- there is a Frosty & Rudolph 4th of July movie from Rankin & Bass!!!

[@CuriouserandCuriouser]

Christmas at Our House Song by Barbara Mandrell Most touching unheard Christmas song ever

[@bbyzari]

58:56 i keep rewinding to hear matt hit that high note 😂😂

[@emilienantel]

My favourite Christmas album is John Legend, half of it is original songs which personally I always need brand new Christmas songs, and the other half are really great r&b covers of classics

[@dentonsoftspots]

"Trapped in Paradise" 1994 with Nicholas Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey is one of my go to Christmas movies. Always makes me nostalgic with the scenery and still makes me laugh.

[@saintdonni3661]

As a Chicagoan this is cool!

[@mellerknee]

I watch Muppet's Christmas Carol and READ A Christmas Carol in the run up to Christmas. The book is very short and well worth a read.

[@jamesschielein1329]

A yearly Christmas movie I watch is "Big Business" where Laurel and Hardy are selling Christmas trees in sunny California 😂

[@kellythrush2419]

MUPPETS IN SPACE IS THE BEST ONE. AN ABSOLUTE FUCKING BANGER.

[@GeneralSnuggles]

Amazing I managed to catch it right after the doggy walk

[@megangarciadeleon4554]

Coming from a religious family growing up… Sunday roast is a thing even in the US and it’s so good!!

[@cyrilcherniak2128]

I feel like Shane might understand.... Sufjan Stevens' Christmas albums are a year round affair for me

[@johnnywithnell2806]

Yes, it is like a HOA. Or it is here in Portland, Oregon. The Festival Of Lights, I think.

[@MrHilson]

You're a mean one, Mr Grinch version by Small Town Titans - \m/ so great

[@taryngomez5559]

Gonna teach my kids that santa likes beer as well. Thank you

[@bamblerz]

I love that the audience is giving off “comfort-seeking hermit” vibes so much so that the boys did a sponsor for bedsheets 😂

[@NickOrama98]

Hell yeah, new pod ep on my birthday 😎

[@skylargreene279]

we need the update! did y'all get a copy?

[@courtney104]

Matt, i always start with the topper! i did try to save it for last one year, but our topper is large and it takes up more real estate than i'm capable of remembering so i had to TOTALLY re-do the whole tree... never again 💀

[@gina6127]

Merry Christmas everyone ❤

[@LegPressWhizzer]

lol what a thumbnail before Christmas