Chrismas Podcasts
A podcast
is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed
over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media
players and personal computers. A podcast is a specific type of webcast
which, like 'radio', can mean either the content itself or the method by
which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. The host
or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster. The term "podcast"
is a portmanteau of the name of Apple's portable music player, the iPod,
and broadcast[1]; a "pod" refers to the iPod, and "cast" to the idea of
broadcasting.
In other words, a podcast is a collection of files (usually audio but
may include video) residing at a unique web feed address. People can
"subscribe" to this feed by submitting the feed address to an aggregator
(like iTunes - software that runs on the consumer's computer). When new
"episodes" become available in the podcast they will be automatically
downloaded to that user's computer. Unlike radio or streami
Schrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in Charles Dickens' 1843
novel, A Christmas Carol. He is a very cold-hearted, selfish man, who
has no love for Christmas, children, or anything that even provokes
happiness. "The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his
pointed nose, made his eyes red, his thin lips blue, and he spoke out
shrewdly in his grating voice ..." His last name has come into the
English language as a byword for miserliness and misanthropy, traits
displayed by Scrooge in the exaggerated manner for which Dickens is
well-known. The story of his transformation by the three Ghosts of
Christmas (Past, Present, and Yet to Come) has become a defining tale of
the Christmas holiday in some cultures. Scrooge's phrase, "Bah, humbug!"
has been used to express disgust with Christmas traditions in modern
times. The inspiration for Charles Dickens' character was a grave marker
for an Ebenezer Lennox Scroggie. The marker identified Scroggie as a
“meal man” (corn merchant), but Dickens misread this as “mean man”
Secrets of the Christmas Star
Description: What was the Star of Bethlehem? Was it a planetary conjunction? a supernova outburst? a comet? Astronomer Bill takes you on an astronomical adventure of Biblical Proportions.
- Episode #1: Was Jesus really born on December 25th?
- Episode #2: Was the Star of Bethlehem a meteor or a comet?
- Episode #3: Was the Star of Bethlehem an exploding star?
- Episode #4: Was the Star of Bethlehem a planetary conjunction?
- Episode #5: What the 3 Wise Men most likely saw in the night sky.
Other Podcasts
- Christmas Traditions In The UK
- Plenty Of Room At The Inn
- Toyminator!
- Whinning Babies
- Christmas Podcast
- Christmas Show