Christmas

This topic are being deprecated as of 13th May 2021, and will become part of Subjects.

Table of contents

• Jump to 2023 (1)
• Jump to 2022 (1)
• Jump to 2021 (1)
• Jump to 2017 (1)
• Jump to 2016 (1)
• Jump to 2015 (3)
• Jump to 2014 (5)
• Jump to 2013 (8)
• Jump to 2012 (3)

2023

• A Very Verdant Christmas

  08:30 · 18th Dec 2023

  In which I make the annual Christmas card and manage to get everyone’s feet in it.

2022

• A Very Viral Christmas

  09:02 · 25th Dec 2022

  In which we’re all a bit sick but send you our best season’s greetings anyway.

2021

• The Resurrection of Christmas

  14:46 · 23rd Dec 2021

  In which I resurrect the Eriksson Christmas card tradition.

2017

• The First and Last Christmas

  09:00 · 25th Dec 2017

  In which it’s time for the annual Eriksson Christmas greeting.

2016

• A Simple Christmas Greeting

  14:00 · 26th Dec 2016

  In which the Eriksson family wish you all a Merry Christmas with the annual season’s greetings.

2015

• Dramatic December, Issue 12/15

  23:30 · 30th Dec 2015

  In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I speak at another conference (even recording it), we go to our traditional Dickensian Christmas, two of my friends from Finland come for a visit and Lucien and I watch the new Star Wars film (spoiler-free).

• Wishing You a Merry Christmas

  22:30 · 24th Dec 2015

  In which the Eriksson family, and our esteemed guest Amanda, wish you all a Merry Christmas with the annual season’s greetings.

• Notable November, Issue 11/15

  21:00 · 6th Dec 2015

  In this month’s very late issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We celebrate a failed assassination attempt, I’m finally done growing a beard, play Fallout 4, go to a conference and a micropub and get ready for our fourth Christmas in the UK by celebrating Little Christmas.

2014

• Distinguishable December, Issue 12/14

  17:30 · 29th Dec 2014

  In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We spend most of the month, either preparing for Christmas or feeling a bit under the weather.

• Best Christmas Ever!

  23:00 · 24th Dec 2014

  In which we finally let go of last year’s disastrous Christmas and begin to enjoy this year’s quite wonderful Christmas.

• A Very Merry Carlos Christmas Playlist

  22:30 · 17th Dec 2014

  In which I give you, most handsomest of readers, a carefully curated playlist of classic Christmas songs, modern Christmas songs and Gregorian chant songs.

• A 21st Century Hunt for the Perfect Christmas Tree

  21:30 · 10th Dec 2014

  In which I teach my son the important lesson of taking your time to choose the perfect Christmas tree, by taking him out into the woods to chop his very first tree.

• Noteworthy November, Issue 11/14

  20:30 · 30th Nov 2014

  In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: My mom flies in to stay with us and together we try eating pizza made from insects, I begin a year long beard journey, I vow to write a 50,000 word novel in a month by participating in National Novel Writing Month and we attend the WWII experience “Christmas on the Home Front” at Kent Life.

2013

• Another Christmas in Pictures

  11:39 · 27th Dec 2013

  In which I show you our Christmas in pictures.

• Santa Goes Medieval on Everyone’s Asses

  23:26 · 24th Dec 2013

  In which I tell a short story about Lego santa wrecking havoc in a village with a fire-breathing Lego dragon.

• ’Twas the Night Before Christmas

  18:00 · 23rd Dec 2013

  In which Lucien and I re-imagine the classic ’Twas the Night before Christmas story to include bears and purple tentacle monsters.

• Carlos’ Countdown ’Til Christmas (2)

  11:00 · 22nd Dec 2013

  In which I share a recipe for mulled wine from Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management.

• Carlos’ Countdown ’Til Christmas (5)

  11:00 · 19th Dec 2013

  In which I continue to count down the days ’til Christmas with some limericks.

• Carlos’ Countdown ’Til Christmas (6)

  11:00 · 18th Dec 2013

  In which I share a my own take on my mom’s gingerbread cookie recipe.

• Carlos’ Countdown ’Til Christmas (13)

  13:50 · 11th Dec 2013

  In which I share a delicious saffron bun recipe, just in time to celebrate Saint Lucia’s Day on the 13th.

• Munching on too Many Mince Pies

  12:42 · 7th Dec 2013

  In which I, and five co-workers try mince pies to determine which is the best.

2012

• A Christmas In Pictures

  20:58 · 30th Dec 2012

  In which I show you another of our Christmases in pictures.

• A Dickensian Christmas

  22:14 · 2nd Dec 2012

  In which the Eriksson family take a bus to experience their first Dickensian Christmas.

• Mary Fudgemas

  22:46 · 22nd Nov 2012

  In which the Eriksson family go into town to see the lighting of the annual Christmas tree.