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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:54:13

It’s Christmas time once again here in Mayberry so it is time for the annual Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show had only one episode centered around any holiday and that holiday was Christmas. Fans have watched that episode time and again as Ben Weaver tries to get himself arrested so he can spend Christmas in jail with the Taylor’s, the Muggins’, and Miss Ellie. It always speaks to our hearts when we see Ben singing outside that courthouse cell window.

Since the podcast began, Two Chairs has tried to bring back that warm feeling as we go through Mayberry related memories of Christmas time. We also try to make a new memory or two in the process. We have a special guest back again this year from over in Dodge City. His name is Festus Haggen and he has a really good story to tell about Santa. There’s a story called “The Fife Before Christmas” by my friend Rik Roberts who played “Barney” to my “Floyd” in the Mayberry Man movie and Mayberry Man series.

We have a favorite of mine by Charlie Monk called “Andy and Opie Christmas” that brings back memories of a small town Christmas that sure reminds me of Mayberry.

We hear from Elinor Donahue about recording “Away in a Manger” with Andy then we hear her sing just that. For a bit more Christmas music, I’ll play my 2022 Mayberry Christmas card featuring images from Mayberry Man the Series. And, if you stick around till the end, we’ll have Miss Ellie and Andy sing an encore of “Away in a Manger.”

God bless you and I hope you have a very merry Christmas.

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Related Links:

• The Ghosts of Christmas Past
• Mayberry Christmas Videos from the Newsome’s
• Rik Roberts “The Fife Before Christmas“
• Christmas in Mayberry by Ben Sandifer
• Mark Staggs
• Charlie Monk: Andy and Opie Christmas (used with permission)
• TCNW 315: Elinor Donahue and Neal Brower 2005 Part 3
• Mayberry Event Calendar
• Weaver’s Newsletter
• Mayberry Cast Birthdays (tagsrwc.com)
• Mayberry Man Movie (FREE on YouTube)
• Mayberry Man Movie Audio Commentary with Barney & Floyd (Rik Roberts, Allan Newsome)
• TAGSRWC Facebook Page (Facebook)
• Subscribe to The Weaver’s Newsletter
• Two Chairs No Waiting Related Merchandise
• Weaver’s Department Store
• The Mayberry Historical Society
• Mayberry Man Movie – Mayberry Man Movie (YouTube channel)
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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:45:28

It’s Christmas time in Mayberry and time for our annual Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show had only one episode centered around Christmas. Fans have watched that episode time and again as Ben Weaver tries to get himself arrested so he can spend Christmas in jail with the Taylor’s, the Muggins’, and Miss Ellie. It’s touched our heart every time.

Each year, Two Chairs tries to bring back that warm feeling as we go through Mayberry memories of Christmas time. We also make a new memory or two in the process. We have a special guest back again this year from over in Dodge City. His name is Festus Haggen and he has a really good story to tell about Santa. There’s a story called “The Fife Before Christmas” by my friend Rik Roberts who played “Barney” in the Mayberry Man movie.

We have a favorite of mine by Charlie Monk called “Andy and Opie Christmas” that brings back memories of a small town Christmas that sure reminds me of Mayberry.

To close out the episode, we hear from Elinor Donahue about recording “Away in a Manger” with Andy then we hearing her sing.

God bless you and I hope you have a very merry Christmas.

Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!

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Related Links:

• The Ghosts of Christmas Past
• Mayberry Christmas Videos from the Newsome’s
• Rik Roberts “The Fife Before Christmas“
• Christmas in Mayberry by Ben Sandifer
• Charlie Monk: Andy and Opie Christmas (used with permission)
• Weaver’s Newsletter November 2023
• Mayberry Man Movie (FREE on YouTube)
• Mayberry Event Calendar
• TAGSRWC Facebook Page (Facebook)
• Subscribe to The Weaver’s Newsletter
• Two Chairs No Waiting Related Merchandise
• Weaver’s Department Store
• The Mayberry Historical Society
• Mayberry Man Movie – Mayberry Man Movie (YouTube channel)
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/
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• The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:47:12

It’s Christmas in Mayberry so it’s time once again for our annual Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show only had one episode centered around a holiday and that was, of course, Christmas. Fans have watched that episode time and again as Ben Weaver tries to get himself arrested so he can spend Christmas in jail with the Taylor’s, the Muggins’, and Miss Ellie. It’s touched our heart every time.

Each year we try to bring back that feeling as we go through our Mayberry memories of Christmas time. We also make a new memory or two in the process. We have a special guest back again this year from over in Dodge City. His name is Festus Haggen and he has a really good story to tell about Santa. There’s a story called “The Fife Before Christmas” by my friend Rik Roberts who played “Barney” in the Mayberry Man movie.

We have a favorite of mine by Charlie Monk called “Andy and Opie Christmas” that brings back memories of a small town Christmas that sure reminds me of Mayberry.

To close out the episode, we hear from Elinor Donahue about recording “Away in a Manger” with Andy then we hearing her sing.

God bless you and I hope you have a very merry Christmas.

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Related Links:

• The Ghosts of Christmas Past
• Mayberry Christmas Videos from the Newsome’s (YouTube Playlist)
• Rik Roberts “The Fife Before Christmas“
• Christmas in Mayberry by Ben Sandifer
• Mark Staggs
• Charlie Monk: Andy and Opie Christmas (used with permission)
• TCNW 315: Elinor Donahue and Neal Brower 2005 Part 3
• TAGSRWC Facebook Page (Facebook)
• Subscribe to The Weaver’s Newsletter
• Two Chairs No Waiting Related Merchandise
• Weaver’s Department Store
• The Mayberry Historical Society
• Mayberry Man Movie – Mayberry Man Movie (YouTube channel)
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/
• Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list
• The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:40:45

It’s Christmas in Mayberry so it’s time once again for our annual Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show only had one episode centered around a holiday and that was, of course, Christmas. We fans have watched that episode time and again as Ben Weaver tries to get himself arrested so he can spend Christmas in jail with the Taylor’s, the Muggins’, and Miss Ellie. It’s touched our heart every time.

Each year we try to bring back that feeling as we go through our Mayberry memories of Christmas time. We also make a new memory or two in the process. We have a special guest back again this year from over in Dodge City. His name is Festus Haggen and he has a really good story to tell about Santa. There’s a new story called “The Fife Before Christmas” by my friend Rik Roberts who played “Barney” in the Mayberry Man movie.

To close out the episode, we hear from Elinor Donahue about recording “Away in a Manger” with Andy then we hearing her sing.

God bless you and I hope you have a very merry Christmas.

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Follow Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter. I  post Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.

Please leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (888) 684-8415 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

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Related Links:

• The Ghosts of Christmas Past
• Mayberry Christmas Videos from the Newsome’s
• Rik Roberts “The Fife Before Christmas“
• Christmas in Mayberry by Ben Sandifer
• Mark Staggs
• Charlie Monk: Andy and Opie Christmas (used with permission)
• TCNW 315: Elinor Donahue and Neal Brower 2005 Part 3
• Mayberry Man Movie
• The Mayberry Effect
• Maggie Peterson Collection
• Subscribe to The eBullet
• Maggie “Charlene Darling” Peterson needs help (GoFundMe.com)
• The Andy Griffith Show Ambassadors Program
• Two Chairs No Waiting Merchandise
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/
• Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list
• The Mayberry Historical Society – http://www.mayberry.info/
• The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:40:00

It’s Christmas time in Mayberry so it’s time for our Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show only had one episode centered around a holiday and that was, of course, Christmas. Fans have watched time and again as Ben Weaver tries to get himself arrested so he can spend Christmas in jail with the Taylor’s and the Muggins’. It’s touched our hearts.

We’ll try to bring back that feeling as we go through Mayberry memories of Christmas time and try to make a new memory or two while we’re at it. There is a special guest back again this year from over in Dodge City. His name is Festus Haggen and he has a really good story to tell about Santa. There’s a new poem called “Mayberry Courthouse Christmas” written by Ronnie Felker (a.k.a. FearlessFife.com).

This Week in Mayberry History features Randy Turner himself with a Christmas greeting.

Finally, we hear from Elinor Donahue about recording “Away in a Manger” with Andy then we wrap up by hearing her sing.

It’s a wonderful life and I hope by the end of the show, we can all agree that everything is okay, in Mayberry.

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Please leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (888) 684-8415 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

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Related Links:

• The Ghosts of Christmas Past
• Mayberry Christmas Playlist of Videos from the Newsome’s
• Christmas in Mayberry by Ben Sandifer
• Ronnie Felker (FearlessFife.com)
• Mark Staggs
• Charlie Monk: Andy and Opie Christmas (used with permission)
• Randy Turner
• Maggie “Charlene Darling” Peterson needs help (GoFundMe.com)
• Mayberry Man Movie
• The Andy Griffith Show Ambassadors Program
• Two Chairs No Waiting Merchandise
• Subscribe to The eBullet
• Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/
• The Mayberry Historical Society – http://www.mayberry.info/
• The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom

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Jim Sherill

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:38:55

There is one Christmas episode of The Andy Griffith Show and it is from that episode that inspiration for this podcast episode each year. This episode is similar to previous Christmas episodes but if we can watch reruns of “The Christmas Story over and over again, doing an episode of Two Chairs No Waiting that’s almost, but not quite exactly, like the ones from years past shouldn’t be a problem for most.

You can enjoy hearing some Christmas music related to Mayberry. It’s a tradition that we have established here at Two Chairs No Waiting so I hope you enjoy it.

There is a special guest this year in the form of Festus from Gunsmoke. He has a really good story to tell on Doc that you are going to love.

We take a wonderful return trip down memory lane with Charlie Monk called “Andy & Opie Christmas.” Get a report from MayberryTone News and hear Miss Ellie sing.

Bonus: This week’s installment of This Week in Mayberry History by Randy Turner featuring Teri Garr.

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Please leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I wo love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (888) 684-8415 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

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Related Links:

• Two Chairs Christmas Related Episodes
• Christmas Card from The Newsome’s 2019
• Mayberry Christmas Videos (YouTube Playlist)
• The Ghosts of Christmas Past
• Charlie Monk: Andy & Opie Christmas (YouTube)
• Mark Staggs, Festus Lives On
• Christmas in Mayberry by Ben Sandifer
• Teri Garr (Wikipedia)
• Mayberry Man Movie (website)
• Two Chairs No Waiting Merchandise
• Subscribe to The eBullet
• Facebook: The Gomer & Goober Pyle Comic Book Literary Guild
• Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/
• The Mayberry Historical Society – http://www.mayberry.info/
• The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom

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