{"id":11393,"date":"2025-12-23T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/?p=11393"},"modified":"2025-12-22T22:18:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:18:56","slug":"tcnw-870-mayberry-christmas-to-all-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/2025\/12\/tcnw-870-mayberry-christmas-to-all-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"TCNW 870: Mayberry Christmas to All 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Host:<\/strong> Allan Newsome
Running time:<\/strong> 1:01:29<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s Christmas time here in Mayberry and time for the annual Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show<\/em> had only one episode centered around any holiday and that holiday was Christmas. Fans have watched that episode over and over seeing as Ben Weaver tries to get arrested so he can spend Christmas in jail with the Taylor’s, the Muggins’, and Miss Ellie. It always plucks on to our hearts when we see Ben singing outside that courthouse cell window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the podcast began, Two Chairs has tried to bring back the warm feeling from The Andy Griffith Show<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hear from Elinor Donahue about recording “Away in a Manger” with Andy then we hear her sing just that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a great song with lyrics written by Russell Estes called “A Mayberry Christmas” that does a wonderful job of taking us back to our hometown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a bit more Christmas music, we’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.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God bless you and I hope you have a very merry Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE:<\/strong> The YouTube video had portions (Away in a Manger by Elinor and the MayberryTone News-Newsome 2017 card<\/em>) that had to be removed because of “copyright” claims preventing any of the video from being visible.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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