About this episode
Paul F Tompkins and Janet Varney swap Christmas songs with Arnie. Songs from T Rex, John Prine, the Everly Brothers and more. Also a Christmas mystery from Janet. Creator and Host : Arnie Niekamp Follow him on Bluesky or Instagram or send an Email the show at noskipchristmas@gmail.com Guests: Paul F Tompkins More info on seeing Paul live with Varietopia and other shows: http://paulftompkins.com/live Janet Varney Get more info on SF Sketchfest 2026: SF Sketchfest - The San Francisco Comedy Festival Check out Janet’s podcast E Pluribus Motto: E Pluribus Motto | Maximum Fun Producer and Editor: Garrett Schultz Artwork: Allard Laban Opening Theme Music: Andy Poland Song Playlists: Playlist of all the songs for this episode here Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day - Brenda Lee Christmas Eve Can Kill You - The Everly Brothers 2000 Miles - Pretenders Christmas Bop - T. Rex Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Christmas in Prison - John Prine A Musical Christmas Card: O Christmas Tree/The Sleigh - Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen: Big Band Version - Jimmy Smith Winter Wonderland - Count Basie Orchestra The growing list of accepted Christmas songs here Christmas-ellaneous: all the songs lovingly rejected so far here Videos: Silent Night by Janet and Paul (along with Jonathan Coulton and Eban Schletter): Silent Night John Gorka’s I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day: John Gorka - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Support No Skip Christmas with a tip of any size: Support Arnie Niekamp See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .