Episode Description
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:
More info on seeing Paul live with Varietopia and other shows: http://paulftompkins.com/live
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
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