10. a very rare with flair christmas

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hi hello hey, and happy holidays!

We’ve been so excited to make this episode since we had the idea back in August and we can’t believe it’s finally here! Here at Rare with Flair we celebrate Christmas and love this festive season, so what better way to celebrate than with a holiday special? So, grab a cup of hot cocoa, ,cozy up in your comfy clothes, and enjoy as we take you on this journey through traditions and Christmases past and present!

episode summary

First, we queue up our HOLIDAY JINGLE we were way too excited about, and start by making a callback to our music episode to mention some wild parallels with our favorite artists. Then, we launch into talking about traditions, ranging from foods we eat to media we consume, like movies and music. After that, we touch on our own unique traditions with our families and talk about our holiday decorating styles. We know Christmas is about more than gifts, and to us, we value to religious aspect tied to Christianity, but we also wanted to give gifts a mention! Next, we talk about Christmas presents, including what we’ve bought for ourselves, how we like to shop for family and friends, and about our favorite gifts growing up. Finally, we end with a game of “Christmas This or That” where we give our preferences in this season.

as always, please feel free to email us at hello@rarewithflair.com or send us a message on Instagram. until next time, happy holidays!

show notes

• We reference our episode “thank you for the music” where we mentioned our top 10 favorite artists to point out some fun coincidences:
  • Cass’ #5 Kishi Bashi played in Case’s #5, Regina Spektor’s, band!
  • Cass’ #7 and #4 AJR and Jukebox the Ghost both opened for Case’s #2, Ingrid Michaelson, and Case has seen BOTH of them in concert! wild, right?
• traditions: food
  • Cass takes time to talk about typical Puerto Rican Christmas food:
    • Pernil (roasted pig on a spit) (NYT Cooking)
    • Arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas) (Goya foods)
    • Pasteles (Puerto Rican “tamales”) (NYT Cooking)
• traditions: media
  • Cass’ favorite movies:
    • “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which Cass makes a history fun fact by mentioning It’s a Wonderful Life failed massively in its debut (Digital Spy), and even ended the career of the producer! Fascinating read, so check it out!
    • “Elf”
    • “The Polar Express”
  • Case’s favorite movies:
    • “Elf”
    • “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
    • “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (animated version)
• traditions: music
  • Cassandra talks about Puerto Rican Christmas music
  • Casey mentions how bizarre some Christmas music is, like “Frosty the Snowman,” or “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
  • Case’s favorite songs:
    • “The Christmas Song”
    • “Grown-Up Christmas List” (Kelly Clarkson)
    • “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
    • “What Child is This?”
  • Cassandra mentions the Trans-Siberian Orchestra which produces metal versions of Christmas music
  • Casey talks about having a local Christmas song, “Christmas in Memphis” (YouTube). Highly recommend giving it a listen lol
    • update: there was no festive Columbus (Ohio, not Georgia) song that Cass could find, but if you find one, please send it our way at hello@rarewithflair.com!
• presents
  • Cassandra bought herself an Always Pan by Our Place
  • Casey asked for a Comfy wearable blanket
  • Cass’ favorite childhood gifts
    • Gamecube
    • an American Girl doll (Josefina or Julie)
    • an Origami Owl living locket
    • tickets to Hamilton on Broadway
  • Case’s favorite childhood gifts
    • her family’s dog Milo
    • Bitty Baby (American Girl Wiki)
    • art sets
• Cassandra mentions Epiphany/Three Kings’ Day (Wikipedia) on January 6th, 12 days after Christmas
• credit for our royalty-free festive intro: “This is Christmas” by Scott Holmes Music (Free Music Archive)