It’s the most wonderful time of the year… and also the season when Christmas music becomes completely unavoidable. 🎄🎶

This week on Pop Culture Roulette, we take a deep dive into the wide (and often exhausting) world of holiday songs. We debate the Christmas tracks we flat-out can’t stand, call out the specific versions that somehow managed to make perfectly good songs worse, and talk through the tunes we don’t necessarily hate—but also wouldn’t care if we never heard again.

Of course, it’s not all negativity. We also make time for the Christmas songs we genuinely enjoy and highlight artists who went the extra mile by creating original holiday music instead of relying on endless covers and recycled classics. Because even in a season packed with overplayed hits, there are still festive songs that feel fresh, fun, or worth defending year after year.

From shopping-mall staples to radio staples that have long overstayed their welcome, we break down what makes certain Christmas songs wear out faster than others. Are some tracks simply victims of overexposure? Are certain covers truly unforgivable? And is there a difference between a holiday classic and a song that just won’t stop playing?

Whether you’re building the perfect holiday playlist or aggressively reaching for the skip button, this episode is for anyone with strong opinions about Christmas music. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, and let us know which songs are holiday hits, which ones are misses, and which are full-on hard passes.

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Ho ho hold on — because this week on Pop Culture Roulette, we’re tackling one of the biggest holiday questions of all time: who played Santa Claus the best in live-action film or television? And to be clear, we’re not talking about characters who put on the suit — we’re talking about actors who were Santa. The real deal. North Pole credentials required.

From warm and wholesome to sarcastic, intimidating, magical, or downright unhinged, Santa has taken many forms on screen. We dig into what actually makes a great Santa performance: is it heart, humor, screen presence, belief, intimidation factor, or pure Christmas magic? Along the way, we debate our favorites, defend controversial picks, and try (key word: try) to agree on who truly deserves the title of the One True Santa.

As always, the rules are loose, the opinions are strong, and the arguments are festive. Whether you’re here for nostalgia, laughs, or to yell at us about who we forgot, grab some milk and cookies and join the debate. Listen now, then let us know: who do you think is the definitive Santa?

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The holidays are officially in full swing, and we’re celebrating the season the only way we know how—by diving straight into the snowdrift of mayhem caused by pop culture’s most infamous Christmas villains. In this cheerful-but-chaotic episode, we unwrap every delightfully terrible holiday troublemaker who’s ever tried to ruin the season, derail the festivities, or steal the spotlight from Santa himself. From classics who’ve chilled generations to newer nuisances who’ve carved out their own place on the Naughty List, we break down what makes each villain memorable, menacing, and—let’s be honest—sometimes a little relatable.

As a group, we sort through these holiday troublemakers by debating who truly deserves the “most villainous” title and who we simply enjoy watching wreak havoc. Some characters earn their spot with sheer chaos, others with attitude alone, and a few slide onto the list because they’ve become beloved fixtures of Christmas pop culture. We compare favorites, argue over who counts as a real villain, and revel in the kind of festive nonsense that only this season can bring.

Join the fun and jump into the discussion—tell us who you think should sit atop the Naughty List, who got unfairly judged, and who absolutely deserved the holiday smackdown. And don’t forget to follow, subscribe, and share the episode with fellow lovers of Christmas movies, seasonal nostalgia, and over-the-top villainy.

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