| 'Tis the season for giving, and we've got your holidays SORTED.
Unwrap some festive delights with everything under the Christmas tree from classic carols to expert tips on how to de-stress the silly season.
Or, if you're feeling retrospective, take a wander down memory lane with the year that was. Prick up your ears for the best books, top albums and iconic moments that defined 2022.
And for our final pressie to ring out the year, we're delivering a full collection of screen-free entertainment for the kids these holidays. Have fun with the little (and not-so-little) ones on family road trips, or on those long, lazy summer afternoons with shows to keep the whole clan entertained. Scroll down for podcasts that encourage fascinating family discussions, tell incredible stories, and bring the amazing sounds of Australia's natural world to you. Plus dinosaur racing!
Wishing you a safe and happy holidays! The ABC listen newsletter will be taking a small break, but never fear! We'll be back in your inbox with more recommendations, more listening tips and more faves from January 16th, 2023.
Thank you for a wonderful year of listening, we can't wait for the next!
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| The Upbeat Christmas Special |
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| Kick off Christmas Day with James Valentine's fun-filled session of festive favourites! This year's gift is a swinging musical present bursting with tunes from the jazz greats.
From Sunday morning on December 25th, it's time to get merry with this playlist featuring the incredible Charlie Haden, Ramsey Lewis, Duke Ellington and many more, setto blow you some Christmas cheer wherever you are this year. |
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 | | Classic Christmas Playlist | | Get into the festive spirit this season with a very merry playlist of Christmas tunes. Featuring classics like Jingle Bells, Joy to the World and Silent Night, this collection also showcases the wonderful ABC Classic Choir with their take on some old favourites. | | |
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 | | Tips for a thrifty holiday | | Inflation is on the rise and analysts are predicting financial hangovers in the New Year (to match your non-metaphorical hangover). Keep the buyer's remorse at bay with these tips on spending less and having yourself a more sustainable Christmas. | | |
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 | | How to de-stress Christmas | | Christmas can be stressful, especially when time and money are tight. So, how do you get the most out of the holiday season without sending your blood pressure skyrocketing? Organisational psychologist and author of Time Wise, Dr Amantha Imber, shares her tips for a more relaxed Christmas this year. | | |
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 | | A new Christmas trifle! | | Tracey Cotterell — Director of Matters of Taste Cooking School — joins Roanna Edwards to share her spin on a traditional Christmas trifle.
Delicious, not-very-nutritious, and with an unexpected meringue moment, this trifle is not to be missed! | | |
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The Shakeup: moments that defined the year | | HACK ► |
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Keep the kids entertained with Screen-Free Listening |
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 | | | | Short & Curly | | A fun-filled podcast for kids and families, with questions and ideas to really get you thinking. Consider curly queries about animals, technology, school, pop culture and the future... plus a little bit of silliness. |
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 | | | | Dino Dome | Monstrous meat-eaters, humble herbivores and stealthy scavengers meet in the Dino Dome for the greatest race of all time.
Ready... set... DINOSAUR!!! |
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| | | | | Fierce Girls | | From athletes to aviators, scientists to spies. From the deep blue sea to the dark, black skies. Australia is full of girls who dare to do things differently. |
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| | | | | Imagine This | | A science podcast for the young and curious that takes you on imaginative adventures to learn about the world around us and find the answers together. |
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| | | | | Noisy By Nature | | Australian nature is full of strange, surprising and sometimes silly sounds. From cicadas that sound like sprinklers to moaning mutton birds, there are heaps of weird noises to discover with host and nature lover, Ann Jones. |
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| | | | | Little Yarns | | Australia is full of diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Nations. Go on a journey to a different Nation every episode to listen to the sounds of Country, share some language and have a little yarn. |
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