It’s the Last Of The Line 🧑‍🎄 Christmas Special 🎄

In this end-of-year episode, Sam, Jon, Dedders and Pompey gather in questionable festive outfits to ask the big seasonal questions:

Have Christmas traditions died, or just quietly mutated? Are we still chasing the magic, or just efficiently managing stress, vouchers, and battery-powered Nerf weapons?

From morning beers and micro machines to bikes, Mega Drives, goats (yes, actual goats), and the worst presents anyone has ever pretended to like, the group takes a nostalgic dive into the Christmases that shaped us, and the ones we’re now responsible for creating.

There’s also:

• A debate on whether kids today experience Christmas magic or just faster downloads
• A deep dive into the greatest (and worst) Christmas presents ever received
• Conspiracy Corner investigates alleged Christmas toy price-fixing
• A festive car debate: the ultimate Christmas road-trip car and the absolute worst
• Bold predictions (some wildly wrong)
• And a final, slightly unhinged argument over which Christmas song deserves to survive for future generations

It’s nostalgic, opinionated, occasionally sincere, and exactly the kind of Christmas conversation you’d expect from a group of middle-aged friends who grew up offline, and aren’t quite ready to let go.

Welcome to Last Of The Line.

A podcast before the end.

(00:00) Christmas Traditions: Evolution or Decline?

(09:29) The Magic of Christmas: A Personal Reflection

(22:01) The Efficiency of Christmas: Streamlining the Holiday Experience

(23:41) The Evolution of Gift Giving

(26:42) Nostalgic Christmas Memories

(30:18) The Best and Worst Presents

(32:12) The Greatest Christmas Gadgets

(52:34) Unexpected Gifts and Their Impact

(55:45) The Worst Gifts Ever Received

(01:00:21) Handmade Gifts: A Dying Tradition?

(01:03:10) The Ultimate Family Christmas Road Trip Car

(01:16:39) John's Conspiracy Theory Corner: Price Fixing in Toys

(01:27:14) Predictions: Christmas Music Streams

(01:29:09) Streaming Predictions and Metrics

(01:37:00) Football Predictions for the Premier League

(01:44:04) Preserving Christmas Songs for Future Generations

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