Join a group of friends as they explore the strangest Christmas movies and specials ever committed to film. This is a lighthearted but adult-oriented show about Christmas, nostalgia, and the bafflement that comes from watching way too many Christmas shows.
In this year's thrilling finale the original 2012 Santaclysm crew reunites to take on the legendary holiday horror schlockfest Elves! This week's movie is a nigh-incomprehensible 1980s VHS offering that keeps us guessing at every turn. This may be one of the weirdest things ever featured on the show. Absolutely not for the kiddos.
12 Dec 2025
Secret Santaclysm 20 - The Santa Clause
We revisit The Santa Clause after 31 years to see how it holds up compared to our memories of it... only to discover a masterpiece of existential psychological horror hidden just below the surface. Well, maybe not, but it's still a way different movie than any of us remembered.
The dice decide our fate today as we watch three randomly-selected obscure Christmas specials from a list of eight oddball possibilities. After all, the best part of Christmas is the surprise...right...?
Note: The best available audio for one of the specials used into today's show was severely degraded and could only be cleaned up so much from the available materials.
27 Nov 2025
Secret Santaclysm 18 - Charlie Brown & Garfield
We kick off the 2025 Christmas season with a nostalgia trip, taking a look at A Charlie Brown Christmas and A Garfield Christmas Special. Along the way there are plenty of nostalgic detours as we talk about childhood Christmases of old.
21 Nov 2025
Turkeyclysm 2025: The Mouse on the Mayflower
A warm-up episode where we prepare for the coming holiday season by taking a look at the oft-forgotten 1968 Thanksgiving special "The Mouse on the Mayflower", an early offering from Rankin-Bass that has slipped from their seasonal canon.
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