Naughty & Nice: Our Christmas Special

In this episode, Katharine and Seth depart from their typical podcast topics — and enjoy the fun and magic of the holidays. Katharine shares her top five Christmas movies and Seth creates themed cocktails for each! In the heaviness of sorting through flood insurance, buying new things, moving (again), and driving 10 hours to celebrate Christmas, Katharine and Seth decided it was more important this week to just do something super silly and ridiculous. We hope you put this podcast on in the background while you do some holiday baking or while wrapping your gifts! Enjoy!

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Kat’s Top 5 Christmas Movies & Seth’s Cocktail Pairings:

5. Last Christmas (2019) - This quirky and unexpected Christmas romcom centers around Kate, a wannabe West End performer and full time Christmas store worker, who falls for a mysterious man who ends up playing a pivotal role in her life - but not in a way you expect Set in London with all of the whimsy and beauty of this city at Christmas and a phenomenal cast. Also music by George Michael. What’s not to love?

COCKTAIL SUGGESTION: Winter Pimms (recipe in the show notes on our website)

MOCKTAIL OPTION: Warm apple cider with candied orange, a cinnamon stick, and apple, cloves if you’re fancy. 

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4. Elf (2003) - This hilarious movie starring Will Ferrell and James Caan is a modern Christmas classic which tells the story of an orphan adopted by Santa who grows up to be Buddy the Elf, a human living in an Elf world. When Buddy returns to NYC to meet his biological dad, hijinks ensue and of course there’s a love story too.

COCKTAIL SUGGESTION: Candy Cane Martini (recipe in the show notes on our website)

MOCKTAIL OPTION: Peppermint Hot Chocolate or Peppermint Chocolate Milk

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3. Home Alone (1990) - I’m not writing a description for Home Alone. if you have not seen it, you do not really like Christmas - ya filthy animal!

COCKTAIL SUGGESTION: Gingerbread Martini (recipe in the show notes on our website)

MOCKTAIL OPTION: Decaf Gingerbread Latte or Warm Gingerbread Milk

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2. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - This Christmas classic takes place during the magical weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas in NYC. A single-mother and staunch Santa-denier accidentally hires the real Santa Claus to work at Macy’s, subjecting her daughter to the true magic and delight of Christmas. While Kris Kringle spends his time trying to persuade the little girl that he is real, he subsequently convinces her mother, and the whole world too. Also it’s a love story.

COCKTAIL SUGGESTION: Christmaspolitan / Classy Christmas (recipe in the show notes on our website)

MOCKTAIL OPTION: Elderflower soda with a splash of cranberry juice. Add a fun garnish!

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1. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) - This beloved Christmas movie is loosely based on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and tells the story of George Bailey, a man who has sacrificed his dreams in order to help others and whose thoughts of suicide on Christmas Eve bring about his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence shows George all the lives he touched and what the world would be like if he had not existed. Sounds dark, but honestly so good.

COCKTAIL SUGGESTION: Christmas Champagne Cocktail (recipe in the show notes on our website)

MOCKTAIL OPTION: Sparkling Apple Cider with a sugar cube, Angostura bitters (if desired), and a lemon twist garnish.

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If you enjoyed this episode and would like other episodes like this, let us know. And please, if you make any of these cocktails/mocktails while watching their corresponding movie, please send us a pic! Email us at hello@arainbowinthestorm.com!