Doc Sleaze: That Elusive Christmas Spirit (12/23/25)
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52:27 – It’s one hundred and out for Doc Sleaze as this incarnation of the show draws to a close. But we’re going out with an edition packed full of festive fun as the Doc searches for that elusive spirit of the season, investigates whether Santa is about to be banned from the US and gets generally curmudgeonly. Plus, controversial director Henry Jagoff discusses his latest films, ‘Black Santa’ and ‘Kick Ass Jesus’, while various celebrities bring us Christmas greetings. Also, barking mad pulp movies discussed and a strange reminiscence about a weird Christmas custom. Includes:
Donald Trump’s Christmas message ¦ ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ ¦ Bah, Humbug! ¦ Overexposed: The Films of Henry Jagoff ¦ The Elusive Spirit of Christmas ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Hollywood Boulevard’ (1976) inc trailer ¦ Noel Brownshirt’s Schooldays ¦ All American Christmas ¦ A Christmas Message From Liam Neeson ¦ Pigeons From Moscow ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Visitor’ (1979) inc trailer ¦ Cult of the Christmas Cock ¦ Not Lonesome This Christmas ¦ Vincent Price and Peter Lorre Perform ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ ¦ ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released Dec 2025 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.
