In this wonderful collection of Christmas stories from Big Travel Podcast guests of the latter part of the year Edith Bowman goes from swimming to skiing all in one California Christmas, Jane Garvey gets stoned on Christmas Day with an elderly relative in Liverpool, there’s Helen Zaltzman and the lady in heels and plastic bags at the Grand Canyon, author Isabelle Broom getting punched in the nose in Lake Como, Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark getting her crackers confiscated at the airport on the way to Mallorca, Loose Women’s Andrea McLean with childhood Christmases growing up in the Caribbean and The Times restaurant critic Giles Coren on why Christmas in his family is completely sacred and can never, ever be abroad.

Our guests on this extra special episode include:

Woman’s Hour and Fortunately podcaster Jane Garvey

Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark

Presenter and Soundtracking podcaster Edith Bowman

The Times food critic and Amazing Hotels presenter Giles Coren

Loose Women’s Andrea McLean

The Allusionist and Answer Me This podcaster Helen Zaltzman

Author Raynor Winn (as heard on The Big Travel Podcast review on BBC Radio 4 Extra’s Podcast Radio Hour) 

Travel writer and journalist Anna Hart

BBC Radio London’s Eddie Nestor

Anti Brexit and OFOC campaigner Femi Oluwole

Children’s author Giles Paley Phillip

Comedian Phil Nichol

Football journalist and The Offside Rule podcaster Kait Borsay

The Media Masters Podcast Paul Blanchard

Author Paul Stidolph

Writer Felicity Morse

Author Isabelle Broom

Comedian Daliso Chaponda