M*A*S*H - Death Takes a Holiday

⚠️ **Warning:** Our wartime yuletide takes a grimmer turn in this episode, which includes the death of a man hit by a sniper. But since it’s Christmas, we’re all going to do the best we can to find a bit of hope, joy, and laughter in the face of tragedy.  🎙️ Tim Babb from the Can’t Wait for Christmas Podcast and Jamie Ray from Fave Five From Fans join us as we report for duty to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital and try to give some kids a merry Christmas.  📺 You can watch “M\*A\*S\*H” on Hulu. “Death Takes a Holiday” is Season 9, Episode 5.  \*\*\**  (00:00) - Intro  (02:26) - Guest and Episode Histories  (09:41) - Act 1  (37:43) - Retro Commercial Break  (39:01) - Act 2  (1:00:42) - Final Thoughts \*\*\**  💬 **Topics & Tangents:**  Mike and Jamie’s Fave Five Christmas TV Specials.  Tim’s Five Golden Things: Favorite Christmas TV Episodes (2015)  “Good grief! The comedian’s a bear!”  Keye Luke (Choi Sung Ho) as the original voice of Brak on “Space Ghost.”  Why Do People String Popcorn on Christmas Trees?  A fanmade “M\A\S\*H” timeline, on which this episode causes some confusion as to what year it is, and which characters should be there.  Weather Spark confirms it was a cold Christmas in Korea.  “Secrets of the M\A\S\*H Mess: The Lost Recipes of Private Igor,” by Jeff Maxwell.  M\A\S\*H Matters Podcast.  \*\*\**  📼 **Commercials:**  Kodak Colorburst 260 Camera: The Tree Trimming (1980)  \*\*\**  “M\*A\*S\*H” and “Death Takes a Holiday” © 1980 Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.  Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  Find us at adventcalendar.house.  Hosted by The Retro Network.  #s16 #1980s