Oh, you found us. I am so glad.

Start here, friend

Here, give me your coat and come on in out of the wind. I’ve just put the kettle on, and it’s warm inside. Pull up a chair. It’s (nearly) Christmas after all.

My name is Beth Kempton and I have loved Christmas since I was a child. Even now, at 47, I put Christmas music on in October and feel the same rush of anticipation. These days I have two children of my own, and know that Christmas can be stressful, complicated, lonely, expensive, as well as joyful and magical and all other kinds of things, depending on what kind of a year we have had. I wrote the book Calm Christmas and began The Calm Christmas Podcast to find my own way towards embracing a new kind of Christmas.

The podcast is back for a fourth series in November 2024, and I hope you love it.

Subscribe today to make sure you don’t miss anything once the new season of the podcast launches! And if you know anyone who loves Christmas, please let them know about this special place. Everything offered here is free.

To my astonishment and delight, The Calm Christmas Podcast has been recommended by the likes of Vanity Fair, Ideal Home, the Radio Times and Great British Podcasts, and has become the UK’s #1 favourite Christmas podcast. The only thing it has been missing is a way for listeners to connect with each other, and with me, to share our thoughts, traditions, sadnesses, joys and magic-creating ideas in one place. Enter the Calm Christmas Substack…

I have decided to bring all things Calm Christmas under one snow-covered, cosy roof here on Substack. Each week from early November through until early January you will find a gorgeous new episode of the Calm Christmas podcast, and I will be sharing wintry essays and special gifts to carry you through the dark season. The best part about this space is that we can connect with other Keepers of Christmas in the comments - I look forward to hearing all about your favourite traditions and more in the months ahead. And in the meantime if you want to dive into past episodes you can find them all here. You can also find the Calm Christmas Podcast on Apple, Spotify etc.

You can find out more about me on my main Substack ‘Soulstack’ here, on Instagram or on my website.

I look forward to sharing this winter with you.

Beth Xx

PS If you want to dive even deeper, you might love my book Calm Christmas which includes my original ‘Christmas Constellation’ to help you navigate this season with a sense of calm, joy and a little bit of festive magic.

USA/Canada edition here | Rest of the world English version here

*Images: Holly Bobbins Photography | Video: Matt Austin