In this episode, I recite one of my Christmas themed poems. In this episode I read my poem “The Gift Of You” written in 2021.
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Christmas Poems: My Poem “Jingles”
In this episode I recite one of my Christmas themed poems. In this episode I read my poem “Jingles” written in 2021.
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Christmas Poems: My Poem “There Is Always Hope”
In this episode, I recite one of my Christmas themed poems. In this episode I reads my poem “There Is Always Hope” written in 2020.
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Christmas Poems: My Poem “The Merry Go Around”
In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “The Merry Go Around” written in 2020.
Christmas Poems: My Poem “The Season Of Perpetual Hope”
In this episode, I recite one of my Christmas themed poems. In this episode I read my poem “The Season of Perpetual Hope” written in 2019.
Christmas Poems: My Poem “Beacons of the Season”
In this episode, I recite one of my Christmas themed poems. In this episode I read my poem “Beacons of the Season” written in 2019.
Christmas Poems: Lights
In this episode, I recite one of my Christmas themed poems. In this episode I read my poem “Lights” written in 2018, which was included in my 2020/2024 poetry collection ‘The Rambler’.
Christmas At Mistletoe Cottage – December 24
On December 24th (Christmas Eve), my short story ‘Christmas At Mistletoe Cottage’ will be available to buy from Amazon as an ebook for Kindle.
“A heartbreaking short-story of a woman, a mother, a friend, a daughter, a werewolf, Olivia Hunter, as she faces spending Christmas alone, in her home of Mistletoe Cottage, and as she reflects upon feelings of loss, sadness, loneliness, and regret that plague her, and so many others, over the festive period.”
And accompanying my short story, there will also be a Subscriber Exclusive audio version available on Spotify via my podcast “The Mark Hastings Podcast”; and there will also be a special Spotify playlist, called “Olivia Hunter’s Christmas Playlist”, that you can listen to which ties into the short story.
You can preorder ‘Christmas At Mistletoe Cottage’ now from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/e1D4dun
Christmas At Mistletoe Cottage (An Olivia Hunter Short Story) – Coming Soon

A heartbreaking short-story of a woman, a mother, a friend, a daughter, a werewolf, Olivia Hunter, as she faces spending Christmas alone, in her home of Mistletoe Cottage, and as she reflects upon feelings of loss, sadness, loneliness, and regret that plague her, and so many others, over the festive period.
Preorder Now for Kindle: Here!
The Storyteller: The Xmas Factor
“The Xmas Factor” is a poem taken from Mark’s 2025 poetry collection ‘The Storyteller‘ – now available to purchase in hardback and as an ebook from Amazon.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and read a transcript.
