Christmas Ghost Stories – Podcastlijstje

Since Victorian times, Christmas has traditionally been the time of year to gather around a log fire, turn the lights down low and indulge in a Ghost Story. Every year - journalist and broadcaster Jon Briggs (also known as the original voice of Siri on your iPhone in the UK) has recorded a haunted tale - thrilling enough to freeze your mulled wine and send shivers down the back of Santa's neck. These tales of the supernatural are collated here for your delectation and delight from 2015 onwards. You will remember to come back next Christmas...won't you?

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A sneak preview of August on Fireside Ghost Stories...

9 augustus 2026 · 4 min
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So the collection is building on Fireside Ghost Stories and our listeners are growing. If you'd like to know what's happening this month - with the Glorious 12th looming - have a listen to this sneak preview. Lees meer

To subscribe - and hear this episode in full - click here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595373/subscribe ↗️

Send me a text - I love hearing what you think of these stories and knowing where you're from!

We think we are the only annual podcast in the world - publishing every Christmas Eve - so thank you for your support and coming back every year. To follow Jon on social media just look for @voiceofsiri or @voiceofsiruk. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com
For lovers of the mysterious and the dark....

19 juli 2026 · 2 min
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Thank you for being a Christmas Ghost Story fan - this is a slightly different venture that I've just launched - and I think you might enjoy it. It's all about Witches! Lees meer

You can find Witches, Truth, Trials and Terrors wherever you get your podcasts or simply click on the link: www.witchespodcast.com

Send me a text - I love hearing what you think of these stories and knowing where you're from!

We think we are the only annual podcast in the world - publishing every Christmas Eve - so thank you for your support and coming back every year. To follow Jon on social media just look for @voiceofsiri or @voiceofsiruk. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com
What You've Been Missing!

3 april 2026 · 2 min
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Now you don't have to wait a whole 12 months - join me for my Fireside Ghost Stories every month.... Lees meer

To subscribe to Fireside Ghost Stories - just click this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595373/subscribe ↗️

Send me a text - I love hearing what you think of these stories and knowing where you're from!

We think we are the only annual podcast in the world - publishing every Christmas Eve - so thank you for your support and coming back every year. To follow Jon on social media just look for @voiceofsiri or @voiceofsiruk. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com
Something Wicked this Way Comes....

13 februari 2026 · 2 min
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A Ghost Story is not just for Christmas..... Lees meer

To subscribe to Fireside ghost stories - just click this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595373/subscribe ↗️

Send me a text - I love hearing what you think of these stories and knowing where you're from!

We think we are the only annual podcast in the world - publishing every Christmas Eve - so thank you for your support and coming back every year. To follow Jon on social media just look for @voiceofsiri or @voiceofsiruk. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com
Christmas 2025 - Slay Bells Ring... Are You Listening?

24 december 2025 · 1 uur 15 min
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How time flies - another year has passed and it is time for another Christmas Ghost Story. Lees meer

If you are new to us - Welcome - and if you have followed us for a while - you are very welcome back. We have a first for you this year because this year's tale is an original - never seen or heard - or indeed read until now. It also includes original music from my nephew - Sam.

Set in that narrow hour before midnight, when bells wait in their towers and houses hold their breath. It is a story of echoes rather than apparitions, of something unfinished, and of a presence that does not return to haunt — but to be heard.

The Bells of Marlowe House is told in the best Victorian traditions - with music composed and recorded by my amazing nephew - Sam Gold - who you can find here: @samgold_music.

Jon Briggs is a journalist, broadcaster and voice over. You may know him better as the original voice of Siri in the UK ("Daniel" on all Apple devices) or the BBC's Weakest Link quiz show.

Send me a text - I love hearing what you think of these stories and knowing where you're from!

Click on the link to subscribe to Fireside Ghost Stories: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2595373.rss

We think we are the only annual podcast in the world - publishing every Christmas Eve - so thank you for your support and coming back every year. To follow Jon on social media just look for @voiceofsiri or @voiceofsiruk. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com
Christmas 2024 - Little Chance of a Silent Night

24 december 2024 · 33 min
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We are celebrating 10 years of scary Christmas fireside entertainment! This year we reveal the goings on inside Number Ninety. If you have ever toyed with the idea of spending a night in an already haunted house, here is a cautionary tale. First published in 1890 and written by the Irish author B.M.Croker - a women who could boast that the prime minister - William Gladstone - was among her readers. Lees meer

Jon Briggs is a journalist, broadcaster and voice over. You may know him better as the original voice of Siri in the UK or the BBC's Weakest Link quiz show.

Send me a text - I love hearing what you think of these stories and knowing where you're from!

Click on the link to subscribe to Fireside Ghost Stories: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2595373.rss

We think we are the only annual podcast in the world - publishing every Christmas Eve - so thank you for your support and coming back every year. To follow Jon on social media just look for @voiceofsiri or @voiceofsiruk. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com
Christmas 2023 - We Wish You a Scary Christmas

24 december 2023 · 31 min
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Thank you for taking the time to download and listen to this year's scary festive tale. It's a real cracker this year- and you don't even have to wear the paper hat! The Tale of the Monkey's Paw in it's original form, as written by W.W. Jacobs, is a "3 wishes" story with a cautionary tale enclosed. Although subsequently made into several films, the original story remains the scariest and the best. Lees meer

Jon Briggs is a journalist, broadcaster and voice over. You may know him better as the original voice of Siri in the UK or the BBC's Weakest Link quiz show.

Send me a text - I love hearing what you think of these stories and knowing where you're from!

Click on the link to subscribe to Fireside Ghost Stories: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2595373.rss

We think we are the only annual podcast in the world - publishing every Christmas Eve - so thank you for your support and coming back every year. To follow Jon on social media just look for @voiceofsiri or @voiceofsiruk. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com
Christmas 2022 - Do You Hear What I Hear?

24 december 2022 · 37 min
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I'm so pleased you have returned for this year's Christmas Ghost Story. Written by a master of the supernatural - Algernon Blackwood. We last read his work in 2015. As well as being a prolific ghost story writer, he also happens to be a master of my own profession - broadcasting. In this year's tale, our hero is a 4th year student at Edinburgh University - but his hours of peaceful study are about to be rudely interrupted... Lees meer

Jon Briggs is a journalist, broadcaster and voice over. You may know him better as the original voice of Siri in the UK or the BBC's Weakest Link quiz show. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com

Send me a text - I love hearing what you think of these stories and knowing where you're from!

Click on the link to subscribe to Fireside Ghost Stories: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2595373.rss

We think we are the only annual podcast in the world - publishing every Christmas Eve - so thank you for your support and coming back every year. To follow Jon on social media just look for @voiceofsiri or @voiceofsiruk. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com
Christmas 2021 - God Rest Ye Frightened Gentlemen

24 december 2021 · 22 min
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Welcome back for this year's Christmas Ghost Story. Written by William Wymark Jacobs in 1897, an author best known for his horror story The Monkey's Paw. This story reveals the tale of Jerry Bundler and the long term effects of his visit to a tavern, that still casts a shadow over revellers celebrating Christmas 80 years later.... Lees meer

Jon Briggs is a journalist, broadcaster and voice over. You may know him better as the original voice of Siri in the UK or the BBC's Weakest Link quiz show. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com

Send me a text - I love hearing what you think of these stories and knowing where you're from!

Click on the link to subscribe to Fireside Ghost Stories: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2595373.rss

We think we are the only annual podcast in the world - publishing every Christmas Eve - so thank you for your support and coming back every year. To follow Jon on social media just look for @voiceofsiri or @voiceofsiruk. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com
Christmas 2020 - Something Old and Something Grue-some

24 december 2020 · 21 min
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This year's Christmas Ghost Story is E. Nesbitt's "John Charrington's Wedding" from 1891. The story of a bride and bridegroom that you will never forget.... Lees meer

Jon Briggs is a journalist, broadcaster and voice over. You may know him better as the original voice of Siri in the UK or the BBC's Weakest Link quiz show. You can contact him at http://www.jonbriggs.com

Send me a text - I love hearing what you think of these stories and knowing where you're from!

Click on the link to subscribe to Fireside Ghost Stories: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2595373.rss

We think we are the only annual podcast in the world - publishing every Christmas Eve - so thank you for your support and coming back every year. To follow Jon on social media just look for @voiceofsiri or @voiceofsiruk. You can contact him via http://www.jonbriggs.com