? It’s 1984, and it’s time to let the music play down in Fraggle Rock as we ring in Christmas in July on a quest to find the true meaning of the Festival of the Bells. On the way, we’ll visit Outer Space as Doc teaches Sprocket — and us — about the Winter Solstice, Saturnalia, and Christmas around the world.  ****  ? Guests:  Tom Coombs (The Pop Daddy, @thepopdaddy).  Donnie Storms (Bronwen’s Ghost, @boxcar45).  ****  ? Topics & Tangents:  1. A clip from the British airing of The Bells of Fraggle Rock, in which Doc is replaced by a lighthouse captain.  2. Gerald Parkes (Doc) in An American Christmas Carol as the Ghost of Christmas Present.  3. Doc’s tool-themed Christmas tree.  4. The John Wanamaker Christmas Light Show and Dickens Village in Philadelphia.  5. The Weebabeast, in pictures.  6. Gobo’s maze-like map to the Cave of the Great Bell.  7. St. Nicholas Day.  8. Mokey and the Festival of the Bells, a Christmas-themed Fraggle Rock storybook.  ****  ? Retro Commercial Break:  Fraggle Rock Book Club, 1985.  McDonald’s Fraggle Rock Happy Meal Toys, 1988.  ****  ? And Now, These Messages:  Hyrule Podcasters, an audio “Let’s Play” through The Legend of Zelda.  ****  “The Bells of Fraggle Rock” © 1984 Jim Henson Productions.  Say hi on Twitter and Instagram.  Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.