A special podcast series from New Humanist to mark the fourth year of our annual rationalist shows Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, and the release of the 20-track CD of last year's show, available now for £12 from gofasterstripe.com.

On the ninth, and final, day, musician and comedian Mitch Benn explains the true meaning of Christmas.

A special podcast series from New Humanist to mark the fourth year of our annual rationalist shows Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, and the release of the 20-track CD of last year's show, available now for £12 from gofasterstripe.com.

On day eight, we give you Jo Neary with some handy Christmas gift ideas.

A special podcast series from New Humanist to mark the fourth year of our annual rationalist shows Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, and the release of the 20-track CD of last year's show, available now for £12 from gofasterstripe.com.

On the seventh day, Al Murray's Pub Landlord offers the audience an English myth that they can all believe in.

(Contains some swearing)

A special podcast series from New Humanist to mark the fourth year of our annual rationalist shows Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, and the release of the 20-track CD of last year's show, available now for £12 from gofasterstripe.com.

On Day 6, here's singer and comedian Helen Arney with a love song inspired by the habits of animals.

A special podcast series from New Humanist to mark the fourth year of our annual rationalist shows Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, and the release of the 20-track CD of last year's show, available now for £12 from gofasterstripe.com.

On the fifth day of Godless Christmas, we bring you a section from the set of one of last year's special guests, Ed Byrne, who talks about hanging out with Cern physicists and how Brian Cox's Wonders of the Solar System has left him with an intense sense of planetary pride.

Note: if there are kids around, this clip contains a spot of industrial language, specifically of the F-word variety.

A special podcast series from New Humanist to mark the fourth year of our annual rationalist shows Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People, and the release of the 20-track CD of last year's show, available now for £12 from gofasterstripe.com. Day 4 features a lovely rendition of Impossible Dream by the former Unstoppable Sex Machine Jim Bob.

A special podcast series from New Humanist to mark the fourth year of our annual christmas rationalist show Nine Lesson and Carols for Godless People, and the release of the 20-track CD of last year's shows, we bring you nine of the best bits from 2010 over nine days leading up to Christmas. Day 3, features science writer and broadcaster Adam Rutherford, who went on the Alpha Course, so you don't have to.

A special podcast series from New Humanist to mark the fourth year of our rationalist Christmas show Nine Lesson and Carols for Godless People (and the release of the 20-track CD of last years's show) we bring you the nine best bits from last year's show, over nine days leading up to Christmas.

Day 2 - Comedian Nick Doody with his tribute to the Messiah's titfer

A special pod series from New Humanist to mark the fourth year of our Rationalist show Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People (and the release of the CD Ten Lessons and Carols, with 20 sets from last year's shows) we bring you nine of the best bits from the 2010 shows, over nine days leading up to Christmas. 

Day 1 features comedian and compere of the shows Robin Ince, reading from one of the patron saints of rationalism, physicist Richard Feynman.