I’m reliably told 2026 is going to be another year. Enjoy it as best you can with the colour and movement of your own 2026 Maynard calendar.
Experience 2026 the Maynard way, as prepared by Richard Saunders. Yet again.
Simply download it from the link below and print it any size you like.
Suitable for hanging behind the door of your choice, proving that when one door closes, it’s closed.
As we always say “2026, could it get any worse?”
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The audio from A Very Maynard Xmas 2025 for those that find all of my suits are a bit hard on your eyes..
A Very Maynard Xmas 2025 brings you the unexpected festive farce that you’ve come to expect from someone who has inflatable legs for a window.Low budget has been swapped out for no budget this year as a Xanadu-themed Xmas special brings you the talents of Leslie Fountain (Glenn Keenan), Fat Elvis (Chris Kelly, Ship-o’-Fools) and Olivia Cardboard-John on the Maynard International Studios Mainstage, as well as greetings from around the world and around Tony Push (whose new teeth are a feature this year), plus more impractical outfits and the wonders of Magpie TV.
A Very Maynard Xmas 2025 brings you the unexpected festive farce that you’ve come to expect from someone who has inflatable legs for a window.
Low budget has been swapped out for no budget this year as a Xanadu-themed Xmas special brings you the talents of Leslie Fountain (Glenn Keenan), Fat Elvis (Chris Kelly, Ship-o’-Fools) and Olivia Cardboard-John on the Maynard International Studios Mainstage, as well as greetings from around the world and around Tony Push (whose new teeth are a feature this year), plus more impractical outfits and the wonders of Magpie TV.
Guests include Tim Ferguson (Australian legend), one Wiggle and two Cockroaches and an indeterminate Xmas hand puppet. Leslie Fountain brings his finest Xanadu moves to our stage, Brigitte Handley has issues with technology, Tony Push is poorly lit on a dodgy street in Western Sydney, and George Hrab is all over Xmas like a rash as usual.
It’s the Xmas special that you probably don’t want or need, but you have anyway. Just in case everything else falls through. Where else are you going to get someone in a tree getting excited about Supernaut?
A Very Maynard Xmas 2025 promises you an hour of Xmas entertainment for which you will only have yourself to blame. Musically the show has everything from Swing to The New Seekers in their flares and maxi dresses. Plus, as expected, both the West Germans and that magpie remain permanently unimpressed.
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A Very Maynard Xmas 2025 brings you the unexpected festive farce that you’ve come to expect from someone who has inflatable legs for a window.
Here is the link to view A Very Maynard Xmas 2025 for free. It will be live from around 8.15pm Saturday 6th December. Watch along with us and comment like a crazy person.
Low budget has been swapped out for no budget this year as a Xanadu-themed Xmas special brings you the talents of Leslie Fountain (Glenn Keenan), Fat Elvis (Chris Kelly, Ship-o’-Fools) and Olivia Cardboard-John on the Maynard International Studios Mainstage, as well as greetings from around the world and Bexley, plus more impractical outfits and the wonders of Magpie TV.
Guests include Tim Ferguson (Australian legend), one Wiggle and two Cockroaches and an indeterminate Xmas hand puppet. Leslie Fountain brings his finest Xanadu moves to our stage, Brigitte Handley has issues with technology, Tony Push is poorly lit on a dodgy street in Western Sydney, and George Hrab is all over Xmas like a rash as usual.
It’s the Xmas special that you probably don’t want or need, but you have anyway. Just in case everything else falls through. Where else are you going to get someone in a tree getting excited about Supernaut?
A Very Maynard Xmas 2025 promises you an hour of Xmas entertainment for which you will only have yourself to blame. Musically the show has everything from Swing to The New Seekers in their flares and maxi dresses. Plus, as expected, both the West Germans and that magpie remain permanently unimpressed.
Watch A Very Maynard Xmas 2024
Watch A Very Maynard Xmas 2023
Watch A Very Maynard Xmas 2022
Watch A Very Maynard Xmas 2021
Watch A Very 2020 Maynard Xmas.
Thanks to David Campbell, Sylvia Jeffries and all the crew at Today Extra this morning for getting so excited about our upcoming 45th anniversary screening of Xanadu at the Sydney Underground Film Festival on 13th September.
Details about the screening and afterparty here
To celebrate finally getting to see the greatest disco roller skating movie ever made involving Olivia Newton-John on the BIG screen, download your free 15 month Xanadu calendar.
Suitable for your art studio or your new roller disco nightclub, it runs from September 2025 to the end of 2026.
You can boldly print it as large as A3 (or a more discrete A6). You’ll love the colour and movement only a static calendar featuring supernatural beings can provide. Richard Saunders has really outdone himself in designing a colourful tribute to an unforgettable part of cinematic history. He even went out and bought a colourful velour jumper to match the finale of the film, he’s that into it.
Enjoy! I hope to see many of you at the Xanadu screening and after party on the 13th September as part of Sydney Underground Film Festival.
Simply download it from the link below and print it any size you like.
Xanadu “a place where dreams come true”. Now you have a calendar as well. So, go get ya skates on!
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Brigitte Handley has a new release out, as well an EP of vinyl featuring unreleased Dark Shadows live tracks.
In between all her German shenanigans she’s been recording again and pondering the evil sound that is autotune.
Time to talk about that ominous looking splatter vinyl pressing, the implications of releasing music on cassette tape and who the hell presses 7″ picture singles.
We meet at the scenic Madame Frou Frou Cafe to discuss Brigitte’s new releases and the implications of recording acoustic guitar in the same room as Shirley Bassey’s vocals.
So have a coffee and pull up a Cher.
Main photo by Mark Gowecke.
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Prepare yourself for the video livestream of the warmest parts of The Coldest 100, 2025.
Maynard hosts a video livestream of Australia’s own Coldest 100 – 2025. Saturday 29th March 8.15-9.30pm. Mostly picked by Andrew Sholl, it will feature world class musical “issues” only Australia can produce.
Join us in the live chatroom as we watch together in awe.
This is the link to view for free on the 29th March from 8.15pm for the unmissable pre -show : https://www.mixcloud.com/live/dj-maynard/
The Coldest 100 is songs about Australia, or by Australians that sometimes didn’t turn out as planned…
Expect to see Good News, Kamahl, Kylie, ONJ, The Cockroaches, Nick Cave and a lot of marsupials doing their bit to get on the show. Hopefully we’ll have quest appearances from my fellow Aussie travellers Paul Field, Bronwyn Mulcahy, Lesley Fountain (Glenn Keenan), Tony Push and the man in a tree (newly promoted with a desk). The UTC time is 9.15 for those unlucky enough not to be in this wide brown land.
See you then! Cobber…..
Link to video livestream active from 8.15pm Saturday (9.15 UTC) 29th March
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