Hi friends, Merry Christmas. It's day 11 of the 12 days of Christmas here at that sounds fun. My name is Annie F. Downs

and I'm the host of this little Christmas party. Can you believe the 12 days are almost over? I know I can't either. I hope you enjoyed our show from yesterday with

Jen and Jamie and Nikki Deloach, our friend and one of our faves from the Hallmark Christmas movies. So much fun. Hey, the music in the background is from our friends,

Rind Collective. Be sure to grab a copy of their new Christmas album, a jolly Irish Christmas volume to it's so good. And have you had a chance to preorder that sounds fun.

The book just a reminder that when you preorder, you can submit your receipt and get the audio book now instead of having to wait until February when it comes out.

Also the first 3000 people who order it from Barnes and Noble can get an autographed copy. And if you pre ordered as a gift for someone else, that's so fine. We've got a Christmas card for you where you can download at that sounds fun book.com. So you have something to hand them to let them know about their gift.

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We have such a special show in store for you today. You may know my friend Angela Johnson from her viral videos about a nail swan or bonquiqui.

She's also starred in films like Alvin and the chipmunks in our family wedding. She is absolutely one of my very favorites incredible actors, incredible comedian.

And today she's a pretty incredible preacher. I think you're going to enjoy this conversation with my friend Angela Johnson.

Angela Johnson. Welcome to the 12 days of Christmas. I got you right as you drank water. It's one of my life goals.

You know, it's a water of life is what that was. That was significant of like Jesus in the midst of our friendship.

It was I can find a word in anything. You know, thank you. Oh, yeah, I did a word for a season. You've always got a word in the season.

Hey, I appreciate it. One of my favorite things is you just you live in LA, but you just did a big Instagram announcement that you are going to be living more in Nashville.

Yes, yes. And the first thing that made me laugh was 87.5 people commented and you should be friends with Angela Johnson. And I was like, we go back.

Yes, that was hilarious. I saw lots of tags coming through and I was I was, oh my God, hold on. Sorry. I know we're live here. Hey, Elijah.

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