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Ian, before we start with today's show, I want to ask you, what is your holiday tradition?

It's complicated, but what I can say is the last couple years.

Wait, what does that mean? What does it mean? It's complicated. Does this mean you've got some

family drama going on? No, it just means that the idea of the holidays is complicated. I mean,

it depends like what kind of religion you subscribe to. It depends the people you're around. I mean, it depends, like, what kind of religion you subscribe to. It

depends the people you're around. I mean, I just feel like we lived in simpler times when we're

kids, you know? Now it's like, you know, you may or may not have a Christmas tree, regardless

if you're Christian, you know, maybe you have a menorah and you're not even Jewish. I mean, it's just,

it's very, especially if you live in L.A.

It's very complicated these days.

One thing that's been consistent in my life for the last couple years is we've gotten a

Christmas tree, a live Christmas tree at our house.

And that's really nice because growing up, I had a fake Christmas tree.

Yeah, now I get to smell the tree and it's nice.

Today, I wanted to use the trope of one holiday tradition,

this song I used to sing in school.

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