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The title of my message is how to have a joyful Christmas.

And Christmas is here.

I mean, all around us, other reminders,

the pressure is on to go shopping.

We're hoping we'll get the right thing for a loved one

or we'll receive the thing that we're hoping to get this Christmas.

I heard about a little boy that decided to write God

and tell him what he wanted for Christmas.

So he said, dear God, I've been a good boy for two months.

But then the little guy thought, well, I am writing to God

and God knows everything.

He'll know I haven't been good for too much.

So he crossed out to put one month.

I mean, good for one month, they thought I haven't been good

for one month.

He crossed that out and said, I've been good for two weeks.

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