Oh, everything I touch gets ruined.

I never thought it was a bad little tree.

It's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little tree. It's not bad at all, really.

Maybe it just needs a little love.

Charlie Brown is a black kid. but he did get a nice tree.

I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need

I don't care about the presents

Underneath the Christmas tree

I just want you for my own

More than you could ever know

make my wish come true

all I want for Christmas is you.

Hi, listeners and friends, we're finishing up our fifth year of the podcast and time flies,

doesn't it? Here we are on the eve of Christmas. Another year is just about

coming on. And however it went this year, we made it through together. In December 24th, this day

in particular, it's one of the happiest moments of the year for me. And I'm reminded of that each

year. And I've gone through 62 of these, by the year for me. And I'm reminded of that each year. And I've gone through

62 of these, by the way. Many I can remember vividly and some others, not so much. But I've got

a collective fondness for all of them. You know, the weather starts turning colder. People start

mostly turning nicer, more happiness and less

sadness. And the world is so lit up at night as Christmas lights just adorn anything and everything.

The holiday season is upon us. And whatever your walk in faith may be, whatever religion you might

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