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You're listening to the Oil and Gas This Week Podcast with Mark LeCore and Paige Wilson.

This is the show for busy oil pros who quickly want to keep their finger on the pulse of the industry.

Hey everybody, welcome back to the OGDN holiday special.

We know our listeners look forward to this like crazy.

It's probably the high point of your entire year. So I want to start with what do the holidays mean to each one of us?

To me personally, the holidays mean generosity and family. Matt Bertrand, what the holidays mean to you?

Well, it's the birth of Christ for sure, and then it's time with family and friends.

Absolutely.

Yeah, Russell Stewart.

Well, when I think at Christmas, I'm afraid my thoughts wouldn't be considered very politically correct today, so I might best keep them to myself.

Nope.

This is a completely correct organization.

I'm just going to say that Christmas is no longer about the past or the future.

It's all about the presents.

I love that.

And you know what the best Christmas present is?

What?

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