Hey everyone, it's Brian, and if you're listening in real time, there is just one week to go until the big day.

Yes, we're in the final countdown now. Maybe you've already started some of your food prep.

Maybe you're getting packed up for your travel plans, or maybe some of your Christmas guests have arrived from out of town.

For months now, we've been hearing that it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Well, it's not beginning to look like it anymore.

It's beginning to be Christmas.

And it's time to savor every precious moment while it lasts.

And when family and friends come together this time of year,

playing games is among the most popular ways to bond and have fun together.

And what better kind of game than a game of Christmas trivia?

Well, that's what brings us together today.

And tomorrow, in a first here on Christmas Past, we're doing a special double-header.

Two back-to-back games of Christmas trivia for the Christmas Past family.

Today, the name of the game is two truths and a lie.

This is the game where a topic is introduced, followed by three statements related to that topic,

one of which is a lie.

Your job is to test your Christmas knowledge and deception detection skills.

And tomorrow the name of the game is Shepardy, a Jeopardy-inspired game where the

questions get harder as the point value increases. Today and tomorrow playing with me is Rachel

from New York, longtime friend of the show, Christmas cookie baking powerhouse, and a big Christmas

trivia enthusiast. So get ready to match wits with us as we begin this first installment of this

special Christmas trivia double header. Put your Christmas spirit to the test with this game of

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