{"id":17332,"date":"2015-12-25T08:28:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T13:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=17332"},"modified":"2016-12-23T14:52:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T18:52:16","slug":"eps-42-christmas-comedy-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/eps-42-christmas-comedy-special\/","title":{"rendered":"EPS 42: Christmas COMEDY Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy\u00a0Christmas everybody!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re late to hear this episode (and it&#8217;s not Christmas any more) or even if you don&#8217;t celebrate Christmas at all (I love you non believers very much-xo) you will <strong>still<\/strong> have fun hearing this episode that I do with my sweet sidekick Lori Neff.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the bonus photo gallery of scary Santa photos, too!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 AND if you want to share a funny or horrifying Santa story or Christmas (or winter holiday of ANY KIND, New Years, Advent candle lighting gone awry, Chanukah hullabaloo, Kwanza craziness, whatever you want) story, or share photos, you can do that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sparkmymuse\" target=\"_blank\">here at the <strong><em>Spark community page<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sparkmymuse\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17333 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-21-at-9.26.20-AM-300x169.png\" alt=\"facebookgrouppgae\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-21-at-9.26.20-AM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-21-at-9.26.20-AM-350x197.png 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-21-at-9.26.20-AM-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-21-at-9.26.20-AM.png 826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0will have some holiday time and I&#8217;ll\u00a0need a break from consuming empty calories. Friends and fans will\u00a0love to hear from you, see what you&#8217;re up to, and read of\u00a0your tales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Scroll down for detailed show notes with links and bonus material.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2FEPS_42_Spark_sFirstChristmasShow.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2Feps-42-christmas-comedy-special%2F\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/EPS_42_Spark_sFirstChristmasShow.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=17332-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/EPS_42_Spark_sFirstChristmasShow.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"EPS_42_Spark_sFirstChristmasShow.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 27:49 &#8212; 38.2MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('17332-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_17332-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_17332-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2FEPS_42_Spark_sFirstChristmasShow.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2Feps-42-christmas-comedy-special%2F&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-2&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe to Spark My Muse <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/spark-my-muse\/id988423690?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D17332\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/spark-my-muse\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/spark-my-muse\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/spark-muse-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe to Spark My Muse\" rel=\"nofollow\">Subscribe to Spark My Muse<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SHOWNOTES<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so happy to welcome back as a co-host, Lori Neff.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16741 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LoriNeff-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"LoriNeff\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LoriNeff-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LoriNeff.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After you listen, please visit her\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lorineff.com\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>BONUS material! The Scary Santa Gallery!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Get ready to freak out, kids)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17332 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/santastress-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/santastress-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/santastress-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/santastress-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/santastress-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/santastress-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/santastress.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_20_full-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_20_full-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_20_full-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_20_full-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_20_full-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_20_full-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_20_full.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsanta01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsanta01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsanta01-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsanta01-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsanta01-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa06-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa06-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa06-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa06-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa06-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_13_full-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_13_full-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_13_full-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_13_full-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_13_full-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_13_full-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_13_full.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_06_full-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_06_full-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_06_full-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_06_full-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_06_full-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_06_full-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_06_full.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_03_full-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_03_full-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_03_full-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_03_full-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_03_full-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_03_full-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_03_full.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_09_full-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_09_full-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_09_full-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_09_full-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_09_full-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_09_full-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badsantaphoto2007_09_full.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/creepy-santa-no-room-on-lap-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/creepy-santa-no-room-on-lap-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/creepy-santa-no-room-on-lap-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/creepy-santa-no-room-on-lap-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/scary-santa-murders-kid-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/scary-santa-murders-kid-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/scary-santa-murders-kid-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/scary-santa-murders-kid-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa1-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa1.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4053'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat did they say to each other? Santa looks about to cry too.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santastress-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santastress-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santastress-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santastress-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santastress-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santastress-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santastress.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4100'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;As if it couldn&#8217;t get any worse&#8230;now this.&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>SHOW NOTES:<\/p>\n<p>Min 2:00<\/p>\n<p>IS Santa scary? (usually yes)<\/p>\n<p>Ugly Christmas Sweater Parties<\/p>\n<p>The ironic side of Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>The odd part of my childhood and never celebrating Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>6:00<\/p>\n<p>The RE-gifting phenomenon and a few horribly awkward re-gifting stories.<\/p>\n<p>Tricky things about Christmas expectations<\/p>\n<p>16:00<\/p>\n<p>Favorite things about Christmas<\/p>\n<p>Being drawn to the quiet (Lori)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmastide\" target=\"_blank\">Christmastide:<\/a> The 12 days following Christmas<\/p>\n<p>(another wikipedia entry <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas\" target=\"_blank\">12 Days of Christmas<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Generosity and service and internalizing the Incarnation of 365 days per year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Epiphany_(holiday)&amp;redirect=no\" target=\"_blank\">Three Kings Day \/\u00a0The Epiphany\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>22:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liturgical_year\" target=\"_blank\">The Church Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Easter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/asacredjourney.net\" target=\"_blank\">asacredjounrey.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(a perpetual wall calendar)<\/p>\n<p>We tend to forget. 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