Southern Christmas
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Merry Christmas, everybody
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Boy, do I have nonstop holiday festivities in store for y'all. Timber
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Perfect, Mom. I'm celebrating Christmas in true Savannah fashion. And you know, if there's one thing that we know how to do
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here, it's how to have a great time. Sold for $8.50. It's good
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Savannah has such a rich history and tradition of celebrating the holiday time
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I can hardly wait to share all the wonderful holiday goings on with y'all
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I'm going to take y'all on a very special tour of how Christmas has been celebrated in this town through the years
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which is really how I got inspired to stay in a historic downtown mansion, Magnolia Hall, for this special, special occasion
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And while my family and I are keeping up most of our holiday traditions
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like cutting down our Christmas tree and cooking up a delicious meal for everybody
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oh, and of course, we've got to work in a little last-minute shopping
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We are going to be starting a couple of new traditions this year. I'm holding my very first charity auction at the restaurant
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And I'm going to be surprising our staff with a very special Dean family roast
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I have so many precious memories of Christmas' past, but, you know, this year might just prove to be my favorite one yet
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My favorite things about Christmas are being with my family and all the food and the festivities and the fun, the laughter
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and, of course, gift-giving. Bobby and I would start Christmas Day at 4.30 a.m. every year
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Bobby and I running around and all these presents under the tree
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Mom used to make every cake and sweet that you can imagine
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but she used to make wonderful divinity. The smells, you know, the way the house would smell at Christmastime
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There's really no place like Christmas in Savannah. It's old-timey and beautiful homes and beautiful decorations
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Well, that's what Savannah's all about. And there's no better way to see it than taking a carriage ride
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During the holidays, the whole town of Savannah truly puts on its best face
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You know, we even dress up our dogs, and all the downtown residents compete to see who can have the prettiest decorations
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The tradition of celebrating and of course enjoying fantastic meals has been going on
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since the city's earliest times. For example, like at the Isaiah Davenport House Museum where we know for a fact that
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the holiday traditions of the 1820s were a little more modest than today's, but just
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as spirited and the food always got plenty of attention. Early in the 19th century it was about knowing the Christmas story
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There was no Santa, there was no tree, but I think that there was a lot of family wanting
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to be together and recognizing the change of seasons with the big family celebration
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The table in the Davenport house had things like roasted oysters and ham and turkey
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We think that Mr. Davenport might have gone out and shot his shotgun up in the air as
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white southern men were known to do in the early 19th century
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there's still a holdover from that with people setting off firecrackers. Sixty or so years later, holiday celebrations downtown really got kicked up a notch because
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the founder of the Girl Scouts of America, Juliette Gordon Lowe, grew up in this beautiful
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downtown mansion where around the 1880s, her family and neighbors really got into showing
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their Christmas spirit. People in Savannah loved to party, and the Gordons were no exception of that
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They loved to entertain their friends, and they were known for the dinner parties
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especially that they would throw here in this house. They would start with a seafood, either chowder or an oyster stew
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and then that was followed by the main dish, which would be turkey and a variety of vegetables
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There would be the wonderful smells of Christmas. they would use pines and other greeneries on the mantelpieces and pictures and the paintings in the rooms
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And after hours at the dinner table, the families would go out and continue the festivities
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that were apparently just spectacular. They had incredible parades and people would dress in wild costumes
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and they would set bonfires all over the city. It was really more like Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day
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than it is like what we think of Christmas today. And in even more recent history, sure enough, downtown Savannah mansions have still managed to make quite an impression
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And we're coming up on a mansion that is very, very famous because John Barrett wrote about it in a book called Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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This mansion was owned by Jim Williams, and the Christmas parties at his house was the most envied party thrown throughout the year
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because it was truly all of the important people and all of the best food
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Savannah's colorful traditions and, of course, the incredible architecture has always gotten her fair share of attention
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But there is one Savannah Christmas story that really beats them all
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Near the end of the Civil War, during General Sherman's famous march to the sea
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the Union Army was burning down all the towns, even including Atlanta
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But Savannah was the only one spared. General Sherman occupied Savannah in 1864
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and he stayed in the most expensive home of its day, more as a hospitality measure
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So from that home, he pinned a telegram, which he later sent to President Lincoln, saying, I give you Savannah as a Christmas present
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And knowing all these wonderful stories and traditions, I just couldn't resist spending my holiday downtown, too
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Many of the historic buildings around town have thankfully been saved and restored by Savannah College of Art and Design
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And the school graciously offered to let me and my family celebrate this Christmas in Magnolia Hall
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It's a beautiful home from 1817 that sits right on Forsyth Park
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So, you know, how could you say no to this? This was perfect
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Well, I have my mansion all squared away, but y'all know and I know that it's not Christmas until we get that Christmas tree
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That's perfect. Plus, I still have a few things to buy around town at some of my favorite stores, and I know y'all are going to love it
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Wrap it up, baby. I'll take it. Here you go. Merry Christmas, Paula
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Merry Christmas to you, sweetie. I remember one Christmas we bought a live tree And by the time Christmas Day came it didn have one needle And people were coming by our house just to see the stalk tree
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Y'all, I've still got some last-minute shopping to do, and definitely some cooking to make this Christmas celebration just as perfect as it can be
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But there's one key piece missing, and that's the Christmas tree. I want a big and fat one
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Okay. No Charlie Brown Christmas trees this year. Well, there's some nice shapes in here
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I always liked going to get the tree. That was always a big deal, actually
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I have to have a real tree. I have to. It just sets the tone for your home, the smells
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We would go from Christmas tree place to tree place to tree place
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and that was never the right tree. Actually, we weren't done with a Christmas tree
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until we had sap from our fingertips to our elbows. and you're totally sticky in that tar
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we would always go back to the first one, and Mom would say, perfect. Do you remember the first Christmas
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that Michael and I were together? You know, I didn't go with y'all to cut the Christmas tree
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I went with Michael. Ooh, that's a pretty one. It is pretty, isn't it? And it was so funny
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because I'd always taken so much time, you know, to find my tree
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and that first Christmas I was with Michael, I was so in love
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We went and I picked out the first tree that we found And I said oh he's perfect
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He's beautiful Got him home He didn't have a back to it Michael had it
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You was blinded by Michael I was just so in love That Christmas tree I thought was perfect
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Remember the year we were so busy Getting our bag lady business started That we decorated a coat rack
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Oh I remember that I was always Always working It was Christmas Eve
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and to not have some symbolism of Christmas, I just wasn't ready to give that up yet
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Jamie said, it's just important that you come home. I have us a Christmas tree
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Because I had totally resigned to the fact that I could not do Christmas in any shape, form, or fashion
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And all that just touched my heart. I said, oh my God, they got us a Christmas tree
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How did they come up with a Christmas tree? Because we had no money
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The only thing close to a Christmas tree was the coat rack, and it had three or four arms on it
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that was perfect for a bright red ball and a little bit of garland
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And that was our Christmas tree. I think this is the one for us. Don't you, Jamie
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Yeah, I like it. It's beautiful. Well, you guys get to cut
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Here you go. Me? Yeah, we're going to teach you how to harvest a tree today
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You ready? I don't understand why I have to do this. Well, it's a learning experience
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When I got two striping sons. This is your sons teaching you how to do something. Yeah, just get down there
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Got you a Christmas tree. Get all the way down there. Paula's home cooking
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There you go. Push and pull. There you go. Push and pull. Push and pull. You want me to get you a cup of coffee
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Push and pull. Push and pull. Push and pull. Push and pull. Push and pull
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That's awesome. I'm going to push and pull. I'm not doing that
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Now, y'all do that. That little old saw is sort of doing the trick, but I got a better idea
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Okay, guys. Timber
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Perfect, Mom. Don't ever send a girl to do a woman's job. Way to go
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What does that mean? In the 1930s, merchants on Main Street used to stay open until midnight on Christmas Eve
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for all those last-minute shoppers. I'm not that late, y'all, but I do have a few errands that I need to do at some of my favorite Savannah shops
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In fact, the first one is at the Christmas shop, where they keep up the Christmas spirit year-round
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What is this up here in the villages? These are little ornaments, but a lot of people mix them in with their villages
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Would they be perfect for Michael? I was going to say it. Look, that's what caught my eye
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Yeah, the little tug. That looks just... Look, y'all, it looks just like Michael
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For those of y'all that don't know, Michael is a captain. Let me take you to a little Savannah treasure, the historic Griffin Tea Room
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It is truly a place not to be missed. This was originally built as a drugstore, and I'd love for you to just take a look around
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The architecture, the carving is phenomenal. And I come in here every year to pick up some Christmas tea that's just perfect for my guest
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What all's in this, Madeline? It's small spices, orange bark, and vanilla bean
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Mmm. Oh, it's so good. I mean, it just screams Christmas time, doesn't it
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Yes, it does. This is basically the same spice that people sometimes use in red wine
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You put it on the stove, steep it, and then strain it
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and it makes a wonderful mulled wine. Wrap it up, baby. I'll take it
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I want the biggest size you got, Madeline. This shop has such beautiful, unique things, y'all
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I never know what I'm going to find, but I always manage to fall in love with something
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Hey, Paula. Hey, Jennifer. Merry Christmas to you, darling. Merry Christmas to you, darling
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I'm just admiring your ornaments. ornaments. Oh, I love this. Isn't that beautiful? Look at this. Isn't that beautiful? That's our lady. You made her a bolster. You got to do something over the top. Just a little bit of magic. Oh, don't we wish we could really wear that. And look at the jewelry you put on her. Oh my goodness
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Paula, come over here and look. Tell me about this robe. It's satin on the outside and soft enough for a baby on the inside
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Paula, what would you like for Christmas? I think I'd like it all
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And when we come back, y'all, it's going to be time for some traditional Southern Christmas cakes
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that mean so much to me. And later, y'all, I'm going to kick that room rocking in the restaurant
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because I'm going to be auctioning off these Christmas goodies for charity
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We had a few rules at our house. The Christmas tree went up exactly one week before Christmas
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and it came down exactly one week after. My granddaddy Paul was a real superstitious man
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and he passed these superstitions on down to his daughters, and one of them was you could never enter the new year
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and that Christmas tree still be standing because it was a brand new year
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I've already decorated most of the mansion that we're staying in this Christmas, and thankfully, the boys have said
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they'd help me with the tree decorating, which means I can start on my holiday cakes
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But y'all know Mama. I just can't resist giving them a little direction
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Y'all about ready with the tree? Surprise! Hey, Mom. There no way we could bring that tree into this room Look at the size of this room Holy Toledo cow Every light in Savannah and George is on this tree To my surprise the boys switched out our humble little tree that we cut
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for one maybe three times as big. So our little Christmas tree, you didn't fertilize it
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No ma'am, it's not that good at fertilizer. I can't. We found this one. Look how beautiful it is
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I'm glad I bought some extra balls. Now, y'all know I can be... Particular
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Crabby? Demanding? Overbearing? Almost like a bee. Almost? Almost like a bee about my..
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Is this low? Yes. About my Christmas tree. And I've got several different kinds of ribbon
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You see how I did the mantel? Beautiful. I want that ribbon kind of wound in that tree like that
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And then I've got amarellas to kind of put in there, just stick them in there like that
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Beautiful. Uh-huh. They'll be beautiful. In fact, you can go ahead and do that first
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It was always very important, Mom's particular, about how she likes to do her tree
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I'm going to the kitchen. I got cakes to bake. We'll handle this, Mom. Go on
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It better be right. Boys and I have gotten to a point where, you know
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we're able to take care of ourselves, and we get things that we won't need all during the year
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so I mean I don't care if I never ever get another gift at Christmas especially when there's so many
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people in need. This year we thought an auction could really be a fun way to raise some money
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for two charities that are near and dear to my heart and they are Safe Shelter which gives
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survivors of domestic violence a second chance for a peaceful life and Bethesda home for boys
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Bethesda is the oldest working orphanage in America. You know, just because it's the holiday
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doesn't mean that it's joy to the world everywhere. So let me tell you what's on my mind right now
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I'm getting ready to take these two cakes and hopefully bring in a lot of money
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We have settled on Jamie's favorite coconut cake and a gingerbread house that my friend Johanna made
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So I've got this cake all together. All I'm going to have to do is just put the coconut on it
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It's just a one, two, three, four cake, a cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, and four eggs
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And then I make a very simple seven-minute icing, which is much like divinity
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And it makes a real pretty cake at Christmas time. I like to decorate it with fresh greenery that makes it real, real festive
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And it just looks like a big old snowball, doesn't it
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And just that easy, we've got our coconut cake together. And I'm gonna top my cake now for the auction
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I really want it to look festive. And I am using some artificial holly because holly berries are poisonous and we don't want
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to poison anybody right here at the holiday time. And how beautiful and festive does that look
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But I tell you what, this is what's going to bring the big bucks
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I have my friend, Johanna, to thank for this masterpiece. Well, I met Paula, and she asked me if I would do a recreation of her new house
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I was thrilled, of course, and when the final product was done, she was very happy and asked me if I would do a gingerbread house for the auction
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Every part of a gingerbread house, the yard and the landscaping, is all completely edible
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The only thing that's not is the board that it's sitting on. I noticed that Michael and I was missing
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So I'm going to decorate two little gingerbread people. I've got Paula with her dress on and Michael in his breeches
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I'm going to just use these colored gel sticks. And look how cute we are
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You know, I know Michael's saying, Holly, you're the prettiest girl in the whole world
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You look good enough to eat. I bet that's what he's saying
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Well, let's walk on over here. I think I'm going to put them by the Christmas tree
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And when we come back, the proof is going to be in the pudding. Well, the Christmas cake, actually
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We have a whole heap of fun coming up for a great cause next
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Do I hear $100? Anybody got $100? You know, one thing that is very important to me and my family
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is giving to charity whenever possible, but especially at the holidays. Our time between the Best Western and the Lady and Sons downtown
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was almost a year that we had to go without really much of an income
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So this Christmas rolled around and I said, listen, I've got like $200
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You know, and y'all are old. Y'all are older now. You know, there's nothing I can buy y'all for $200 that you need
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I said, how would y'all feel about picking a child or a family
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and let's just spending that $200 on the family? And they said, Mama, that is perfect
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We found a little boy. We went and knocked on the door
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And this little boy's eyes got so big, Jamie and Bobby just had armloads of presents
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And back then, I lived in black, stretched leggings. And I had on some kind of cap
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And the mother came over and whispered in my ear as we were leaving
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He got so excited when he looked out the window and he saw you and he started jumping up and down and said
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Mama, look, it's an elf, it's an elf. And I have to say that that was probably one of the best Christmases we've ever spent
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Since we're celebrating Christmas just a little different this year, we thought, well, let's really change things up and hold an auction at the restaurant
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And whatever money we raise, we'll go to two charities that we'd love to support here in our town
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What we did was we went down to the Lady and Sons and went down the line and asked the people waiting to come in for lunch who would like to attend the auction
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So that's how we got our audience. And thank goodness, there was a couple in there that turned out to be kind of big spenders
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So we asked all these wonderful people if they'd like to bid on a delicious coconut cake
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and a magnificent gingerbread house. I got up on one of the tabletops and I auctioned them off Okay y it time for the Christmas auction I gonna hope that y are digging your pockets because we got two good reasons to do this
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Bethesda's home for boys, where Michael and I was married, and then it's safe shelter
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because they help out so many women that find themselves in a position
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where they have nowhere to go when things turn bad. I had never done an auction in my whole life
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I said, I didn't know if I could talk that fast or not. I'm going to be bidding them off at $50 increments
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And I'm going to start with $100 for the coconut cake. Do I hear $100
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Anybody got $100? Can I hear $100? Can I hear $150? Come on, $150
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Who's got $200? Come on, let me hear you. $200, $200. Think of the boys
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Think of the boys. $200. Do I hear $250? Come on. $250. Do I hear $300
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$300, do I hear $300? And as it turned out, talking fast for me was easier and more fun than I ever imagined
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In fact, right then and there, I decided to do another auction next year, too
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We had a ball. $600. You got $650? Who's got $650? Where do you go now
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Come on, did I hear $650? We gonna have fun with that icing
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Did I hear $700? Come on, come on, come on. I got some more tricks up my sleeve with that icing
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Come on. Did I hear $700, Daddy Rabbit? You're looking like a cheapskate
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I mean, get rid of him. He's cheapo. Girl, come on. $750
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$750. I hear $750, right? So, and what? Going twice? Who's got 800
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Come on, who's got 800? I know. That purple shirt back there in the corner
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you look like you're loaded, baby. Is it 800? 8. All right, all right
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8.50. 8.50. 8.50. Damn. Going once
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Going twice, sold for $8.50. It's winning. We still have one more cake to auction
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And I have very high hopes because my sweet friend Johanna spent 32 hours making this gingerbread house
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And I'm willing to bet the money raised is going to prove to be worth every second
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It was just very exciting for me. This was my first experience like this
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Now on this one, I'm going to start with 300. Come on
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Do I hear 300? 300. Okay. Do I hear 350? Come on. Give me 350
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Give me 350. Three. All right. We got a woman. Come on, come on
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$400, $400. Did I hear $400? Come on. $400. $400. OK. $450
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Did I hear $450? I got $450 here. Did I hear $500
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Come on, girls. Come off your money. Come on. $500. OK. Did I hear $550
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Did I hear $550? When Paula started auctioning off my house, I didn't know what to expect
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But more and more people started bidding, and it just became so exciting
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It's amazing. We got to $700 in a flash, and the bidding was still getting hotter
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$700. We got $700 here. $750. $750. Here, $8. Come on, big girl
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You got it in you. $800. You get in Big Daddy's pocket
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I just couldn't believe as the bids got higher and higher that that much money was going to be raised for charity
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It just made me really feel good. Oh, $850, $850. OK, do I hear $9
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Give me $9. Come on, give me $9, $9, $9, $9, $9. $8,000. $9
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$1,000. $1,000. $1,000
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Going what? Going right! Souls to the right! Come here, guess who's got a kiss for you
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Look up there! That's the kiss! The wonderful people that joined us here at the Lady and Sons today
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helped raise almost $2,000. and that will really, really make a difference
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for some folks this Christmas time. And I thank them from the bottom of my heart
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for their generosity. Coming up next, my favorite Christmas tree, spending time with my boys
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We're putting together a wonderful feast with very special dishes that I just love
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and it's just got to match the incredible setting here at Magnolia Hall. When I was growing up, there were certain traditions at the house
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Like on Christmas Eve, Mama would always make that wonderful eggnog, and folks would just drop in
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And I remember everybody just raving over that and laughing and talking
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And over the years, that really hasn't changed. Spending time with your friends and your loved ones is truly the best part
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which is why I'm so happy to have my boys help and put the Christmas meal together
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I've told y'all time and time again, I always do a stand-in rib roast
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I always do beef at Christmas, but I wanted that even different this year
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So we did the pork crown roast stuffed with rice and dried fruits
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So this good rice, Mama, is what we're going to use the basis of our pork crown roast
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We're gonna stuff that beautiful 16-rib crown roast with this rice, some chopped prunes, and apricots
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So I'm gonna go ahead and get these mixed in here. The fruit is gonna be fabulous with the taste of the pork
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For some reason, dried fruit is a holiday staple. Look, I'm gonna set this off to the side
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and I'm gonna bring that roast up here. Looks yummy. All right, have you seasoned up your roast yet
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Ma'am, I'm gonna put some house seasoning on it. I'm just gonna be real gentle with it too
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because we've got it dressed and turned over. Oh, it looks like just out of this world
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Using a regular teacup makes stuffing this roast just easy as pie
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Looks yummy. It's full of prunes. I think elderly people really benefit from the nutrition of prunes
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Isn't that right, Mom? Us older girls need prunes, don't we? It helps keep you going
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I get it. And son, how are you coming now with the well-out
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Drop the potato down to the disposal. Well, my hand's a little smaller
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I need to... I might have to have a fire department. Your hand's not stuck, is it
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No. Too bad he can't open gifts with just one hand. At least I know we got some butter
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Bobby's making a medley of regular and sweet potatoes, which I think are just going to be fabulous with the..
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25 minutes per pound until the internal temperature is up to 170
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Okay, looks fabulous. All right, now I've got my bacon sliced. If you'd pass me my green beans, perfect
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I'm going to eat them plain. Those look good, don't they? Can they help you
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Yeah, that'll be great. I'm just going to bundle these up so that..
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How many? Five or six? Well, I've got two, four, six, eight
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And what I'm going to do, Jamie, is I'm going to lay my bacon down, and then I'm going to put my green beans in the center
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And then I'm going to tie this just like I would if I was getting ready to tie my shoe
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So you normally tie this up with red bell peppers? Red bell peppers, that's right
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But like I said, I just wanted to do a new little twist. I think bacon is going to be just fine
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Well, I don't, personally, I don't think you can mess up with bacon
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Okay, son, now you know what to do to those, don't you? Yes, ma'am. I am just going to take a little olive oil and just pour over them
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Just enough to sort of coat them. Oops. I want to get a little olive oil on every one of them
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The last thing I have to do is just sprinkle a little salt and a little cracked black pepper on these potatoes
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And get them in the oven so you're not going to be waiting on me for long. I'm just going to sprinkle these with a little bit of olive oil
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Not much because I want the seasoning to be able to stick
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Because I'm going to sprinkle it with a little kosher salt. Love that
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And a little coarse ground black pepper. and we're going to throw these in the oven
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and we're just going to cook them until the bacon's done and that's not going to take very long
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probably about 10 minutes. We got that meal together in double time
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and I have to tell you, I had a good time with you boys. We got the pork crown roast in the oven
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we got our potatoes, we got our green bean bundles and now it's time to get these in the oven
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Cooking this Christmas meal together and celebrating as a family is something we always try to do
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but at our restaurant this time of year, it means a lot of catering and special events
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What are most people normal holidays are your busiest times of the year You work very very hard because you want to make sure that the people that are turning to you that you make their holidays as easy and as wonderful as we capable of doing
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And nobody works harder than our staff to pull this off. So we thought, like the costume parades that they used to have at Christmastime in Savannah
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say, 100 years ago, that we'd dress up like them and just have a laugh
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We pulled the group together and decided that they might need some gag gifts to kind of lighten the moment
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and just kind of take away the stress of what we've been doing
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So we got up in the bar at the Lady and Sons and surprised a few people that have really been put through the wringer
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We like to roast one another a little bit around Christmas time. We like to recognize people for what they're good at
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The first gift I've got is for the GM here, Justin Wall
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Justin Wall! I'm hosting a bride at home, and Santa and I want you to have this picture of yourself to give to your bride
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So she can remember what you look like, because you're always here
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It's a small payback for what they do for us throughout the year, to try to show how much we appreciate our employees, and it's fun
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There is a man named Jeff that hangs out at the front door that has to talk to about anywhere from 16 to 2,000 people a day
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Is that right, Elves? Jeff, would you come down, please? Very good
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Because we've got a very, very special gift for Jeff. Because he's the biggest ass kisser in Savannah
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And we feel like you might need some chess. When we get around Christmas time
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it's kind of when we all feel a little bit more lighthearted and we can kind of play a little
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Why don't you tell Santa what you'd like for Christmas? Well, Santa, I'm going through an early life crisis
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so I was thinking maybe a sports car? What kind of sports car
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A white one, maybe convertible with a hand top. If you can't do that, maybe a date
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We'll work on a date. That was fun for all of us
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And I tell you, they so deserve the break. They're a great crew
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They had worked very, very hard for the cause. And up next, it's time to hand out the gifts to my family
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And Michael has a surprise for me that you're not going to believe. Oh. Oh
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Holiday traditions run so deep around the world, but for me it that good old Southern Christmas feeling that I just can get enough of My favorite thing about Christmas is naturally being with family and all the food and of course the gift
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It's fun to light up your children's eyes with things that they've been wanting
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That's a real thrill. I look at it a little differently now than I did when I was a kid
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It's not about the gifts. It's really about family and celebration of life
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and all the things that we have to be thankful. I love that each year seems to bring more members to the family table, like Jamie's wife, Brooke
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I'm excited it's our first Christmas together, and our family's grown the past couple years with Mom and Mike
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And, you know, the more the merrier. It's all about family. If you don't connect and celebrate and grow with your family, you've wasted your chance here
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I think family is the single true thing that anybody ever has in their life is their family
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Everybody is in a different type of mood at Christmas. It's just a time where you let down your guard, you know, and just enjoy each other
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Just like how they celebrated Christmas in these mansions years ago, there's nothing like walking into one of these beautiful homes that's filled with delicious smells of home-cooked food and freshly cut pine boughs
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take a seat. We've got to hand out the gifts. Before we sit down to eat at the Christmas table
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I have a few gifts for these very special people. The gift given is a lot different now than it used to be
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We all have everything we need. So, you know, now is we're at a stage of life
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where we can do funny different things with our gift given. Now, Michael, when I saw these, I fell in love with them the same as I did you
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because they look like you. Right, what? But those look like me
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Michael's not the only one getting a gag gift from me. There's also Kari, my brother's daughter, who I just love to pieces
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and my brother Bubba, who I've shared more holidays with than I can count
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And then there's Dawn, Bubba's precious darling companion, and my beautiful Aunt Peggy
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and the newest family member, Brooke, Jamie's lovely wife. And lastly, my sons Jamie and Bobby
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who have truly been my backbone for so many years. I had finished with my gifts, but as it turned out
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Michael had been planning a very special one to give to me
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Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas to you A card Mm And what does it say
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Paula, I am taking you to Paris. To eat, laugh, and have fun
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Love, Michael. Oh! I know you've never been across a big pond
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Neither have I. I thought we'd just have a lovely town there. Well, I just gave you ornaments
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Well, I'll bring them with me. Oh, I love it. Oh, I don't believe it
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Merry Christmas. I can have french fries. real french fries
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and real french toast and on that wonderful note I think it's finally time to enjoy
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our Christmas meal are you guys hungry Michael honey
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why don't you carve the roast and How about if I pass the potatoes
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Y'all get started. Bobby, you were the cutest elf today, did I tell you
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Oh, I know. Oh, look at these green bean bundles. Don't they look yummy
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They do. I think I'll get me some before you turn. Doesn't it look out of this world
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Are the green bean bundles just gorgeous? I like that. Now that's the way to do it, thank you
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Oh, yum! Hadn't it been a wonderful Christmas? Mama, why don't we have them stand and rip
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Well, this is different, isn't it? A different menu. Well, we're having a different Christmas
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There you go, Peggy. It looks wonderful. Oh, can I have this bone
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Yes, ma'am. Mmm. I've been swapping pork bones with y'all since you were little bitty boys
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Swapping or stealing from? No, I would give y'all a center and take your bones
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I'm going to Paris. And it's not Paris, Texas. I can't hardly wait
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I hate that it's time for us to leave, y'all, because we have had a wonderful, wonderful day
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And as we finish up the day and eat this wonderful meal that we prepared
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my family and I would like to send wishes that your family have peace, happiness, contentment, and best dishes
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