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S3E11 - Community Christmas Party

·42 min·2 clips

Emma Trostler says her favorite Christmas food is gumbo and adds, “I think it’s cursed.”

Raul Chabon opens the holiday special at the annual community Christmas party at the Cut-Off Ute Center, hosted by Bless Your Heart Nonprofit with help from Lafourche Parish Fire District No. 3 and Share Me Forums. The kids are lined up and waiting. While they get ready for pictures with Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the Grinch, Chabon keeps things moving with rapid-fire holiday questions that give the episode its easy pace. Sawyer says cake is his favorite Christmas food and asks Santa for a four-wheeler, while Reckon picks cookies and a hoverboard. The wish list keeps rolling. Nicole goes with gingerbreads and wants a Bowie Beach House, and Veda picks cookies before asking for another baby brother. Olivia keeps the rhythm going with candy canes, Home Alone, and an iPad. The tone stays light and unscripted. Travis names cookies, Santa Claus and the Grinch, and an iPhone. Lay says The Grinch and asks for a phone. Everly picks cookies, Elf, and a bike. Bentley brings gumbo into the mix, names Scout Elves, and asks for Bo Willard. Sebastian picks cookies, Frosty, and Robux and Bebux. Oliver goes with cookies, Christmas movies, and a showcase. Akela names ham or rice dressing, Elf or Polar Express, and room decor. Madison chooses turkey, Buddy the Elf, and a new iPad. Isla rounds it out with tacos and a Barbie doll. The episode closes with a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year message from Bless Your Heart Nonprofit.

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A local Christmas-party listen that gets its charm from kids telling the truth fast.

Raul Chabon turns this Christmas episode into a small, easy listen: a local holiday gathering on January 2, with children lining up for photos with Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the Grinch before firing off quick answers about food and what they want Santa to bring.

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Santa-line questions and kid-sized wishes from a Cut-Off Christmas party.

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