December 13, 2025 • 5 mins
Highlights include: Compton's 70th annual Christmas parade featuring Grand Marshall The Game; Santa's photo opportunity at Green Bay's Lambeau Field; recommended holiday books like 'Winter Street' by Ellen Hilderbrand and 'The Christmas Orphans Club' by Becker Freeman; United Way's Ugly Sweater Day fundraising event; and quirky holiday gift suggestions such as a tomato vine candle and snowball votive candle holder.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Callaroga Shark Media. Hi there, Johnny Mack with five good
news Christmas stories. Today in Compton, it's the seventieth annual
Compton Christmas Parade. Seventy years that's pretty impressive. The parade
starts today at eleven, starting at Bullets Road. It'll complete
(00:25):
at Alameda. We're gonna just say Compton City Council, Compton
Unified School District, bands, Compton Cowboys and car clubs will
be involved. Santa is gonna make an appearance, and the
celebration continues afterward at Wilson Park. Your Grand Marshall today
two time Grammy nominated multi platinum rapper, producer, entrepreneur, and
Compton native Jason the Game Tailor. The mayor said, the
(00:46):
Compton Christmas Parade is a celebration of our city's unity,
culture and pride. As we mark this seventy year milestone.
We're honored to welcome The Game, one of Compton's own,
to lead this year's parade and help us celebrate the
spirit and strength that made our city so special. The
Game said, coming, It's just where I'm from. It's made
me who I am, shape my music and drives everything
I do. It's the fire behind every bar and why
I keep grinding and giving back. Meanwhile in Green Bay,
(01:08):
Santa He's busy, but he's got that magic sled. He
can get places pretty quickly. Between one and three, Santa
Claus will be at lambeau Field. Families are invited to
have their photo taken with Santa Claus. Photos will be
captured from the North End zone platform of the lambeau
Field Bowl. Packer's staff will assist fans with photos. No
professional photographer, They'll use your own phone. That's actually better, right,
(01:29):
Like they're not gonna like hook you up for like, hey,
you gotta pay twenty five dollars for this photo. Nope,
use your own device. That's pretty cool. To learn more
of VI is it packers Hof and tours dot com.
So in the middle there that's Packers hof a n
D tours dot Com. Some more Christmas books if you're
looking to have something to read or perhaps by present
for your wife. I'm just saying. Some of the top
picks include Winter Street by Ellen Hildebrand, a classic Nantucket
(01:51):
set family saga full of holiday dysfunction and charm. How
about Good Spirits by BK. Borson, a paranormal twist on
a Christmas carol featuring a ghost who falls in love.
By the way, I'll promote on the Christmas pop up channel,
We're rerunning from two years ago our ghost podcast Ghost
Scary Stories. We did the twelve Ghosts of Christmas and
we're rerunning those on the Christmas pop Up Channel, So
(02:13):
check out that podcast feed. Christina Lauran wrote in A
Holiday's Daze, a witty time loop romance about second chances.
Becker Freeman's The Christmas Orphans Club is a heartfeld New
York story of found family and friendship. Lori Gilmour is
the Christmas Tree Firm, tells us of a small town
love story trapped in a snowstorm. Hey, do you have
(02:34):
one of those old ugly sweaters and you want to
wear it to work? Well, the United Way has come
up with Ugly Sweater Day. It's Friday, December nineteenth. Here's
what you do. You pay your boss five bucks to
where your ugly Christmas sweater to work. Employeers are asked
to notify the United Way that they're participating by Friday,
the twelfth. United Way director jan Ita says, in twenty
(02:55):
twenty three, we brought back ugly Sweater Day. I was
excited to think, you know, maybe make five hundred, six
hundred bucks. I was blown away three hundred and seventy
participants and eighteen hundred dollars for our campaign. In twenty
twenty four more people three hundred and seventy five and
it raised twenty one hundred and seventy three dollars. Wanita says,
this is a definitely fun, beneficial event for the United Way,
(03:15):
and we love getting the pictures of the various individuals
and groups. Ugly sweaters was a trend in the nineteen fifties.
It went away for a while, and it came back
in the eighties, then it went away again, then it
came back in two thousand and one when for some reason,
ugly sweaters came back around. When eighty says, life is
actic around the holidays, everyone's asking for help as well.
This event is simple fun for participants to share with
coworkers' families and even churches. It's a chance to be
(03:38):
silly with low investment, only five bucks per participant. Here's
some more gift ideas for you. This list is for
people who want their house to smell expensive all right.
Number one the tomato vine candle for people who wish
they lived in a greenhouse. That's right, it's Cobos tomato
vine soy candle, which told it smells like you just
(03:59):
brushed past tomato plants in July. Green, leafy and a
little earthy. You'll find that one at Barnes and Nobles.
That'll run you around thirty three bucks. How about a
literal snowball that you set on fire. It's Costa Bodhis
Snowball Votive Campbell holder. It's a classic Scandinavian glass that
looks like a snowball. You can find that on online
(04:20):
retailers including a Bloomingdale's an Amazon. That'll run you around
forty five bucks. How about a hand cream that smells
like tomato leaves and geraniums. It's Norfolk Natural Livings geranium
and tomato leaf hand cream. Good for gardner's cooks or
anyone whose hands are wrecked but hates floral Grandma sens
eighteen to twenty two bucks. You'll find that at Norfolk
Naturalliving dot com. Perhaps I can interest you in some
(04:41):
bath salts that look and smell like a Gothic Italian holiday.
That's right, it's the Ambra nera bath salts, rich amber
spice in a very dramatic packaging. You'd put some in
the tub. Suddenly you're in a moody Sicilian palazzo having feelings.
That'll run you eighteen to twenty five bucks for smaller
packs if you want to make back forty five. You'll
find that at Ortigia Cecilia's US website and retailers like Beauty,
(05:05):
Habit and one more The Please let Me Sleep until
January bath. It's Neil Yord's Beauty Sleep foaming bath. We're
told it's lavender e herbal and design to knock you
gently towards actual rest. Well, you don't want to fall
asleep in the bathtub. I'm not sure what we're doing here,
John ag to twenty five bucks. You'll find it at
Neil Jord's US website. We're told it will give you
(05:28):
you survive this year. Go lie in hot water energy.
But again, do not fall asleep in the bathtub. That
would be terrible. Knows your five Good News Christmas stories
for today. Have an awesome day.
Callaroga Shark Media. Hi there, Johnny Mack with five good
news Christmas stories. Today in Compton, it's the seventieth annual
Compton Christmas Parade. Seventy years that's pretty impressive. The parade
starts today at eleven, starting at Bullets Road. It'll complete
(00:25):
at Alameda. We're gonna just say Compton City Council, Compton
Unified School District, bands, Compton Cowboys and car clubs will
be involved. Santa is gonna make an appearance, and the
celebration continues afterward at Wilson Park. Your Grand Marshall today
two time Grammy nominated multi platinum rapper, producer, entrepreneur, and
Compton native Jason the Game Tailor. The mayor said, the
(00:46):
Compton Christmas Parade is a celebration of our city's unity,
culture and pride. As we mark this seventy year milestone.
We're honored to welcome The Game, one of Compton's own,
to lead this year's parade and help us celebrate the
spirit and strength that made our city so special. The
Game said, coming, It's just where I'm from. It's made
me who I am, shape my music and drives everything
I do. It's the fire behind every bar and why
I keep grinding and giving back. Meanwhile in Green Bay,
(01:08):
Santa He's busy, but he's got that magic sled. He
can get places pretty quickly. Between one and three, Santa
Claus will be at lambeau Field. Families are invited to
have their photo taken with Santa Claus. Photos will be
captured from the North End zone platform of the lambeau
Field Bowl. Packer's staff will assist fans with photos. No
professional photographer, They'll use your own phone. That's actually better, right,
(01:29):
Like they're not gonna like hook you up for like, hey,
you gotta pay twenty five dollars for this photo. Nope,
use your own device. That's pretty cool. To learn more
of VI is it packers Hof and tours dot com.
So in the middle there that's Packers hof a n
D tours dot Com. Some more Christmas books if you're
looking to have something to read or perhaps by present
for your wife. I'm just saying. Some of the top
picks include Winter Street by Ellen Hildebrand, a classic Nantucket
(01:51):
set family saga full of holiday dysfunction and charm. How
about Good Spirits by BK. Borson, a paranormal twist on
a Christmas carol featuring a ghost who falls in love.
By the way, I'll promote on the Christmas pop up channel,
We're rerunning from two years ago our ghost podcast Ghost
Scary Stories. We did the twelve Ghosts of Christmas and
we're rerunning those on the Christmas pop Up Channel, So
(02:13):
check out that podcast feed. Christina Lauran wrote in A
Holiday's Daze, a witty time loop romance about second chances.
Becker Freeman's The Christmas Orphans Club is a heartfeld New
York story of found family and friendship. Lori Gilmour is
the Christmas Tree Firm, tells us of a small town
love story trapped in a snowstorm. Hey, do you have
(02:34):
one of those old ugly sweaters and you want to
wear it to work? Well, the United Way has come
up with Ugly Sweater Day. It's Friday, December nineteenth. Here's
what you do. You pay your boss five bucks to
where your ugly Christmas sweater to work. Employeers are asked
to notify the United Way that they're participating by Friday,
the twelfth. United Way director jan Ita says, in twenty
(02:55):
twenty three, we brought back ugly Sweater Day. I was
excited to think, you know, maybe make five hundred, six
hundred bucks. I was blown away three hundred and seventy
participants and eighteen hundred dollars for our campaign. In twenty
twenty four more people three hundred and seventy five and
it raised twenty one hundred and seventy three dollars. Wanita says,
this is a definitely fun, beneficial event for the United Way,
(03:15):
and we love getting the pictures of the various individuals
and groups. Ugly sweaters was a trend in the nineteen fifties.
It went away for a while, and it came back
in the eighties, then it went away again, then it
came back in two thousand and one when for some reason,
ugly sweaters came back around. When eighty says, life is
actic around the holidays, everyone's asking for help as well.
This event is simple fun for participants to share with
coworkers' families and even churches. It's a chance to be
(03:38):
silly with low investment, only five bucks per participant. Here's
some more gift ideas for you. This list is for
people who want their house to smell expensive all right.
Number one the tomato vine candle for people who wish
they lived in a greenhouse. That's right, it's Cobos tomato
vine soy candle, which told it smells like you just
(03:59):
brushed past tomato plants in July. Green, leafy and a
little earthy. You'll find that one at Barnes and Nobles.
That'll run you around thirty three bucks. How about a
literal snowball that you set on fire. It's Costa Bodhis
Snowball Votive Campbell holder. It's a classic Scandinavian glass that
looks like a snowball. You can find that on online
(04:20):
retailers including a Bloomingdale's an Amazon. That'll run you around
forty five bucks. How about a hand cream that smells
like tomato leaves and geraniums. It's Norfolk Natural Livings geranium
and tomato leaf hand cream. Good for gardner's cooks or
anyone whose hands are wrecked but hates floral Grandma sens
eighteen to twenty two bucks. You'll find that at Norfolk
Naturalliving dot com. Perhaps I can interest you in some
(04:41):
bath salts that look and smell like a Gothic Italian holiday.
That's right, it's the Ambra nera bath salts, rich amber
spice in a very dramatic packaging. You'd put some in
the tub. Suddenly you're in a moody Sicilian palazzo having feelings.
That'll run you eighteen to twenty five bucks for smaller
packs if you want to make back forty five. You'll
find that at Ortigia Cecilia's US website and retailers like Beauty,
(05:05):
Habit and one more The Please let Me Sleep until
January bath. It's Neil Yord's Beauty Sleep foaming bath. We're
told it's lavender e herbal and design to knock you
gently towards actual rest. Well, you don't want to fall
asleep in the bathtub. I'm not sure what we're doing here,
John ag to twenty five bucks. You'll find it at
Neil Jord's US website. We're told it will give you
(05:28):
you survive this year. Go lie in hot water energy.
But again, do not fall asleep in the bathtub. That
would be terrible. Knows your five Good News Christmas stories
for today. Have an awesome day.
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