1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:12,919 Speaker 1: Calaroka Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack with five 2 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,560 good news Christmas stories. Boy, this first one has me 3 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,640 missing my mom. My Mom was a huge Willie Nelson fan. 4 00:00:18,679 --> 00:00:21,480 I've got a big giants at blown up picture of 5 00:00:21,519 --> 00:00:24,120 her and Willie and she looks just so happy in it. 6 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,640 Mom is gone. Willie Nelson's still around. He has released 7 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,719 a new holiday single. It is called Christmas Love Song. 8 00:00:30,839 --> 00:00:34,600 It features Mickey Raufael and Harmonica. Christmas Love Song is 9 00:00:34,679 --> 00:00:38,200 part of Willie Nelson's new album Working Man. Willie sings 10 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:42,000 Merle eleven renditions of classic Merle Haggard songs that came 11 00:00:42,039 --> 00:00:45,679 out last week. Willie Nelson is back. Baby. Have you 12 00:00:45,719 --> 00:00:49,240 been following the saga of Kevin the Carrot? Honestly I hadn't, 13 00:00:49,359 --> 00:00:51,079 and then I saw this and I was like, oh, 14 00:00:51,079 --> 00:00:53,920 that's kind of fun. This is an ad campaign for 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,799 the Aldi's Supermarket, and we have learned that Kevin the 16 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,759 Carrot has popped the question in a new Christmas ad. 17 00:00:59,759 --> 00:01:03,039 That's that's right, al these beloved mascot, Kevin the Carrot 18 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,439 is down on one knee. It's Kevin's tenth anniversary as 19 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:11,439 a advertising carrot. The ad opens on a snowy evening 20 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,879 outside Katie the Carrot's cozy home, where they're excitable. Dog 21 00:01:16,079 --> 00:01:19,760 Callie dog wags his tail beside a sparkling diamond ring 22 00:01:19,799 --> 00:01:21,840 on his collar and a scene that mirrors the iconic 23 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,680 cue card confession from the two thousand and three film 24 00:01:24,879 --> 00:01:28,719 Love Actually, Kevin the Carrot silently flips through messages that 25 00:01:28,799 --> 00:01:32,359 read to me, you are twenty four Carrot C A 26 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,120 R A T. Merry Christmas. But just like in the 27 00:01:36,159 --> 00:01:40,439 original movie moment, viewers are left hanging. What's Katie's answer? 28 00:01:40,879 --> 00:01:42,799 Al these hasn't told us yet. They're gonna roll out 29 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,359 two more ads. What do you think she's gonna say, Matt? 30 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:47,719 She says no, And this whole thing is like depressing. 31 00:01:47,799 --> 00:01:50,519 In the end, that would be amazing. Julie Ashfield is 32 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,079 the chief commercial officer. Julie says, we know how much 33 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,040 our customers door Kevin and Marcus tenth anniversary. We wanted 34 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,120 to bring an extra sprinkle of magic and romance to 35 00:01:58,159 --> 00:02:00,760 his story. Now. Is it just me? Or is it 36 00:02:00,799 --> 00:02:03,280 weird that they both have the last name Kevin Garrett 37 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,760 and Katie Carrett? Are they cousins? I don't want to 38 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,719 go there. In Michigan, a town turns into a real 39 00:02:08,759 --> 00:02:14,280 life all Mark Christmas movie. That's right. Holland, Michigan transforms 40 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,479 from a sunny beach destination into a snow covered holiday dream, 41 00:02:17,479 --> 00:02:20,759 complete with glowing lights, reindeer, and steaming cups of cocoa 42 00:02:20,759 --> 00:02:24,400 on heated sidewalks. Heated sidewalks, that's cool. Tech Kara is 43 00:02:24,479 --> 00:02:27,639 Downtown Holland's marketing coordinator, and Kara says, I've heard time 44 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,479 and time again that it's like a town from a 45 00:02:29,479 --> 00:02:32,719 Hallmark movie, and I couldn't agree. More. Festivities kickoff on 46 00:02:32,759 --> 00:02:35,759 the fourteenth with the opening of Holland's brand new ice 47 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:37,919 rink and the annual Shop Till You Drop a event. 48 00:02:38,479 --> 00:02:41,199 Other exciting events include the Holiday open House. On the 49 00:02:41,199 --> 00:02:43,800 twenty second, you can meet Santa peta reindeer, and enjoy 50 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:48,240 roasted chestnuts. The Parade of Lights is December second. Center 51 00:02:48,319 --> 00:02:52,199 Clause Shuffle is a Dutch inspired celebration with lanterns, festive stops, 52 00:02:52,199 --> 00:02:55,560 and Center Clause himself on December fifth and sixth. On 53 00:02:55,599 --> 00:02:58,719 the sixth, thirteenth, and twentieth of December, Strolling Santa, You'll 54 00:02:58,719 --> 00:03:02,759 see Santa walking around downtown shops, and then on the 55 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,479 morning of the thirteenth its shopping jam. Early morning shoppers 56 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,159 can score major discounts. Head on over to Holland and 57 00:03:09,199 --> 00:03:13,159 Michigan details of Downtown Holland dot com. If you're more 58 00:03:13,159 --> 00:03:16,800 of a world traveler, the travel experts tell us Europe 59 00:03:16,879 --> 00:03:19,680 remains the spiritual home of the Christmas market, with Vienna, 60 00:03:19,759 --> 00:03:23,159 Basil and Strasburg leading the way in festive charm. Vienna's 61 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,759 Rothasplaz transforms into a winter wonderland of reindeer trains, ferris 62 00:03:27,759 --> 00:03:33,080 wheels and gingerbread scented air Boswol's barfuser plots and mootster 63 00:03:33,159 --> 00:03:36,360 plots feature over one hundred and fifty stalls in Switzerland's 64 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,960 signature cozy Cheer in Strasburg, one of Europe's oldest markets, 65 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,400 which dates back to fifteen seventy, still in chance millions 66 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,159 with its timber Shelle's Great Christmas Tree and rivers of 67 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:52,159 mulled wine. In Scandinavia, Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens brings fairground rides, 68 00:03:52,199 --> 00:03:56,039 fireworks and one thousand Christmas trees to life, and Stockholm's 69 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,159 Sconsin keeps the Swedish spirit alive In the world's oldest 70 00:03:59,159 --> 00:04:02,080 open air museum a little close at her home. In Toronto, 71 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:06,280 Distillery Winter Village transforms the historic district into a festive 72 00:04:06,319 --> 00:04:09,199 maze of stalls. In New York Bryant Parks, Winter Village 73 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,479 been there many times myself. There's a free ice rink 74 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,439 there too. I've been there, done that. That's a lot 75 00:04:13,439 --> 00:04:17,759 of fun. And in Chicago, the Chris Kindle Market, modeled 76 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,560 after Nuremberg's, now has three locations. Come by for the 77 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,399 broughtworst beer and traditional gifts. Sign me up. All right. 78 00:04:25,439 --> 00:04:27,360 When we last left, I was telling you about Netflix 79 00:04:27,439 --> 00:04:30,839 Christmas movies out today. Ghosting the Spirit of Christmas, a 80 00:04:30,959 --> 00:04:35,439 Christmas romance with a strange, fantastical twist. We followed Jess, 81 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,279 who was a perfect first date, and then, oh my god, 82 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,439 something not at all good happens. What kind of Christmas 83 00:04:42,439 --> 00:04:45,360 movie is this? Let's just say she ghosts her date. 84 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,839 Think about it? Yeah, what do we do in Netflix? 85 00:04:47,879 --> 00:04:50,319 All right? No sleep till Christmas. Hopefully this one goes 86 00:04:50,319 --> 00:04:53,120 a little better. Businesswoman Lizzie and bartender Billy strike up 87 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:54,759 a connection when they learn of the one thing they 88 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,600 have in common insomnia. Okay, and then there's the same 89 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:02,680 time next Christmas. This one's set in Hawaii. Olivia returns 90 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,399 to a Hawaiian resort where she reunites with her childhood 91 00:05:05,439 --> 00:05:08,879 sweetheart after being separated many years prior. Yeah, that's why 92 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,240 we're looking for, not that plotline of the first one. 93 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,720 What are you guys doing. There's some more coming out 94 00:05:13,759 --> 00:05:15,959 on the fifteenth, but we'll tell you about that next time. 95 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,040 And those are your five good News Christmas stories. You 96 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,000 have an awesome day.