1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:12,359 Speaker 1: Callaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Jennie Mack with five 2 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,679 good News Christmas Stories. Again. I haven't taken the feed 3 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,480 all Christmas tomorrow being normal five good news stories. It's 4 00:00:17,519 --> 00:00:19,519 just you know that time of year, and I'm doing 5 00:00:19,519 --> 00:00:21,960 these as extra episodes in between the regular so you're 6 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,399 not missing out on anything. A new study suggests that 7 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,039 your favorite Christmas music could actually affect how you drive 8 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:32,200 this season. Yeah. Research by the Barber Law firm shows 9 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,960 that the temple of holiday songs can influence driver behavior. 10 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,960 High tempo Christmas tracks anything over one hundred and twenty 11 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,560 beats per minute may lead to more aggressive driving and distraction, 12 00:00:42,719 --> 00:00:45,320 while slow songs between forty and seventy beats per minut 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,399 it can make drivers drowsy or limit their attention span. Right, 14 00:00:48,399 --> 00:00:50,359 so we got hit the sweet spot between seventy and 15 00:00:50,359 --> 00:00:53,119 one to twenty. How did they do such research? While 16 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,920 the firm analyzed Spotify's most popular holiday songs and ranked 17 00:00:57,039 --> 00:01:01,079 by tempo. Slow tempo songs that could include fatigue include 18 00:01:01,119 --> 00:01:04,719 Carol of the Bells, Winter Wonderland, Candy Cane, Lean, and 19 00:01:04,879 --> 00:01:07,719 Oh Holy Night. Now on the fast tempo side, tap 20 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,719 the brakes There if you're listening to Ariana Grande's Last Christmas, 21 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,239 or maybe Shake and Steven's Merry Christmas Everyone, or that 22 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,159 really crazy up tempo song by Bing Crosby and the 23 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,840 Andrews Sisters Mele Khalika Maka Yes. Also Andy Williams, It's 24 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,760 the most Wonderful time of the year. Could get you 25 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,480 in driving trouble. All right, John, what songs should we 26 00:01:25,519 --> 00:01:28,359 listen to? Apparently the answer is Mariah Carey's All I 27 00:01:28,439 --> 00:01:32,159 Want for Christmas Is You Now. In Japan, they don't 28 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:35,239 celebrate Christmas in the traditional Western or religious sense, but 29 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,519 they have their own kind of thing. One of the 30 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,560 most famous traditions over there is the Kentucky Fried Chicken 31 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,159 Christmas Dinner. That's right. This goes back to nineteen seventy four. 32 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,879 The KFC folks did a really really successful ad campaign 33 00:01:48,319 --> 00:01:51,280 making KFC the go to Christmas Bill, which, you know what, 34 00:01:51,599 --> 00:01:53,439 sounds pretty good and I might have to talk my 35 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,239 wife into it. Families places orders weeks in advance for 36 00:01:57,319 --> 00:02:01,519 special holiday party barrels. Rismiths Eve is a romantic night 37 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,560 similar to Valentine's Day, filled with dinners, lights, and gift exchanges. 38 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,120 Another Japanese tradition is the Christmas Cake, which is a 39 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,319 light sponge cake topped with whipped cream and strawberries, seen 40 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,520 as a symbol of happiness and prosperity. They also have 41 00:02:15,599 --> 00:02:19,840 European style Christmas markets in Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama. A 42 00:02:19,879 --> 00:02:23,759 new national survey from a travel company called Exotica. Interesting 43 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,639 game for a travel company. They asked over three thousand 44 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,560 people which real life towns deserve their own Hallmark Christmas movie. 45 00:02:30,599 --> 00:02:32,639 You know the kind of places where there's a historic 46 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,400 main street and garland and small town charm. You've been 47 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,800 to that kind of town. Now, this was done I 48 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,960 think out of Maryland because Maryland dominated at number one. 49 00:02:41,159 --> 00:02:45,120 Saint Michael's on Maryland's eastern shore was the top choice nationwide. 50 00:02:45,439 --> 00:02:48,400 Saint Michael's is known for its brickline streets, waterfront views 51 00:02:48,439 --> 00:02:52,039 along the Chesapeake Bay, and a tradition of elaborate holiday decorations. 52 00:02:52,719 --> 00:02:56,680 Number two, also in Maryland, Annapolis, blending colonial architecture with 53 00:02:56,719 --> 00:03:01,560 festival lighting displays. Number three, also in Maryland. Berlin or 54 00:03:01,599 --> 00:03:04,159 do you guys pronounce it Berlin? I don't know, but 55 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,800 it's spelled like the place in Germany, and that whatever 56 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,800 however it's pronounced. It has earned attention for its preserved, 57 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,560 small town main street, filled with local shops, handmade gifts, 58 00:03:12,599 --> 00:03:14,919 and a strong sense of community. All Right, what if 59 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,280 we're not in Maryland, John, We'll go to Blue Ridge, Georgia, 60 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,919 a mountaintown known for its winter scenery, twinkling lights, rustic cabins, 61 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,000 and holiday trains. Also making the list, Frankenmuth, Michigan, called 62 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,120 Michigan's Little Bavaria. Frankenmuth is known for its German style architecture, 63 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:33,319 Christmas shops, and winter festivals. Sant Augustine, Florida, makes the list. 64 00:03:33,719 --> 00:03:36,560 The nation's oldest city features Spanish colonial streets that glow 65 00:03:36,639 --> 00:03:39,800 during the season's nights of lights. Cape May, New Jersey. 66 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,400 I could be there in three hours and change. You 67 00:03:42,439 --> 00:03:44,800 think New Jersey's not that big until you start driving 68 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,240 to Cape May Exit zero on the Garden State Parkway. Yeah, 69 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,719 not exit one, Exit zero. Cape May's pastel, victorial homes 70 00:03:51,719 --> 00:03:54,759 and decorated inns make it a perennial holiday favorite. The 71 00:03:54,919 --> 00:03:57,360 Washington Street Mall been there in this couple good bars 72 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:01,680 There is the focal point of shopping, lights and carriage rides. Levenworth, 73 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,080 Washington is a Bavarian inspired mountain village that transforms into 74 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,199 a full Christmas town with Alpine style buildings, light festivals, 75 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,400 and sleigh rides when weather allows. Bar Harbor, Maine makes 76 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,039 the list up by Acadian National Park. I have to 77 00:04:14,039 --> 00:04:17,279 get up that way sometime. Bar Harbor mixes small town 78 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,519 charm with dramatic winter scenery. Lake Placid, New York, known 79 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,360 for its Olympic history. It offers ice skating, mountain views 80 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,639 and classic wintertown imagery. And St. S Park, Colorado, at 81 00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:28,959 the edge of the Rocky Mountain National Park. St. S 82 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,680 Park features alpine lodges, decorated streets, and scenic winter landscapes. 83 00:04:33,519 --> 00:04:36,519 Are you heading to Vegas or Christmas? Well? Some restaurants 84 00:04:36,519 --> 00:04:40,399 will serve Christmas even Christmas Day menus. This year, Seagulls 85 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,279 nineteen forty one at El Cortes will feed you on 86 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,759 Christmas from eleven am to nine pm. Guests receive a 87 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,120 three course meal. The first course, roasted butternut squash soup 88 00:04:49,319 --> 00:04:52,279 ham with brandy pineapple sauce anchors The main plate, which 89 00:04:52,319 --> 00:04:55,360 comes with sweet potatoes and green beans. Fresh baked bacan 90 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,680 or apple pie finishes the meal over at the Marketplace 91 00:04:58,759 --> 00:05:02,959 Buffet Christmas Day, ten to eight adults pay sixty five 92 00:05:03,079 --> 00:05:05,480 dollars and that'll get you a carving station with prime 93 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,759 rib and glazed ham. Brunch items include lobster friata and 94 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,279 blueberry pancakes, Wanton soup and assorted dim sum around out 95 00:05:12,319 --> 00:05:15,959 the spread for just sixty five bucks. Buddy V's Restaurante 96 00:05:16,079 --> 00:05:18,959 seventy five bucks a three course Christmas Day menus, starting 97 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,000 with a pear and gorgonzala salad, slow braised veal, also 98 00:05:23,079 --> 00:05:26,839 buco with crispy Joki follows, and almond cake with raspberry 99 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,240 moose Jilly ends the meal. Feeling a little French, head 100 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,839 to the Eiffel Tower Restaurant that pair of strip Fuse 101 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,000 and Blagio fountains with a one hundred and fifty five 102 00:05:36,199 --> 00:05:40,360 dollars dinner. Vegas has got expensive, hasn't it? Selections include 103 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:44,680 pheasant lobster, bisk, beef tenderloin, roasted chicken breast, white chocolate, peppermints, 104 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:48,519 who flay, and crim blay. That all sounds pricey, al right. 105 00:05:48,759 --> 00:05:50,279 What if you're one of those people that has your 106 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,800 birthday on Christmas or you know, around Christmas well, Publix 107 00:05:53,959 --> 00:05:57,040 has you hooked up. They have announced a new Merry 108 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:01,040 Birthday cake. I did not misspeak. It's the Mary Birthday Cake. 109 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,920 They have a commercial and features a little girl who's 110 00:06:03,959 --> 00:06:06,920 tired of Santa stealing her big day. The Merry Birthday 111 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,199 Cake is two tiered, with the first layer being loaded 112 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:13,600 with sprinkles inside. It's only available by special order and 113 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,519 order the cake online. And those are five good news 114 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,879 Christmas stories for today, normal episode tomorrow. Okay, I'll see that.