Speaker 1: Caloroga Shark Media. Oh Ho Ho, Johnny Mack with five
good news Christmas stories. Seems we have a new Christmas trend.
It is the moss ball Christmas tree. That's right. The
recent trend had been loud, glittery, maximus decor, big show
off kind of Christmas trees. Not now. Now we're into
minimalist Christmas trees anchored by round, earthly mossball bases. That
gives off a serene woodland vibe. It's like your Christmas
tree came back from a spa weekend. Even better, most
of them are artificials. They don't have to water them
and they won't get the house messy. So that's the
new trend. Remember the Muppet Christmas Carol, Well, we're getting
a new version of one of the songs from it.
Fallout Boy has released a rock version of it Feels
like Christmas. You remember it Feels like Christmas. It was
sung by the Ghost of Christmas Present in the nineteen
ninety two film The Muppet Christmas Carol Fallout Boy. He
calls up at Christmas Carol, possibly the greatest adaptation of
Dickens classic. There's an all trend of these. Poppy has
covered Wham's Last Christmas. The Pretty Reckless have covered where
Are You Christmas? And turn that into a grungy anthem.
And if you're really into the Muppet Christmas Carol and
you're in London's West End, they're doing a singalong version,
so go check that out. Brad Paisley announced a new
Christmas album. It's called snow Globe Down that'll be out
November seventh. It's his second Christmas album. This one has
sixteen tracks. Eight of the songs are new eight or
favorite Christmas classics. Always good to get new Christmas songs.
He's already released one of the tracks, it's called Leave
the Christmas Lights On. Another one is called counting Down
the Days Now. That happens to be coincidentally the official
anthem of the Hallmark Channel sixteenth annual Countdown of Christmas programming.
Paisley said, I had so much inspiration writing songs for
Hallmarks a Grand Ole Opry Christmas movie. It sparked a
real creative energy that was honestly hard to stop. So
we made an entire album. Now, if you're going for
that perfect Christmas esthetic. Two designers, Molly and Preston, have
some tips for you their tips have gone viral on TikTok.
Rule number one, don't mix plaids or tartans. Each room
gets its own pattern, never more than one pattern. Use
tartan lampshades and tablecloths. Skip the droopy garlands. You can
layer stuff pine cones, magnolia, red roses. Don't use the
bright greenery. More tips. Keep the lighting warm, lamps over overheads.
Gifts should match wrapped in boxes with red ribbons, and
if someone brings a gift bag, tuck it in the
back during the photos. Other tips frosted window spray, Christmas music,
but absolutely no signs that say ho ho ho. Conrad says,
we're speaking Merry Christmas, not hanging it on the wall.
All right. This time of year, people are like, what's
Starbucks up to. Customers check in daily to see if
the local stores have started selling peppermint mochas or gingerbread
oat milk lattes. There was one flavor that people did
not like, the Juniper Lat. That's right. The Juniper Lat
was a limited time Starbucks drink was released in twenty eighteen.
Was described by Starbucks as like being in an enchanted
forest dusted with fresh snow. The flavor profile consisted of juniper, sage, evergreen,
and citrus. The recipe included espresso, steam, milk, green pine,
citrus sugar, and juniper flavored syrup. One person on Reddit
said the drink tasted like trees. Another said it tasted
like wind dex. Well that's not good. I could almost
roll with the trees. Well, sad news for you. The
Starbucks twenty twenty five holiday menu does not feature any
new drinks. In a press release, Starbucks says the holiday
drinks will be out November sixth. Returning favorites include peppermint mocha,
caramel Breulet Latte, iced sugar cookie Latte, and iced Gingerbread chi. Now,
later in the season, we're told we'll get the chestnut
pre Lean latte and the cult favorite eggnog lat We'll
keep an eye on all that and keep you posted.
And those so your five good news Christmas stories for today.
You have an awesome day.