1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:12,599 Speaker 1: Caloroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack with five 2 00:00:12,679 --> 00:00:15,359 good news Christmas stories. Now, if you're like, hey, those 3 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,000 people in West Virginia, they seem like they're really ready 4 00:00:18,039 --> 00:00:20,320 for Christmas this year. Is there any data to back 5 00:00:20,359 --> 00:00:23,320 that up? Well, good news there is. A casino has 6 00:00:23,399 --> 00:00:27,039 ranked West Virginia as the most excited state in America 7 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:31,839 for Christmas twenty twenty five. Analysts reviewed Google search activity 8 00:00:31,879 --> 00:00:34,799 from November one through the twenty eighth, tracking how often 9 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:39,039 residents looked up thirty Christmas related terms. Those range from 10 00:00:39,119 --> 00:00:42,640 Christmas trees, Christmas lights, Elf on the Shelf, Santa Tracker, 11 00:00:42,759 --> 00:00:46,840 Christmas movies, Rudolph Snowman, and Secret Santa. Are you sure 12 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,640 they just weren't doing prep for their podcast? West Virginia 13 00:00:49,679 --> 00:00:52,079 scored eighty two point three out of one hundred, a 14 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,960 full forty two percent higher than the national average. No 15 00:00:56,079 --> 00:00:59,920 other state came close. Number two was Kentucky, than Ohio, Indiana, 16 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,480 and Tennessee. Last Hawaii. They're the least excited thirty seven 17 00:01:04,519 --> 00:01:07,799 point twenty six percent. West Virginians are searching at high 18 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,359 rates across nearly every category. Again, I think they're just 19 00:01:11,519 --> 00:01:14,239 recording a podcast. And have to do some research to 20 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,719 find five stories. Every day they're looking up decorations, music recipes, 21 00:01:18,799 --> 00:01:22,560 Christmas markets, Santa updates and more. A to Sales University 22 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,079 sophomore in his family are gathering thousands of handwritten greetings 23 00:01:26,079 --> 00:01:27,920 for people who will be in hospitals and nursing homes 24 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:32,599 this Christmas. They're welcoming extra help. Carter is a parishioner 25 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,200 at Saint Anne's and he started Grammys Greeters three years 26 00:01:36,239 --> 00:01:39,599 ago to honor his late grandmother, Betty. He explains, she 27 00:01:39,599 --> 00:01:40,920 always taught me to be a good person and to 28 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,719 give back when we can, so my family and I 29 00:01:42,799 --> 00:01:45,239 are honoring her legacy by learning that listen and doing 30 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,560 this project. Last year, Carter and his family delivered nearly 31 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,400 six thousand cards to sixteen hospitals and nursing homes. This year, 32 00:01:52,439 --> 00:01:54,680 they hope to do more. If you'd like to help out, 33 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,879 go to the Grammys Greeters facebook page. Kim Kardashian has 34 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,159 gone all out with her Chris Some decorations for twenty 35 00:02:01,239 --> 00:02:03,959 twenty five. She revealed her holiday set up on Instagram, 36 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,560 as Kim Kardashian would do. She explains, we just finished 37 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,639 decorating for the holidays. She filmed a long hallway lined 38 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,280 with snow covered trees strung with fairy lights. She said, 39 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,240 I can't even begin explaining to you what this smells 40 00:02:16,319 --> 00:02:18,919 like and feels like. It's pretty insane. She pointed out 41 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:20,919 a hidden elf on the shelf tucked into one of 42 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,520 the branches. In twenty twenty three, she and her daughter 43 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,199 North transformed her bedroom into the North Poles I see 44 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,039 what you did there, with theme trees, handbags as ornaments, 45 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,360 and a North Pole sign above the bed. Olive Jean 46 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,879 as a pitpoll adopted earlier this year, and Olive Jean's 47 00:02:38,879 --> 00:02:40,919 reaction to seeing a Christmas tree lit for the first 48 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:45,000 time is warming hearts across the internet. Jennifer recorded Olive's 49 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,360 reaction when the Christmas tree lights turned on. The dog 50 00:02:47,439 --> 00:02:50,639 stared up at the branches, and the reflections dancing on 51 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,520 the ceiling completely mesmerized. The video, posted to Olive's TikTok account, 52 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,560 which is Olive dot Jean dot Marie. When viral was 53 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:59,680 racked up about half a million views and over a 54 00:02:59,759 --> 00:03:02,840 hundred six thousand likes. The caption read, I can't with 55 00:03:02,879 --> 00:03:05,879 how sweet she is. We don't deserve dogs. Now, parents, 56 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,479 if you're listening with children, I've got a message from 57 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,639 Santa for the parents out there, and he doesn't want 58 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,919 the children to hear this one. So if you're listening 59 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,759 with kids, why don't you dive out of the show 60 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:17,840 before the commercial break here and then I'll come back 61 00:03:18,439 --> 00:03:23,479 for a message for just the parents. All right, parents, 62 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,000 you did stop the podcast. There's no kids in the 63 00:03:26,039 --> 00:03:27,639 room with you, right, don't get mad at me. I 64 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,479 did warn you. Professional Santa's across the country or sharing 65 00:03:31,479 --> 00:03:34,199 which Christmas songs they love and which ones that can't stand. 66 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,080 They also talk about the mishaps and fun moments that 67 00:03:38,199 --> 00:03:42,400 come with helping Santa out at the mall. Nigel says 68 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,639 he said everything from a guinea pig diving into his 69 00:03:44,719 --> 00:03:49,159 beard to moving encounters with children and hospitals. His favorite 70 00:03:49,159 --> 00:03:51,639 songs include Earth Are Kids, Santa Baby, and Rootolph the 71 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,000 Red Nose Reindeer. He avoids sad songs like The Little 72 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,319 Boy that Santa Claus Forgot, Arnold loves Do they Know 73 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,120 It's Christmas but cannot stand Spike Jones All I want 74 00:04:01,159 --> 00:04:03,560 for Christmas is my two front teeth, calling it cheesy 75 00:04:03,599 --> 00:04:08,000 and irritating Cleave, who performs as Rasta Claus, prefers winter 76 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,080 classics such as Baby It's Cold Outside and says he'd 77 00:04:11,159 --> 00:04:14,080 rather hear that than Mariah Carey for the one thousand time, 78 00:04:14,759 --> 00:04:17,920 and Simon is a classical music fan. He says Perkoffeev's 79 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,680 Sleigh Ride is his top pick, although he admits hearing 80 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,720 Donny Osman's Christmas songs too often can test anyone's patience. 81 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,959 And those are your five good News Christmas stories for today. 82 00:04:26,959 --> 00:04:27,600 Have a great day.