1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: Caloroga Shark Media. Hi there, I'm Johnny Mack with five 2 00:00:12,519 --> 00:00:16,239 good news Christmas stories. In England, a hotel has unveiled 3 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:20,000 a Christmas tree made from one hundred thousand balloons. Yeah, 4 00:00:20,039 --> 00:00:22,679 there's also a transparent dome to protect the tree's parts 5 00:00:22,719 --> 00:00:25,199 from popping or blowing away. That's good. Naomi is a 6 00:00:25,199 --> 00:00:28,960 balloon artist and the owner of Balloon color Blending. She 7 00:00:29,079 --> 00:00:30,839 came up with the idea as a way to raise 8 00:00:30,839 --> 00:00:33,600 money for charity. Each balloon could be sponsored for a 9 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,240 little over three bucks, while thirteen bucks or so can 10 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,679 purchase a memorial balloon in honor of a lost loved 11 00:00:38,679 --> 00:00:41,039 one one hundred and sixty five dollars can purchase a 12 00:00:41,079 --> 00:00:44,399 branded ornament on the tree. She explained, way to massive team. 13 00:00:44,439 --> 00:00:47,359 We had engineers, blowers and a design team. We brought 14 00:00:47,399 --> 00:00:51,679 together one hundred thousand biodegradable balloons, precision engineering and a 15 00:00:51,679 --> 00:00:54,840 bespoke globe to create something magical, all while supporting vital 16 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:59,039 local charities. That's fun. In London, people were left baffled 17 00:00:59,039 --> 00:01:02,079 by what appeared to be a botched AI generated Christmas 18 00:01:02,159 --> 00:01:05,640 mural showing a Santa like figure with a half orange 19 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:10,640 beard and revelers with disfigured faces. Oops. At first glance, 20 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:12,599 you think it's just, you know, a fun crowd enjoying 21 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,560 Christmas season. But closer inspection reveals a disturbing array of figures, 22 00:01:16,799 --> 00:01:20,840 including people with warped faces, a snowman with strange facial features, 23 00:01:20,879 --> 00:01:24,719 and dogs with the heads of birds. Father Christmas is there, 24 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,000 his eyes are shut and his beard is half oarnged 25 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,400 and half white. One social media user said, the entire 26 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:35,159 thing is horrendous. Apparently the mural is being removed and 27 00:01:35,239 --> 00:01:39,239 that's your good news. Music psychologist Doctor Claire has created 28 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:43,120 the world's Happiest Christmas car playlist, designed to help keep 29 00:01:43,159 --> 00:01:47,319 everyone smiling during stressful holiday journeys. According to doctor Claire, 30 00:01:47,359 --> 00:01:50,439 the tune that scientifically ticks every box of the formula 31 00:01:50,599 --> 00:01:53,920 is not Mariah Carries All I Want for Christmas, even 32 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,359 though forty five percent of drivers in a poll said 33 00:01:56,359 --> 00:01:58,840 that song brings them the most joy. Oh No, the 34 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:02,280 correct answer is Brent to Lee's Rocking Around the Christmas Tree. 35 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:05,400 Other songs that meet their criteria include Felicie Navidad by 36 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:09,039 Jose Feliciano, Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms, and Holly, 37 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,400 Jolly Christmas by Michael Boublay. Congratulations to Buffalo, New York. 38 00:02:13,479 --> 00:02:16,439 According to a new study, that might be the Christmas 39 00:02:16,479 --> 00:02:19,479 capital of America. Boy, there's one of these every episode. John, 40 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:24,159 I know this one was sponsored by an online crypto casino, 41 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:29,319 and they say Buffalo takes the crown after telling up. 42 00:02:29,319 --> 00:02:31,879 It's hundreds of holiday events, as many as eight hundred 43 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,199 and it's very on brand. December snowfall of more than 44 00:02:35,199 --> 00:02:37,960 twenty five inches of snow. They say the odds of 45 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,439 waking up to snow on Christmas or a healthy fifty 46 00:02:40,479 --> 00:02:43,159 three percent. One of the big draws is the Buffalo 47 00:02:43,199 --> 00:02:46,240 Holiday Market, a European style setup filled with artisan crafts, 48 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,400 local food, and of course Santa stops by. If that's 49 00:02:49,439 --> 00:02:51,719 not enough for you, there's a Tom and Jerry trail. No, 50 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,000 that's not a cat and Mouse cartoon. It's twelve stops 51 00:02:55,039 --> 00:02:57,400 serving the old school rum and brandy drink. That's like 52 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:02,240 Eggnog's tipsy cousin number two. Aspen, Colorado been there, can 53 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,560 totally see that. What a pretty place. Not cheap. Park City, 54 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,719 Utah came in third. They get thirty inches of December snow. 55 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,159 New York City fourth place because of its iconic markets, 56 00:03:12,199 --> 00:03:17,000 skating ranks the roquettes and department store windows. At number five, Minneapolis, 57 00:03:17,719 --> 00:03:20,240 Congrats to a Phoenix couple. They grabbed one of the 58 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,879 biggest holiday bragging rights around. They won ABC's The Great 59 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,439 Christmas Light Fight. Carl and Patty walked away with fifty 60 00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:31,199 thousand dollars after their four bedroom house outshown competitors from 61 00:03:31,199 --> 00:03:34,680 California and Maryland. What started in twenty fourteen has turned 62 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,960 into a packed wonderland featuring glowing blow mold snowmen, a 63 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:43,039 twenty two penguin colony that's neat, a kid sized winterfest village, 64 00:03:43,039 --> 00:03:47,599 a pun heavy Gingerassic Park, and even Arizona's tiniest Christmas 65 00:03:47,639 --> 00:03:51,400 tree viewable through a microscope. Those are your five good 66 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,840 News Christmas stories for today. Have a good day.