Each week podcaster, life long Christmas nerd and professional Santa Matt sits down with one of his fellow Santa performers or Christmas lovers and talks about all things Christmas including the art of representing Santa, movies, music, decorations and more.
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Join Karen Briscoe, Author of Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day and Top Producing Agent twice each week! Tune in for insightful conversations with Top Successpreneurs and Business-minds on how they grow their business and achieve a higher level of success in life. Key topics include Commit to Get Leads, Consult to Sell, Connect to Build and Grow, and Success Thinking, Activities and Vision. Listen in for tips from leaders in a variety of industries and disciplines that will inspire and ...
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Murisa Harba - Secrets to Acting with Energy Revealed: 5 Minute Success - The Podcast, Episode 425
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Murisa Harba is an International Best-selling Author, thought leader, and award-winning actress/director. She founded About The Work in 2013 and has been coaching and inspiring artists, speakers, and business professionals across 5 continents to step outside their comfort zones to explore what they are truly made of ever since. She finds incredible…
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"The Legacy of 'The Santa Clause'" With Stuart Deacon Jr.
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This episode, Matt is joined once again by his friend Stuart Deacon Jr. This time, they discuss the legacy of "The Santa Clause" and its impact on our art form!Door Matt Spaulding
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Bonus Episode: "Reading From My Brand New Book!"
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I published my Christmas book, "Santa In His Own Words" and I'm reading a few excerpts from it to grab your attention, then telling you where you can get it if you're interested!Door Matt Spaulding
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Matt Raad - Secrets to Alternative Cash Flow Revealed: 5 Minute Success - The Podcast, Episode 424
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Through his eBusiness Institute, Matt has trained thousands of individuals, providing practical courses on buying and building income-generating websites and effective digital marketing strategies. His goal is to equip students with the skills to secure their future in the digital age. In this episode, Karen and Matt discuss: Success Story of Matt …
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"Holiday Photo Magic" With Jessica Rosa
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Matt is joined this episode by one of Santa's favorite photographers, Jessica Rosa! Hear her journey and learn about how you, too, can get magical photos for your Christmas performer business!Door Matt Spaulding
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Chrissy Myers - Secrets to Reluctantly Resilient Revealed: 5 Minute Success - The Podcast, Episode 423
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Chrissy Myers, is the author of "Reluctantly Resilient" and CEO of AUI and Clarity HR. She is a third-generation business owner revolutionizing the complexities of benefits and HR for small to medium-sized businesses. As the chief cheerleader, she guides marketing efforts and steers both companies to disrupt established norms. Beyond profit, AUI Gi…
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"Mrs. Claus Vintage" With Shawn White
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This episode, Matt is happy to welcome Shawn White to talk about being a working solo Mrs. Claus.Door Matt Spaulding
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"Santa and Phineus" With David Milmine and Myke Hutchings
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Matt is joined this week by returning guest Myke Hutchings and new guest David Milmine to discuss working as a duo as Santa and elf Phineus!Door Matt Spaulding
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Adam Pisk - Secrets to Outsourcing Revealed: 5 Minute Success - The Podcast, Episode 422
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As a Co-Founder at a rapidly evolving, remote-only outsourcing enterprise, I am dedicated to delivering unparalleled value to our clientele. With an extensive 25-year trajectory in Sales & Operations leadership, I excel in significantly reducing operational costs and establishing a solid foundation for scalable growth. By transitioning operations t…
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"A Clausing Couple" With Kelly and Anita Ford
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This week, Matt is joined by another wonderful Santa and Mrs. Claus as part of his "couples who work together" series.Door Matt Spaulding
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"Be Kind To Your Costumer" With Angie Landerman and Barbara Emery
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In this "tough love" episode, Matt is joined by seamstresses Angie Landerman and Barbara Emery to discuss the rough treatment the costumers in the Claus community have been experiencing from Christmas performers.Door Matt Spaulding
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"The Clauses Down Under" With Neil and Keryn Bower
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Matt is joined by another fabulous Claus couple who live and work in Australia!Door Matt Spaulding
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Liz Leonard - Secrets to Franchise Fast Pass Revealed Revealed: 5 Minute Success
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Liz Leonard is a noted Franchise Advisor, speaker, and owner of multiple businesses. After leaving corporate America, Liz founded and sold a successful business before pivoting to franchise ownership. She started her franchise advisory business in 2014 and has spent the last decade helping others find the perfect franchise match for their lifestyle…
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"Meet The Clauses" With Bruce and Kathy Norred
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This episode, Matt is joined by Bruce and Kathy Norred, who have been portraying Santa and Mrs. Claus together since the beginning of their performing journey. They share their story and their views on the strengths of working together.Door Matt Spaulding
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"The Business Side of Things" With Dan Greenleaf
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This episode, Matt is joined by Dan Greenleaf to discuss the thing every Christmas performer wants to talk about but no Christmas performer wants to talk about: business. How to market, what to charge, etc. Dan ran a Santa agency and he knows his stuff!Door Matt Spaulding
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Laura Spaulding - Secrets of Successful Franchising Revealed
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Spaulding Decon was born from a desire to help families in need. While serving as a police officer in Kansas City, Laura Spaulding witnessed the devastation caused by crime. The already grieving families were shocked to discover that the police were not responsible for cleaning up the scene. At that moment, Laura decided to work with the family her…
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"Turning Hate Into Joy" With Chris Kennedy
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This episode, Matt is joined by Chris Kennedy, who responded to a hateful letter from a neighbor by becoming Santa and spreading unconditional love and joy.Door Matt Spaulding
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Whitney Elkins-Hutten - Secrets of Passive Investing Revealed: 5 Minute Success - The Podcast, Episode 419
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Whitney Elkins-Hutten is the Director of Investor Education at PassiveInvesting.com, Founder of AshWealth.com, author of Money for Tomorrow: A Sensible Guide to Building Wealth that Lasts published with BiggerPockets, co-author of the international #1 bestseller Resilient Women in Life and Business, host of the Passive Investing Made Simple YouTube…
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"Coke's 2023 Santa" With Kevin Curtin
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On the first episode of 2024, Matt is joined by a very special guest, Kevin Curtin, who stared as Santa in Coke's very popular "Anyone Can Be Santa" ad.Door Matt Spaulding
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Lady Jen Du Plessis - Secrets of Living Above & Beyond Your Business Revealed: 5 Minute Success
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Lady Jen Du Plessis is affectionately known as America’s Mortgage Mentor and is referred to as the Leading Expert in Creating World Class Teams. She has been in the financial services industry for 4 decades and during her illustrious career was listed 5 times in the Top 200 mortgage originators nationally and funded over $1 Billion in mortgage loan…
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North Pole Radio is sponsoring Christmas Performers Workshop "Performing Fundamentals" in South Burlington, VT March 8-10Door Matt Spaulding
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Sonia Gomez - Secrets to Legacy on Your Land Revealed: 5 Minute Success
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Sonia Gomez has been an advocate for alternative health, a voice for freedom, and a community leader in alternative health education for the past 12 years. In order to recover from a serious life-altering accident, Soina discovered the secrets to eliminating synthetic medications and holistically rebuilding her health. Food was the first, and most …
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Christmas Eve Bonus Episode: "Reading From Matt's Books"
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Merry Christmas Eve! Can't believe it's here already! On this bonus episode, I read a few chapters from the book I wrote this year, "Santa In His Own Words". I only get to three different chapters, but I just wanted to share a little bit of what I have been working on and the lore I have created. Have a fantastic Christmas!…
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"'The Santa Clauses': Season 2, The Rest of the Episodes" With Anthony Caruso
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Matt and Anthony are back after life got in the way to finish reviewing season two of "The Santa Clauses"! What did we think overall? What parts did we like? What didn't we like? It's all here as we talk about the remaining four episodes.Door Matt Spaulding
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Lenore Mohr - Secrets of an Investment Realtor Revealed: 5 Minute Success
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Lenore Mohr is an Investment Realtor. Her first full-gut renovation was over 20 years ago for her own personal residence. She started Pure Light Properties in 2016 and renovated over 30 properties. She became a realtor in 2018. Combining her knowledge of renovation, sales and the real estate market, Lenore best serves her clients by guiding them to…
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"The Reverse Interview" With Stuart Deacon Jr.
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Matt is joined once again by his friend Stuart Deacon Jr., but this time Matt is the one being interviewed! Stuart asks Matt all about his Santa journey and a few other fun things!Door Matt Spaulding
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"'The Santa Clauses': Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2" With Anthony Caruso
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"The Santa Clauses" is back on Disney+, so Matt and Anthony are back to review it just like they did last year! Hear what we think of the first two episodes: "The Kribble Krabble Clause" and "Floofy".Door Matt Spaulding
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Rachel Gainsbrugh - Secrets of Short Term Gems Revealed: 5 Minute Success - The Podcast
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Dr. Rachel, originally from Haiti, possesses an unwavering drive to make a difference. As a doctor raised in Miami and burdened by $500K in student loans, she embarked on a relentless journey to pay them off. Discovering the immense potential of AirBNB STR & MTR investing, she achieved a remarkable return through short-term real estate rentals. Tod…
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Christmas Podcast Day Special: "The Muppet Christmas Carol" with Gerry, Ashley and Robert!
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Happy Christmas Podcast Day! This year, the shows of The Christmas Podcast Network are celebrating Christmas Podcast Day by cover different versions of "A Christmas Carol"! So, on this special bonus episode, Matt is joined by Gerry of "Totally Rad Christmas", Ashley of "Magic of the Season" and Robert of "Behind the Bells" to discuss the classic fi…
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"Garfield's Halloween Adventure" With Mike Westfall
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It's the second annual North Pole Radio Halloween Special! This year, Matt is joined by returning guest, "Advent Calendar House" host Mike Westfall, to discuss the classic special, "Garfield's Halloween Adventure"!Door Matt Spaulding
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Just a quick ad for Christmas Podcast Network's "Christmas Podcast Day" event.Door Matt Spaulding
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Trish Baker - Secrets of Remote Hosting Revealed: 5 Minute Success
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After over 10 years working for a Real Estate investment firm as an accountant. I decided to make a change into real estate investing mainly vacation rentals. Since then, my business partner Lori Lusk and I have started Remote Host Hub, where we help vacation rental owners fire their property managers and reclaim up to 50% of their profits without …
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"We Don't Know What We Don't Know: Expanding Your Horizons" With Ed Taylor
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This week Matt is joined once again by Ed Taylor, this time to discuss the idea of "we don't know what we don't know" in an attempt to give Christmas performers new ideas of types of jobs they can do, skills they can learn, etc.Door Matt Spaulding
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"Digital Fruitcake: Underappreciated Christmas Songs" With Ramsay Cowlishaw
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This week Matt is delighted to be joined by Santa and Christmas music collector Ramsay Cowlishaw, who curates a Spotify playlist titled "Digital Fruitcake" which collects all sorts of underappreciated and forgotten Christmas songs!Door Matt Spaulding
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"Elfing Around" With Myke Hutchings
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Matt is joined this episode by the first elf he has had on the show, Myke Hutchings, Phineas the elf, who tells him all about what it is an elf does and how it helps Santa.Door Matt Spaulding
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"All About Reindeer" With Matt Feeney
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Get your notebooks ready, this week Matt is joined by Matt Feeney of Reindeer Acres farm who teaches us all kinds of facts about the amazing creatures that pull Santa's sleigh!Door Matt Spaulding
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Jamie Gruber - Secrets of a Mid-Life Entrepreneur Revealed: 5 Minute Success
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In 2018, Jamie Gruber was an insurance executive who stated a vision for his life to his co-workers to 'travel for 3-4 months a year with his family to any destination'. He was laughed at. Through that experience, he learned the power of proximity and surrounding himself with growth-minded individuals. Fast forward 3 years, and Jamie became a milli…
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"Nurse Claus" With Robin Ferra
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Matt is joined by Mrs. Claus Robin Ferra this week who tells him about being a solo Mrs. Claus who does a lot of work in a hospital!Door Matt Spaulding
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"Kringle University" With Jeff McMullen
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Matt is joined by the wonderful Jeff McMullen who talks about clowning, building a Santa house, and his Kringle University.Door Matt Spaulding
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"Love, Joy and Respect" With John Schimmel
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This week Matt is joined by John Schimmel to offer some tough love to the Christmas community by addressing the problem of LGBTQ+ intolerance. It's a touchy subject for some, but I promise you we come at with all the respect and love in the world.Door Matt Spaulding
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"Making Dreams Come True" With Allan Siu
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This week Matt is joined by Allan Siu, who talks about becoming Santa after being raised by Chinese immigrants who didn't celebrate Christmas, working at the Mall of America, and how Santa being diverse really does make a difference.Door Matt Spaulding
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Kaaren Hall - Secrets to Retirement Secrets Revealed: 5 Minute Success - The Podcast, Episode 412
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Kaaren Hall, CEO uDirect IRA Services, LLC and OCREIA Despite being in the midst of a recession and mortgage market collapse, Kaaren Hall founded and made a resounding success of uDirect IRA Services. She discovered a strategic way to put her 20+ years in mortgage banking, real estate, and property management to use. The solution was an untapped ma…
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"A Hippopotamus For Christmas" With John McCarty and Jenny Watt
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Matt is joined on this episode by Jenny Watt and John McCarty who are here to talk to him about their new book "A Hippopotamus For Christmas".Door Matt Spaulding
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"Skiing With Santa" With Nicholas Gillotte
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This week Matt is joined by his friend and fellow New England Santa Society member Nicholas Gillotte who talks all about his Santa journey, his after-Christmas "ski with Santa" gig, how he came to star in his own special copy of "The Night Before Christmas" and which mega-star's grandchildren he got to be Santa for!…
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"The Future of Christmas Performing" with Santa True
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This episode, Matt welcomes back Santa True, who lays out some potential futures for the art of Christmas performing. Some are great, some are not so great, and we talk about ways to make the great reality and avoid the not great.Door Matt Spaulding
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Corinn Altomare - Secrets to Self-Storage Investing Revealed: 5 Minute Success
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Corinn Altomare is co-founder of Hearthfire Holdings – a private equity firm focused on self storage, with a growing portfolio across the Northeast and MidAtlantic regions. Since 2012, Hearthfire has delivered an average 25% IRR to investors on their first 5 full cycle multifamily investments. Hearthfire pivoted to self storage with a project in 20…
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"The History, Importance and Practical Use of Christmas Music" With Bruce Kotowich
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It's time to go to music class as Matt is joined once again by his friend Bruce Kotowich who, this time, brings his expertise as a music professor to the podcast to teach us all about Christmas music, why it's important and how we can use it when performing as a Christmas character.Door Matt Spaulding
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Leslie Anne Morris - Secrets to Scaling Short-Term Rentals Revealed: 5 Minute Success
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Leslie Anne Morris began her Smoky Mountain investing journey while earning her MBA at the University of Southern California and working in Los Angeles as a commercial banker. For over twenty years, Leslie helped high-profile clients like SpaceX and closed a $50 million private equity deal. She applies the same underwriting strategy to building her…
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"The Official Rankin/Bass Biographer" with Rick Goldschmidt
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Matt is super excited this week to sit down and talk with official Rankin/Bass biographer Rick Goldschmidt, who had the distinct pleasure of being friends with Arthur Rankin, Jules Bass, Paul Coker and more of the Rankin/Bass crew and has written several books on the subject.Door Matt Spaulding
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"Top Christmas Commercials" With Gerry D, Mike Westfall and Charlie Ague
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Matt is joined by his friends Gerry Davila from Totally Rad Christmas, Mike Westfall from Advent Calendar House and Charlie Ague from Closer to Christmas to count down each our top five favorite Christmas commercials!Door Matt Spaulding
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