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This post is late, but better late than never. Merry Christmas to you and your family and best wishes for the New Year!

I chuckled while reading my most popular Christmas posts over the years.

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Remember when Kerry Washington gifted her friends with $400 Dyson vacuum cleaners for Christmas? Lol. It was the thought that counted.
 
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Remember when Walmart sold out KFC’s wildly popular chicken-scented fire logs?

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Remember when Tyler Perry paid off $434,000 worth of Walmart lay-a-aways one Christmas? They say Walmart no longer offers layaways (but not because of Tyler Perry).

What about that time when a Houston oil company owner gifted his employees $100,000 cash each for Christmas.
 
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Below is my Christmas/Holiday playlist. Please share your playlist of favorite Christmas songs below.

As always, if I don’t see you before the end of the year, have a Happy, prosperous, and safe New Year!
 

Every Year, Every Christmas – Luther Vandross

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All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey

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Let it Snow – Boyz II Men

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Do You Hear What I Hear – Whitney Houston

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Happy Holidays – The Ohio Players

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Grown Up Christmas List – Monica

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Someday At Christmas – Stevie Wonder

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Holiday Celebrate – Toni Braxton

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This Christmas – Donny Hathaway

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At Christmas Time – Luther Vandross

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What Child Is This? – Vanessa Williams

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Stevie Wonder – What Christmas Means to Me

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Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto – James Brown

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson 5

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Give Love On Christmas Day – Jackson 5

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Silent Night – Temptations

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