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What are the Christmas traditions in your house?  

Do you put out food for Santa? Do you leave carrots for the reindeer? Or maybe you don't celebrate Christmas at all! 

Today we're talking about Christmas traditions. But we know not everyone celebrates Christmas. So Bec Abraham, mum to four, is dropping by to talk about what it's like telling the kids that there's no Santa, no Christmas trees and the worst part, no presents on December 25th. 

Plus this week's listener dilemma, how do you balance two families on Christmas day?

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RECOMMENDATIONS: 

This week Leigh recommends potato and flour as reindeer footprints and Tegan recommends a last-minute Christmas cupcake recipe from Woolworths.

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CREDITS:

Host: Leigh Campbell & Tegan Natoli

Guest: Bec Abraham

Producer: Mikayla Floriano

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