Sept. 28, 2025

Big Elf On The Shelf News

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Johnny Mac discusses the early arrival of Christmas decorations at Costco, sparking mixed reactions. He highlights Jasper City's plans to add drones to their annual 'Christmas in the Park' event, emphasizing community enhancement. The Elf on the Shelf Company is launching a new 2D adventure video game for the Nintendo Switch on October 17, celebrating their 20th anniversary. Collectors are eagerly seeking Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'-themed drinkware at Starbucks. Additionally, Mack notes the early start of Christmas celebrations in the Philippines, known for their extended festive season starting in September.

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Caalaroga Shark media. People are mad at Costco putting up

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Christmas decorations too early, says the guy doing Christmas and

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good news stories. Hello, I'm Johnny Mack with five good

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News Christmas stories. That's right, Costco is already in Christmas

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mode way before Halloween, and people are not happy about this.

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This actually started in August when somebody posted on Facebook

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August twenty ninth, and Costco already has Christmas trees on sale. Yikes.

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Somebody else pointed out it's summer until October twenty first, Hey,

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I say go for it. Clearly, that is what I say.

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Because here we are in Jasper City. They already had

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the first planning meeting for Christmas in the Park. They've

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agreed to add one hundred and fifty drones to the

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annual Christmas in the Park events. The drone show will

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be followed by what city leaders say will be one

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of the best fireworks ever. We found out about this

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when at the city council meeting they agreed to withdraw

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sixty one five hundred dollars in hotel occupancy tax funds

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from the Chamber of Commerce and create the City of

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Jasper Department of tourism. They say their goal is to

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promote our city, improve our image, and boost our economy.

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I want to know what they're going to do with

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the drones. That sounds a lot of fun, all right,

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The company that helps the Elf on the Shelf get

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to your house, parents, who might want to switch podcast

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right now? Let me babble for a second to give

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you a chance to hit stop so you can go

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diving for your phone again. I'm doing Christmas Stories on

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Sundays for now. Eventually we'll do two days and three

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days and then more days. Good news, Christmas Stories is

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in its own feed now all right? Have I babbled

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enough to kill times? I don't blow up your situation parents.

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Sorry I almost messed up there. Okay. The Elf on

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the Shelf company they're putting out a video game on

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October seventeenth. It's called The Elf on the Shelf Christmas

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Heroes to celebrate the Elf on the Shelf's twentieth anniversary.

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This will be out on the Nintendo Switch, so assume

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you're case will be bothering you for this soon. It

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is a two D puzzle platforming adventure packed with cheer, mischief,

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and merriment. The CEO of the company, said, over the

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last two decades, the Elf on the Shelf has become

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a treasured part of the holiday season for so many

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families around the world. Yes, how many parents like me

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have at like five fourteen in the morning, been like, oh,

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I forgot to You know, I don't in case they're

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still a kid listening, But you know, I forgot to

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check on the elf to make sure he's had his breakfast.

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You know what happens their parents very stressful. From playful

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moments to heartfelt memories, the tradition brings people together in

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meaningful ways. Through the launch of The Christmas Heroes video game,

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we're excited to offer a new way for families to

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engage with the magic, inviting them to create even more

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joyful traditions and experience the North Pole like never before.

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Twenty four levels full of seasonal surprises. As players dash,

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jump and explore, they'll dodge cookie themed obstacles, soft playful puzzles,

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and enjoy festive gameplay packed with charm and Christmas spirits.

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Collectors are trying to get their hands on some drinkware

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that's themed by Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. The

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drinkware features a dark blue or black bass with a

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sketch graphic of zero, the phantom pump with a root

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of the red nose reindeer coated glowing pumpkin nose. Collectors

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are hanging out at the Starbucks trying to get their

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hands on one of these twenty four ounce travel cups

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that boast double walled acryla construction to keep your drinks

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insulated and your hands dry. It comes with a matching

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bright orange straw, it as a flare bottom to prevent

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it from slipping out, and the black twist top lid

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ties the whole look together with a moody monochrome touch.

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Some people are obsessively refreshing the Disney store website to

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see if this has gone on sell yet, and yes,

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I understand, while you're like John. Christmas in September well

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in the Philippines, Christmas is a months long celebration beginning

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as early as September with festive decorations and music. Locally

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known as Caposcuhan Christmas season begins in September when Christmas

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music starts playing on the radio and homes are decorated

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with brightly colored star shaped lanterns. The so called ber months.

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September December marked the gradual build up to the holiday.

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By December, festivities reach their peak with religious services, family

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gatherings at midnight, feasts, and then they don't stop. It

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keeps going after New Year's often through the third Sunday

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of January with the Feast of the Santaninho. For some

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they go all the way to February second, which is

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the Feast of the Candelaria, when decorations are finally taken down.

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I think some of my neighbors are celebrating the Feast

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of the Candelaria. And those are your five good News

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Christmas stories for today. Again, follow the main feed five

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awesome day.