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ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY, EVERYBODY.
I KNOW WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO STAY WARM, SO GET YOURSELF SOME CIDER AND SOME HOT CHOCOLATE.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE WHO WANNA SHARE SOME WONDERFUL MESSAGES WITH YOU.
WE ARE THE CLASSICAL MUSIC RADIO STATION HERE IN DFW, THE FIRST RADIO STATION IN TEXAS, AND THE SECOND OLDEST RADIO STATION IN THE COUNTRY.
AND IT IS MY HONOR TO BE YOUR MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES TODAY.
IT'S INTERFAITH HOLIDAY DECOR AROUND THE PLAZA.
FOR PHOTOS WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COWORKERS, PLEASE SHARE YOUR PHOTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND USE THE HASHTAG DTP 2025.
ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US TONIGHT FROM OUR FAITH COMMUNITY WHO ARE GOING TO SHARE A VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY AND WELCOMING MESSAGE.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING TO THE STAGE RABBI ARI SUNSHINE OF CONGREGATION OF SHARIF RIEL.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY TO SHARE SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE SEASON, BOTH FROM A JEWISH PERSPECTIVE AND FOR OUR DALLAS COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
I IMAGINE MANY OF YOU HERE TODAY MAY BE AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT FAMILIAR WITH THE TRADITIONAL ORIGIN STORY TOLD ABOUT THE JEWISH HOLIDAY OF HANUKKAH.
BACK IN 1 64 BEFORE THE COMMON ERA, THE MACCABEES LED BY MATTHIAS AND HIS SON JUDAH, FOUGHT BACK AGAINST THE RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION OF ANTIOCHUS IV AND THE SYRIAN GREEKS AND RETOOK CONTROL OF THE SECOND TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM, WHICH HAD BEEN INTENTIONALLY DEFILED BY THEIR ENEMIES.
THE MACCABEES ALSO KNOWN THAT AS THAT HASAN SEARCHED THE TEMPLE AND THEY FOUND ONLY ONE SMALL JUG OF OIL THAT HAD BEEN NOT RENDERED IN PURE THAT OIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO ONLY BURN FOR ONE DAY.
BUT AMAZINGLY, WHEN THEY LIT THE MENORAH, THE MIRACLE IS THAT IT THE SEVEN THEY, WHEN THEY LIT THE SEVEN BRANCH CANDELABRA AND THE TEMPLE, IT SOMEHOW MANAGED TO BURN MIRACULOUSLY FOR NOT ONE BUT EIGHT FULL DAYS.
AS A RESULT, GOING BACK AT LEAST TO THE TIME OF THE TALMUD, IN THE FIRST FEW CENTURIES OF THE COMMON ERA, JEWISH FAMILIES HAVE BEEN LIGHTING HANUK KI OTE, NINE BRANCHED CANDELABRAS.
WE SEE BACK THERE IN THE MIDDLE BACK OF THE PLAZA, WE SEE THE HANUKAH OVER HERE, WHICH INCLUDE A SLOT FOR A CANDLE FOR EACH NIGHT OF HANUKKAH, ALL EIGHT NIGHTS, PLUS ONE ADDITIONAL SLOT FOR THE SHAMASH, THE HELPER CANDLE, WHICH WE USED TO LIGHT THE OTHER CANDLES, ADDING ONE NEW CANDLE PER NIGHT OF THE HOLIDAY UNTIL THE ENTIRE HANUKAH IS LIT ON THE EIGHTH AND FINAL NIGHT.
WHAT I IMAGINE MANY OF YOU ARE LESS FAMILIAR WITH IS THAT THIS HOME HOLIDAY CANDLE LIGHTING RITUAL DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE ORIGINAL CELEBRATION OF THE HOLIDAYS SHORTLY AFTER 1 64 BCE.
THEN THE FOCUS WAS MORE ABOUT CELEBRATING JUDE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY AS WELL AS THE REDEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE.
SO THE QUESTION HAS TO BE ASKED, WHY DID THIS CUSTOM EMERGE SOMETIME IN THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED YEARS THAT FOLLOWED AND BECOME THE MAJOR FOCUS OF THE HOLIDAY OF HANUKKAH DESCRIBED BY THE TALMUDIC RABBIS AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN PRACTICED IN JEWISH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD FOR MORE THAN 1500 YEARS, SINCE A RITUAL THAT IS SECOND MOST PREVALENT, STATISTICALLY AMER AMONG AMERICAN JEWS BEHIND ONLY GATHERING FOR A PASSOVER SEDER.
CONSIDER THAT THE TALMUDIC RABBIS WERE LIVING IN EXILE IN BABYLONIA.
THE TEMPLE HAD BEEN DESTROYED AND JEWISH SOVEREIGNTY WAS A THING OF THE PAST BY CREATING A STORY ABOUT THE MIRACLE OF THE OIL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR ONE NIGHT AND O AND LASTED FOR EIGHT, CONNECTED TO THE REDEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE IN 1 64, AND THUS GROUNDING IT IN THE ORIGINAL EXPERIENCE AND HISTORICAL MEMORY.
AND THEN USING THAT TO ENCOURAGE A HOME-BASED RITUAL THAT EVERY JEW COULD EASILY PRACTICE.
THE RABBIS WERE ABLE TO TURN WHAT ANUS FOR HAD ATTEMPTED TO DO TO THEIR JUDEAN ANCESTORS ON ITS HEAD.
AND TIKIS TRIED TO PREVENT JEWS IN JUDEA FROM OBSERVING THE LAWS OF THE SABBATH, FROM KEEPING KOSHER THE DIETARY LAWS AND FROM THE PRACTICE OF CIRCUMCISING THEIR MALE
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CHILDREN.AND INSTEAD, JEWS HAD TO BURN INCENSE TO PAGAN GODS AT THE DOORS OF THEIR HOUSES AND IN THEIR PUBLIC SQUARES.
NOW, INSTEAD OF BEING FORCED TO PUBLICLY RENOUNCE THEIR RELIGION AND THEIR RELIGIOUS PRACTICES BY LIGHTING HANUKKAH, CANDLES IN THEIR DOORWAY OR WINDOW SILLS FOR ALL TO SEE EACH JEWISH HOUSEHOLD AND EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF EACH JEWISH HOUSEHOLD PROUDLY AFFIRMED THEIR COMMITMENT TO JUDAISM ROOTED IN THEIR DAILY HOME LIFE, EVEN LIVING IN BABYLONIA THAT COULD NOT BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM.
AND INSTEAD OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE ENTERING THEIR HOME AND DROWNING OUT THEIR BELIEFS, THEY WERE SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS, BEARING WITNESS TO THEIR LOYALTY TO JEWISH TRADITIONS.
WHILE HANUKKAH AND ITS CUSTOM OF NIGHTLY CANDLE LIGHTING IS OBVIOUSLY A JEWISH PRACTICE.
I BELIEVE THE MESSAGE OF THE HOLIDAY AND ITS PRIMARY RITUAL CAN OFFER EVERY ONE OF US SOME INSPIRATION DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
WHATEVER OUR PARTICULAR FAITH IS, THREE UNIVERSAL THEMES COME TO MIND, PRIDE, HOPE, AND LIGHT.
EACH OF US SHOULD ALWAYS REMAIN PROUD OF OUR OWN FAITH AND HERITAGE OF CUSTOMS, PRACTICES AND RITUALS THAT ARE MEANINGFUL TO US, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER AND OUR RESPECTIVE FAITH COMMUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ABILITY TO PRACTICE OUR RELIGION FREELY IS NOT UNDERMINED OR ATTACKED BY OTHERS.
EVEN WHEN WE FIND OURSELVES EXPERIENCING DIFFICULT TIMES AS INDIVIDUALS, AS FAMILIES, AS A COMMUNITY, OR AS A SOCIETY, WE MUST ALWAYS REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME WHATEVER ADVERSITY WE ARE ENCOUNTERING AND THAT WITH EACH OTHER'S HELP, WE NEED NOT FEEL STUCK OR TRAPPED IN UNTENABLE SITUATIONS.
AND FINALLY, EVEN WHEN IT FEELS COLDEST AND THE MOST HOPELESS AND DARK, WHETHER DURING DECEMBER NIGHTS OR ANY TIME, WE ALWAYS HAVE THE POWER TO CREATE LIGHT, TO CHASE AWAY THE DARKNESS AND CREATE SOMETHING BETTER TOGETHER.
THIS SEASON, MAY EACH OF US BE BLESSED WITH OUR FILL OF LOVE, JOY, AND WARMTH.
AND MAY WE STRIVE TO BE PROUD, HOPEFUL, AND THOSE WHO BRING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ANY DARKNESS WE MAY ENCOUNTER HERE IN DALLAS OR WHEREVER LIFE TAKES US.
OKAY, WE HAVE GOT SOME REALLY COOL NAMES, ARI SUNSHINE.
AND NOW IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU PASTOR NUCLEUS JOHNSON OF ST.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY, THE FAMILIAR SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON ENVELOPE, US AND I MUST SAY IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS.
TWINKLING LIGHTS ADORN OUR STREETS, FESTIVE DECORATIONS BRING CHEER TO OUR HOMES, AND THE AIR IS FILLED WITH THE JOYFUL ANTICIPATION AND GATHERINGS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THERE IS MAGIC IN THE ATMOSPHERE, A WONDERFUL REMINDER OF WARMTH AND LOVE THAT THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN BRING.
YET AS WE BASK IN THE SEASON OF JOY, I CAN'T HELP BUT REFLECT ON SOMETHING DEEPER, SOMETHING THAT THAT TRANSCENDS THE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND GIFT EXCHANGES.
I AM HOPEFUL FOR THE DAY WHEN OUR COMMUNITY WILL BEGIN TO LOOK LIKE UNITY, EVEN AMID THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
WE FACE CHALLENGES, CHALLENGES THAT CAN LEAVE US FEELING DIVIDED, DIFFERENCES IN OPINIONS, BACKGROUNDS, AND EXPERIENCES THAT SOMETIMES HINDER OUR ABILITY TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE THIS CHRISTMAS.
AS WE DECORATE OUR TREES AND PREPARE OUR FEASTS, LET US ALSO STRIVE TO DECORATE OUR HEARTS WITH KINDNESS AND UNDERSTANDING.
LET US FIND WAYS TO BRIDGE THE GAPS THAT SEPARATE US TO LISTEN DEEPLY AND TO EMBRACE OUR DIVERSITY AS STRENGTH, RATHER THAN A DIVIDING LINE.
TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE A TAPESTRY OF UNITY THAT REFLECTS THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON AND BEYOND.
IMAGINE A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY INDIVIDUAL
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FEELS SEEN, HEARD, AND VALUED.A PLACE WHERE LOVE AND COMPASSION GUIDE OUR ACTIONS, WHERE WE REACH OUT TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND EXTEND A HAND TO THOSE IN NEED.
THIS IS THE VISION THAT I HOLD IN MY HEART, A VISION THAT ALIGNS BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTMAS.
DURING THIS SEASON, LET US MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO BUILD CONNECTIONS RATHER THAN TO ALLOW DIFFERENCES TO DRIVE US APART.
IF IT'S OFFERING A HELPING HAND TO OUR LOCAL FAMILY, IT MAY BE SHARING A MEAL WITH SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE SPENDING THE HOLIDAY ALONE OR SIMPLY TAKING THE TIME TO ENGAGE IN A HEARTFELT CONVERSATION WITH A NEIGHBOR.
WE HAVE THE POWER TO CULTIVATE UNITY EVERY SINGLE DAY AS WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS.
LET ALSO LET US ALSO CELEBRATE LOVE AND COMPASSION.
LET'S TAKE THIS JOYOUS OCCASION AND USE IT AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
LET'S CARRY THE SPIRIT OF UNITY BEYOND THE HOLIDAY SEASON, ENSURING THAT OUR EFFORTS TO COME TOGETHER DON'T FADE WITH THE TWINKLING LIGHTS.
IN THE END, AS WE SEEN CAROLS AND EXCHANGE GIFTS, I BELIEVE WE CAN ALSO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF UNITY THAT BECOMES A CHERISHED GIFT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
MAY THIS CHRISTMAS BE A REMINDER THAT WHILE IT MAY LOOK LIKE A SEASON OF CELEBRATION, OUR GREATEST GIFT CAN BE FOUND IN THE BONDS THAT WE FORM WITH ONE ANOTHER.
AND MAY THE SPIRIT OF UNITY TAKE ROOT IN OUR HEARTS NOW AND IN THE YEAR TO COME.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD KEEP YOU IS MY PRAYER.
NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU MUHAMMAD ABDUL JAMI OF MASJID AL ISLAM DALLAS.
MY NAME IS MUHAMMAD ABDUL JAMI.
I'M THE IMAM OF MA ISLAM, THE IMAM, MEANING THE PRAYER LEADER OR THE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY OF OF MUSLIMS THAT'S BEEN LIVING IN DALLAS SINCE THE 1950S, UH, THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE I GET INTO THAT, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE FOR INVITING US AND HAVING THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR.
UH, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT FOR US AS MUSLIMS. UH, THE HOLIDAY SEASON, PARTICULARLY THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SEASON, IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL HAPPY ABOUT.
I'M AN EDUCATOR 20 YEARS IN THE PUBLIC, UH, SCHOOL SYSTEM.
SO I I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE TWO WEEKS OF PAID VACATION EVERY YEAR.
BUT MORE THAN THAT, THIS IS A TIME OF YEAR WHICH I RECOGNIZE IS FILLED WITH LOVE, IS FILLED WITH COMPASSION, IS FILLED WITH A COMRADERY LIKE NO OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR.
AND THESE ARE UNIVERSAL VIRTUES THAT WE ALL BENEFIT FROM, WE ALL ENJOY AND IT'S A CONTAGIOUS SPIRIT.
AND SO WE WELCOME THIS TIME OF YEAR AT AL ISLAM.
UH, AND WE RECOGNIZE AND RESPECT, UH, THE RELIGIOUS TRADITION OF OUR CHRISTIAN, UH, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THIS CITY DALLAS, AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED, THIS IS A CITY OF MANY CULTURES, OF MANY RELIGIONS, MANY PEOPLE ON THEIR UNIQUE PATHS AND JOURNEY TOWARDS GOD.
AND WE DECLARE AND RECOGNIZE THE VALIDITY OF ALL PEOPLE TO SEEK OUT THEIR JOURNEY TO GOD AS THEY SEE FIT.
THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE FOR, AND THAT'S WHAT WE, UH, SEE THE CITY MOVING TOWARDS BETTER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR.
TONIGHT, THIS EVENING, THE LIKES, THEY REMIND US OF A UNIVERSAL TRUTH RECOGNIZED BY EVERY TRADITION REPRESENTED THAT SPOKE HERE TODAY, THAT EVEN THE SMALLEST BIT OF GOOD AND LIGHT CAN CHASE AWAY A GREAT DEAL OF EVIL AND DARKNESS.
SO WHEN WE BRING OUR LIGHTS TOGETHER, OUR COMPASSION, OUR GENEROSITY, OUR HOPES FOR OUR FAMILIES IN THIS CITY, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO BRIGHTEN THE PATH FORWARD FOR EVERYONE.
SO ON BEHALF OF ELLA SLIME, MY PRAYER IS THAT THIS SEASON BRINGS PEACE AND HEALING TO OUR HOMES, HEALING TO OUR HEARTS AND UNITY TO OUR CITY.
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UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER, LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND STAND TOGETHER AS ONE.AND MAY THE PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF GOD BE UPON US.
ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE CONTINUE WITH OUR PROGRAM, I WANNA JUST GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO RABBI ARI SUNSHINE, PASTOR NUCLEUS JOHNSON AND IMAM ABDUL FOR SHARING BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING MESSAGES FROM OUR INTERFAITH COMMUNITY.
LET'S HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR SPEAKERS.
YOU'LL NOTICE I HAD TO PUT GLOVES ON BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A HOT CHOCOLATE OR CIDER TO KEEP MY HANDS WARM.
SO IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, SOMEONE WANNA BRING ME A, A WARM DRINK PLEASE.
UH, JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE.
ALRIGHT, SO NOW DO WE HAVE COUNCILMAN MORENO ON HAND? OKAY.
PEAK SUBURBAN EDITION RIGHT HERE.
PLEASE, UH, PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR, UH, CITY OF DALLAS, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM JESSE MORENO FROM DISTRICT TWO.
GOOD AFTERNOON WHEN I STARTED THIS ADOS.
I'M THE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.
IT WAS SO INSPIRING TO HEAR THOSE WORDS FROM OUR FAITH LEADERS EARLIER TODAY.
MY FAMILY AND I ARE PLEASED TO BE TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN THIS YEAR AS WE WELCOME YOU TO DALLAS CITY HALL.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE, UH, MY COLLEAGUES ON THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, TIM GAY WILLIS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS DARREN GRACIE, COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM BAA, COUNCIL MEMBER LAURA CADE.
LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
TODAY IS A BIG DAY FOR DALLAS.
NOT ONLY ARE WE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS, BUT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT OUR DALLAS MAYOR ERIC JOHNSON AND CITY MANAGER KIM TOLBERT, ARE IN WASHINGTON DC REPRESENTING DALLAS FOR THE DRAFT FOR FIFA.
WE ARE EXCITED AND READY TO RECEIVE VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE FOR OUR NINE STALKER MATCHES FOR FIFA WORLD CUP 26 HERE IN DALLAS.
WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO CELEBRATE IN LIGHT UP THE NIGHT IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THAT POWERS OUR NIGHTTIME ECONOMY FROM CHAMPIONSHIP SPORTS TEAMS AT AMERICAN AIRLINES TO DINING AND SHOPPING IN DEEP EL TO CONCERTS IN THE CEDARS.
I WOULD ESPECIALLY LIKE TO THANK STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, ROSALINA LUNA FOR ORGANIZING THIS ANNUAL EVENT.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE CHANGES COMING TO DOWNTOWN DALLAS AND THE CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THE SIGNATURE PROGRAM AT THE NEW KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON'S CONVENTION CENTER.
OUR CITY, ONCE AGAIN IS A GENERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM THIS ENTIRE DISTRICT AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DOWNTOWN.
THANK YOU TO THE DEPARTMENT STAFF LED BY CONVENTION EVENT SERVICES DIRECTOR ROSA FLEMINGS.
IN 20 20 29, OUR NEW CONVENTION CENTER WILL BE OPENING UP TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES TO TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, MOBILITY AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES.
THE CONVENTION CENTER DISTRICT BRIDGING THE I 30 CANYON BETWEEN DOWNTOWN THE CEDARS, THE EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON UNION STATION OLD CITY PARK, WILL MAKE DOWNTOWN SAFER AND MORE VIBRANT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR WORKFORCE IN THE, WITH THE NEW WORKFORCE, HOUSING, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS.
WITH THAT GUYS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
I'M NOT GONNA LET JESSE GO WITHOUT ASKING A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION 'CAUSE YOU'RE MY COUNCILMAN.
WHAT DO GINGERBREAD MEN USE WHEN THEY BREAK THEIR LEGS? A UM, CANDY CANE.
UH, YOU KNOW, I MAY HAVE ANOTHER DAD JOKE FOR GAY WILLIS.
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TO INTRODUCE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM GAY WILLIS OF DISTRICT 13 FROM THE LAND WHERE PALM SWAG HERE WE KNOW THAT CHRISTMAS WILL BE GREEN AND BRIGHT.AND, UM, I WANNA START BY ACKNOWLEDGING OUR, UM, COLLEAGUE PAUL RIDLEY, COUNCIL MEMBER PAUL RIDLEY FROM DISTRICT 14 WHO HAS JOINED US.
AS WE BEGIN, ONE OF DALLAS'S MOST CHERISHED HOLIDAYS, TRADITIONS DECK.
THE PLAZA IS A MOMENT WHERE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS, CITY EMPLOYEES, AND PARTNERS, COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THIS SEASON.
THIS TIME OF YEAR REMINDS US WHAT MAKES DALLAS SO SPECIAL.
WE ARE A CITY OF VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS, DIVERSE CULTURES, AND WARM, WELCOMING PEOPLE.
AND WHEN WE GATHER LIKE THIS, WE'RE REMINDED THAT WE ARE ONE COMMUNITY CONNECTED BY OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER.
THE HOLIDAYS GIVE US A CHANCE TO PAUSE AND APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE AROUND US.
THEY ENCOURAGE US TO SHOW KINDNESS, GENEROSITY, AND GRATITUDE VALUES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR CITY EVERY DAY.
AND I WANNA PLEDGE TO YOU TO DO THIS, TO BE KINDER AND MORE GENEROUS AND GRATEFUL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
AND I ASK YOU TO COMMIT TO DOING THE SAME.
I WANNA EXTEND MY THANKS TO OUR CITY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, PERFORMERS, AND PARTNERS WHO ARE BRINGING THIS EVENT TO LIFE.
AND ALSO TO MY GOOD FRIEND STEVE CAMPBELL, WHO HELP, UM, STEVE CAMPBELL, WHO HELPED PLAN THIS AMERICA'S SASSIES LIFESTYLE GURU.
UM, YOUR HARD WORK ENSURES THAT DALLAS FAMILIES CAN EXPERIENCE THIS JOYFUL CELEBRATION.
SO AS WE ENJOY THE LIGHTS AND THE MUSIC AND THE FESTIVITIES AHEAD, I HOPE THIS EVENT BRINGS YOU A SENSE OF WARMTH, LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY HOPE AND CONNECTION FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS.
I WISH YOU A SAFE, JOYFUL, AND PEACEFUL HOLIDAY SEASON.
AND LET US ENJOY THE CELEBRATION.
DO YOU HAVE A NO, NOW I'M UNDER PRESSURE.
WHY SHOULDN'T YOU LEND MONEY TO ELVES? OH DEAR.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HELP ME ON THAT ONE.
WHAT ARE ELVES? MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY, MERRY AND SMALL LITTLE PEOPLE.
OKAY, NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO DISTRICT SIX
ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT SOME FANS FROM DISTRICT SIX HERE.
PLEASE WELCOME UP HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER LAURA NIA.
OKAY, I AM PREPARING FOR MY DAD JOKE.
DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE SEE THE WONDERFUL DIVERSITY OF WAYS THAT VARIOUS CULTURES CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS THROUGHOUT DECEMBER AND JANUARY.
FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S HANUKKAH, DALI, KWANZA, AND WINTER SOLSTICE, A TIME OFTEN CELEBRATED BY INDIGENOUS CULTURES.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE THE TIME THIS SEASON TO LEARN ABOUT THE VARIOUS WAYS THAT PEOPLE ACROSS OUR CITY, COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD HONOR THIS SEASON.
NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO READ A LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
THE CITY OF DALLAS ACKNOWLEDGES THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF NORTH TEXAS OCCUPIED BY MULTIPLE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN GROUPS ALONG THE TRINITY RIVER, WHICH PROVIDED SEASONAL HOMES AND TRADING EXCHANGES.
MOST NOTABLY, IT WAS INHABITED BY THE CATO, WICHITA AND NOMADIC TRIBES SUCH AS THE COMANCHE, KIOWA, AND ANCESTRAL TRIBES.
WE RECOGNIZE THE AMERICAN INDIAN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AS ORIGINAL STEWARDS OF THIS LAND AND ALL THE RELATIVES WITHIN IT.
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS A SMALL GESTURE TO A LARGER COMMITMENT TO SHOWING RESPECT THROUGH ONGOING AWARENESS AND ACTION.
LEARNING ABOUT PEOPLE'S CUSTOMS, HOLIDAYS, AND HISTORIES MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER AND STRONGER.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING OUT TODAY AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
OKAY, AND THE DAD JOKE FOR YOU, WHAT DO DONKEYS SEND OUT NEAR CHRISTMAS TIME? I DUNNO.
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SPEAKING OF REPRESENTING DISTRICT SEVEN RIGHT NOW, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM BUA.I WANNA SAY A, A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE CITY OF DALLAS STAFF WHO IS HERE, WHO HAS BROUGHT THEIR FAMILY AND WHO DAY IN AND DAY OUT GIVE THEIR, UH, PROFESSION THEIR LIVES, UH, AND, AND MANY A TIME, BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS, UH, TO SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
THIS IS A TRADITION THAT I AM ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC TO BE A PART OF.
AND I, THIS IS ALSO ONE I WASN'T GONNA MISS BECAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS ISN'T THE LAST TIME THAT WE GET TO DECK THE PLAZA HERE AT CITY HALL.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS CELEBRATION.
AND I WANTED HELP FROM MY DAUGHTER ON THESE DAD JOKES BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, UH, I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING SET UP HERE.
OKAY, WHAT DO YOU CALL, WHAT DO YOU CALL AN OLD SNOWMAN? HOSTING MARSHMALLOW? WHAT DO YOU CALL AN OLD SNOWMAN? SCARY GHOST STORIES.
SPEAKING OF SNOW, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SNOW RIGHT HERE.
YOU COULD PROBABLY BUILD A SNOWMAN RIGHT NOW.
AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GO TO WATER, BUT AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS YOU CAN STILL BUILD A SNOWMAN THERE AT THE SNOW PARK.
SO GO CHECK IT OUT RIGHT NOW THOUGH.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON TO DISTRICT EIGHT AND INTRODUCE COUNCIL MEMBER LAURIE BLAIR.
THERE'LL BE SCARY GHOST STORIES AND TALES OF THE GLORIES OF CHRISTMASES LONG AGO.
I HOPE EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO STAY WARM OUT THERE.
AS WE GATHER TOGETHER FOR DECK IN THE PLAZA, I WANT TO MAKE, TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON WHAT MAKES THE SEASON SPECIAL.
CHRISTMAS IS A TIME WHEN OUR COMMUNITY SHINES.
THE BRIGHTEST COMES TOGETHER IN THE SPIRIT OF LOVE AND UNITY.
AND, AND IS IS TIME FOR FULFILLMENT OF PROMISES.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE RICH HISTORY AND RESILIENT CULTURE AND TOGETHERNESS OF THE SOUTH OAK CLIFF COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY DEEPENS.
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS LIGHT UP, NOT JUST WITH TWINKLING OF DECORATIONS, BUT WITH ACTS OF KINDNESS.
NEIGHBORS LOOKING OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER.
CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS HOSTING FOOD DRIVES AND FAMILIES OPEN UP THEIR HOMES AND HEARTS TO FOR ONE ANOTHER.
TO THE CITIZENS OF DALLAS, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE.
WHETHER YOU LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OR OTHER PARTS OF THE GREAT CITY, YOUR GENEROSITY HAS MADE THE DIFFERENCE.
IT'S THROUGH YOUR CON YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS, AND YOUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO MAKING DALLAS A BETTER PLACE.
THAT WE SEE THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS THIS SEASON REMINDS US SUPPORT, UH, THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY.
WHETHER YOUR FAMILY IS LARGE OR SMALL, NEAR OR FAR, IT'S THE LOVE THAT CONNECTS THAT MAKES US SPECIAL.
CHRISTMAS TEACHES US THAT FAMILY ISN'T JUST ABOUT THOSE THAT ARE RELATED BY BLOOD, IT'S ABOUT THOSE WHO STAND BY US IN TIMES OF JOY AND NEED.
AND HERE IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, WE ARE ALL ARE PART OF A LARGER FAMILY, THE DALLAS FAMILY.
I WANT TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF GIVING WHEN WE GIVE, WHETHER IT'S A WARM MEAL, A THOUGHTFUL GIFT, OR SIMPLY OUR TIME.
WE'RE WALKING IN OUR PURPOSE AND REFLECTING THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL LOVE GIVING REMINDS US OF THE SHARED HUMANITY THAT AND STRENGTHENS THE BONDS THAT HOLD OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
AS WE CELEBRATE THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON, LET'S CARRY THOSE VALUES WITH US.
LET'S CON CONTINUE TO UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER TO SHARE WHAT WE HAVE AND TO NUR TO NURTURE THIS SENSE OF HOPE THAT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR BRINGS.
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TONIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO MAKE DALLAS A PLACE WE'RE PROUD TO CALL HOME.MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MAY THE LOVE, PEACE, AND POWER OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND ALWAYS.
WHY DID THE ELF GO TO SCHOOL TO BE ATED? OH, YOU'RE CLOSE.
DO WE HAVE DISTRICT THREE READY TO GO HERE? ALL RIGHT, PLEASE EVERYBODY.
COUNCILMAN ZAIN GRACIE FROM DISTRICT THREE.
HEY, LISTEN, FIRST I ALWAYS HAVE TO START OFF BY THANKING ALL OF THE WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES WHO'VE TAKEN TIME.
THIS IS THAT ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT YOU DO, THAT YOU OFTEN DON'T GET RECOGNIZED FOR.
SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT EXTRA TIME TO MAKE THIS A SPECIAL TIME.
NOT JUST FOR YOUR FAMILIES, BUT THE ENTIRE CITY OF DALLAS.
THANK YOU TO THE TEAM WHO PUT THIS TOGETHER AND MADE THIS, UH, OCCASION SUCH A FESTIVE EVENT.
NOW I GOTTA GIVE A, A SHOUT OUT TO THE DIFFERENT STATIONS I DID MAKE MY WAY AROUND.
AND, UH, THE, THE, THE COLD POLL OVER HERE IS THE ONE THAT I THINK IS MY FAVORITE OVER THERE.
SO SHOUT OUT TO THE CODE COMPLIANCE.
UH, BUT THAT WAS MY FAVORITE ONE OVER THERE.
NOW THAT WE HAVE FINISHED, SHOUT OUT
NOW THAT WE HAVE FINISHED THANKSGIVING AND WE'VE TAKEN THAT TIME TO BE THANKFUL WE'RE ENTERING THAT HOLIDAY TIME.
AND AS MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY SAID, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS THAT OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S BEEN A TUMULTUOUS YEAR REGARDLESS OF WHAT SIDE OF POLITICS YOU'RE ON.
WE'VE HAD FAMILY ISSUES, FINANCIAL ALL OF THESE TIME.
LET'S JUST TAKE A MOMENT NOW WHETHER YOU'RE A CITY EMPLOYEE, ELECTED OFFICIAL, OR RESIDENT TO JUST TAKE A BREATH, RECOGNIZE THIS TIME OF YEAR AND LOVE ON THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CLOSE TO US AND CELEBRATE THIS TIME WITH THEM.
THIS IS OUR TIME TO WOOSAH AND PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE LOVE THAT WE SO DESPERATELY LEAD IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
ZAIN, WHAT DID FROSTY'S GIRLFRIEND GIVE HIM WHEN SHE WAS MAD AT HIM? BLOW DRYER.
WE HAVE SOME LIVE MUSIC COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
WE HAVE SO MUCH ENTERTAINMENT COMING UP.
THE PARTY IS JUST BEGINNING RIGHT NOW THOUGH.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU A COUNCIL MEMBER PAUL RIDLEY OF DISTRICT 14.
YOU HAVE TERMITES IN YOUR SMILE, YOU HAVE ALL THE TENDER SWEETNESS OF A SEASICK CROCODILE.
IT'S MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO HELP KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON 2025 RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL PLAZA.
CITY HALL PLAZA IS PART OF THE HEART OF OUR CIVIC LIFE.
THIS IS WHERE ALL OF DALLAS CAN COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE AND SHARE THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT EVENTS LIKE TONIGHT.
SHOW WHAT THIS SPACE IS MEANT TO BE OPEN, WELCOMING AND ACTIVATED FOR THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS.
IT IS VERY MEANINGFUL TO SEE FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS, AND VISITORS ENJOYING THIS PUBLIC SPACE TOGETHER.
GATHERING HERE TODAY REAFFIRMS THAT CITY HALL BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO WORKED SO HARD TO BRING THIS EVENT TO LIFE EACH YEAR.
THANK YOU TO THE PERFORMERS, THE PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT A SUCCESS.
WE CELEBRATE YOU AS WE CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.
I WAS HOPING YOU'D RUN OUT OF THESE BY THE TIME I GOT UP HERE.
I'VE GOT THREE PAGES WORTH, BUT I ONLY SAVED THEM FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WHY ARE CHRISTMAS TREES BAD AT KNITTING? YOU ARE A THREE DECK SAUERKRAUT
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AND TOTO SANDWICH BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY NEEDLES BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS DROP THE NEEDLES.ALRIGHT, WELL I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE CITY OF DALLAS, MPT AND DPMT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SPECIAL FAITH LEADERS FOR COMING TO SHARE YOUR SPECIAL HOLIDAY MESSAGE.
UH, JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE OUR TREE LIGHTING GETTING UNDERWAY AT 6 45 THIS EVENING.
AND FIREWORKS RIGHT BEHIND ME AT 7 25.
SO GET COMFORTABLE, SETTLE IN, GET SOME HOT CHOCOLATE, SOME COOKIES.
WE'VE GOT FOOD TRUCKS WITH FOOD FOR PURCHASE.
GO SEE THE SITES AROUND HERE ON THE PLAZA.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN HERE WHO WAS A BAND KID? ANY BAND KIDS AROUND HERE? OR IF YOU'VE GOT BAND KIDS, HERE'S THE THING ABOUT BAND KIDS.
ONCE A BAND KID, ALWAYS A BAND KID.
AND YOU KNOW, BAND KIDS, THEY'VE GOT DEDICATION, THEY HAVE COMMITMENT.
THEY'RE AT SCHOOL BEFORE SCHOOL, THEY'RE AT SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL.
THEY'RE AT GAMES ON THE WEEKENDS, THEY'RE AT COMPETITIONS DURING THE YEAR.
THEY'RE AT BAND CAMP IN THE SUMMERTIME.
AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY BAND.
DALLAS'S OWN WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL.
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SIX.WEREN'T THEY AWESOME YOU GUYS.
LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN FOR THE WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL WILDCATS BAND.
ALRIGHT, JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE MUCH MORE TO GO.
SO MUCH MORE FUN COMING UP AT 6 45.
WE'RE GONNA LIGHT UP THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
SPEAKING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE, YOU CAN GET PHOTOS WITH SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS RIGHT OVER THERE.
AND WHILE YOU'RE TAKING PHOTOS, BE SURE AND USE THE HASHTAG IT'S, UH, DECK THE PLAZA AT DTP 2025.
LET ME MAKE SURE THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE'S SO MUCH OTHER GREAT THINGS HAPPENING HERE ON UH, CITY HALL PLAZA.
WE'VE GOT COOKIES, WE'VE GOT HOT COCOA, WE'VE GOT HOT CIDER.
TAKE YOUR FAMILY PHOTOS, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO GET PHOTOS FOR
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YOUR CHRISTMAS CARDS.ALL SORTS OF MULTICULTURAL HOLIDAY DECOR AS WELL.
THERE ARE MINIATURE TRAIN RIDES HERE ON THE PLAZA.
WE HAVE BOUNCE HOUSES, WE'VE GOT A CAROUSEL AND YEAH, TREE LIGHTING AT 6 45.
SO AT DO STAY TUNED AND STAY RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE BROADCASTING LIVE ON A CITY OF DALLAS TV CHANNELS, SPECTRUM CHANNEL 16 AND AT T CHANNEL 99.
WELCOME ALSO TO OUR VIEWERS AT YOUTUBE.COM/CITY OF DALLAS CITY HALL.
MAKE SURE AND SHARE IT SO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS CAN TUNE IN AS WELL.
AND OF COURSE, A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF MY FELLOW ELF VOLUNTEERS HERE, UH, CITY OF DALLAS STAFF THAT ARE HELPING MAKE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
AS ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S KIND OF A A THANKLESS JOB.
YOU KNOW, THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE HERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SENSE OF OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND SO WHEN YOU SEE A VOLUNTEER, JUST GRAB THEM AND TELL THEM THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUT.
ALRIGHT, WELL WE JUST HEARD FROM THE BAND NOW, DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL, SWEETHEARTS DANCE GROUP.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE MASTERMIND.
RANDOLPH AIN'T TOO FAR BEHIND.
RON RUDOLPH SANTA'S GOTTA MAKE IT TO TOWN SANTA.
TELL HIM HE CAN TAKE THE FREEWAY DOWN.
RUN, RUN RU BECAUSE I'M REELING LIKE A MERRY GO AROUND SANTA TO A BOY COW, WHAT HAVE YOU LONGING FOR.
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A ROCK AND ROLL ELECTRIC GUITAR AND THEN A WAY WIND TO RUDOLPH.
LET YOU MAKE IT IN TOWN SANTA.
TELL HIM HE COULD TAKE THE FREEWAY DOWN.
RUN, RUN RUDOLPH REALLY LIKE A MERRY GO.
WE GET SOME, WE WON'T GO UNTIL WE GET SOME.
WE WON'T GO UNTIL WE GET SOME.
WE WISH YOU MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
WE WISH YOU MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
WE WISH YOU MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN WAS A JOLLY HAPPY SOUL WITH A CORN CARB PIPE AND A BUTTON NOSE, EYES MADE OUT OF COAL.
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN IS A FAIRYTALE.
THEY SAY HE WAS MADE OF SNOW, BUT THE CHILDREN KNOW THAT HE CAME TO LIFE ONE DAY.
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME MAGIC IN THAT OLD SILK CAT THEY FOUND FOR WHEN THEY PLACED.
ALL RIGHT, ONCE AGAIN, LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS.
DAN SCREW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT.
OH LOOK, THEY ARE GETTING A PHOTO OP WITH THE, THE GRINCH AND WITH FROSTY.
IN FACT, I WAS GONNA ASK THE GRINCH AND FROSTY TO COME UP ON STAGE 'CAUSE I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS FOR THEM.
SO IF WE COULD GET THEM TO A MOSEY ON OVER WITH THE SWEETHEARTS, THAT'D BE GREAT.
JUST A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE OUR TREE LIGHTING STARTING AT 6 45.
WE HAVE SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS WHERE YOU CAN TAKE PHOTOS.
WE HAVE THE FIREWORKS STARTING AT 7 25 TODAY.
IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT BEHIND ME.
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WE ALSO HAVE A TREE DECORATING CONTEST.THIS IS A A, A DEPARTMENTAL CONTEST AMONG THE, UH, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY.
SO A LITTLE FRIENDLY COMPETITION GOING ON.
I'M LOOK REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHO OUR, OUR WINNERS ARE.
SO JUST GO AHEAD AND EXPERIENCE IT.
AND I THINK WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS GET, UH, THE GRINCH AND FROSTY TO COME UP ON STAGE.
WE'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS FOR THEM.
SOMEDAY I'LL BE BACK AGAIN SOMEDAY.
WE GOT SOME PEAK SUBURBAN EDITION NEIGHBORS OVER HERE.
OKAY GUYS, YOU GUYS KNOW THEM? I DON'T WANT, ALRIGHT, OLAF DON'T WANT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS? OLAF WANTS SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS.
OLAF, HAVE YOU MADE YOUR WAY OVER TO THE SNOW SLIDE YET? YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA HEAD OVER THERE.
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ASKED TO TAKE THEIR PHOTO WITH YOU SO FAR? HAVE YOU LOST COUNT? SO, WELL, WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR PHOTO WITH OLAF, MAKE SURE YOU USE DTP 2025.
ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE THE GRINCH NOW.
OKAY, MR. GRINCH, DO YOU STILL HATE CHRISTMAS? OH NO.
ALRIGHT MR. GRINCH, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR CHRISTMAS? MERRY MER.
OH, MR. GRINCH WANTS ALL THE PRESENTS.
OKAY, YOU KNOW, OLAF, I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD'VE LIKED THE QUESTION THAT I HAD EARLIER TODAY.
DID YOU HEAR IT? WHAT DO YOU CALL AN OLD SNOWMAN? WATER.
YOU GUYS WANNA HEAR ANOTHER DAD JOKE? MERRY.
WHAT DO YOU GIVE A SNOWMAN WITH A FEVER? MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WHAT DO YOU CALL SANTA WHEN HE TAKES A BREAK? SANTA PAUSE.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED DAD JOKES.
DAD'S, UH, THEY'RE KIND OF KNOWN FOR, FOR CHEESY JOKES.
ALRIGHT GUYS, WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING UP HERE.
THANKS FOR TELLING ME WHAT YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS SNOW AND ALL THE PRESENTS.
NOW DO WE HAVE OUR FABULOUS FLAMENCO DANCERS READY TO GO? ARE WE ALL SET FOR SOME DANCING? BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE AMAZING.
WE WANNA THANK OUR CITY OF DALLAS OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THEIR GREAT SUPPORT TO PROMOTE LOCAL ARTISTS WITH A CULTURE AND ARTS PROGRAM THAT'S CALLED CAP.
AND WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME CAP ARTISTS.
THE FLAME FOUNDATION DELIGHTING US WITH THEIR FLAMENCO DANCE PERFORMANCE.
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BOOM.[01:16:25]
I, ALRIGHT, THAT'S ONE WAY TO STAY WARM.THAT'S EL TRIGO BALLET FOLK GLORY CODE TO PUT SOME SPICE INTO THIS EVENING AND, UH, PUT SOME SPICE INTO THIS VERY COLD NIGHT HERE IN DALLAS.
Y'ALL MAKE SURE AND CHECK OUT THE SNOW SLIDE JUST ACROSS THE WAY.
CHECK OUT PICTURES WITH SANTA AT THE 50 FOOT CHRISTMAS TREE TO MY LEFT, WHICH WE ARE GOING TO LIGHT AT 6 45, THEN FIREWORKS AT 7 25.
AND THOSE ARE GONNA HAPPEN RIGHT BEHIND ME.
WE HAVE, UH, A SINGER BY THE NAME OF JOANNA WHO'S COMING UP LATER.
ALSO AFRICAN DANCE FROM FARMA.
AND WE'RE JUST A FEW MINUTES AWAY FROM BALLET FOLKLORICO.
SIT BACK AND WE'LL BE, WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A FEW MINUTES WITH BALLET FOLKLORICO.
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YOU JINGLE BELL JINGLE BELL JINGLE BELL ROCK JINGLE BELL SWING AND JINGLE BELLS RING SNOWING AND BLOWING UP OF FUN.JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL ROCK JINGLE BELLS TIME AND JINGLE BELL TIME DANCING AND PR AND JINGLE BELL SQUARE IN THE FROSTY AIR.
WHAT TIME IT THE RIGHT TIME TO ROCK THE NIGHT JINGLE? TIME IS A SWELL TIME TO GO GLIDING IN THE ONE HORSE.
GET A JINGLE HORSE PICK UP YOUR FEET.
JINGLE AROUND THE AND THE BE ROCK JINGLE BELL JINGLE BE JINGLE ROCK.
JINGLE BE AND JINGLE BE JINGLE JINGLE.
RIGHT TIME TO ROCK THE NIGHT JINGLE.
ALRIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I MISSPOKE EARLIER OUR WONDERFUL FLAMENCO DANCERS.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THEM ONCE AGAIN.
I WAS, I WAS LOOKING AT FLAME FOUNDATION AND LOOKING AT BALLET FOLKLORICO AND I, AND I GOT 'EM MIXED UP.
BUT YOU CANNOT MISTAKE THEM BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THESE WONDERFUL GIRLS REPRESENTING PLEASANT GROVE.
PLEASE WELCOME EL TRIGO BALLET FOLKLORICO.
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AH, ONE HORSE, GET UP, JANGLE HORSE, PICK UP YOUR FEET.JANGLE, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE DANCING YOUR HEART OUT WHEN YOU LOSE AN EARRING ON THE STAGE.
I WAS TALKING TO THEIR DANCE INSTRUCTOR BACKSTAGE, CINDY, AND SHE SAID THAT THE GROUP WAS FOUNDED IN 2018.
THEY'VE GOT ABOUT 40 MEMBERS TOTAL IN THE SCHOOL THAT RANGE IN AGES FROM FIVE TO 14 YEARS OLD.
AND LET'S HEAR IT ONE MORE TIME AGAIN FOR THOSE WONDERFUL GROUP OF, UH, THAT WONDERFUL GROUP OF DANCERS.
WELL, WE ARE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO THE TREE LIGHTING THAT IS COMING UP AT 6 45.
SO DON'T GO TOO FAR 'CAUSE IT'S RIGHT THERE.
IT'S 50 FEET SO YOU CAN SEE IT FROM ALL ACROSS THE PLAZA AND IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING TO WATCH.
AND THEN AT 7 25 IS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FIREWORKS RIGHT BACK THERE.
SO STAY CLOSED FOR THAT AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE HAD DANCING FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TONIGHT.
AND RIGHT NOW IT IS TIME TO WELCOME FEBA AFRICAN DANCE, WEST AFRICAN DANCE.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, SIT BACK AND ENJOY SOME HOLIDAY MUSIC.
GET COMFORTABLE, GET SOME CIDER AND SOME HOT CHOCOLATE, AND WE'LL GET OUR DANCING UNDERWAY VERY SHORTLY.
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JINGLE BELLS JING JINGLE BELLS JINGLE ALL THE WAY.OH, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN A ONE HORSE OPEN SLATE.
I LOVE THE J AND JEEP L BELLS BELTS, ALL THOSE HOLIDAY JI AND GLE BELTS.
ALL THOSE HAVE JI AND G-L-E-B-E-L-L-S.
I LOVE THOSE JINGLE BES ALL THE WAY.
THE LAST FULL MOON BEFORE THE YEARS END, A MOON OF STILLNESS, A MOON OF REFLECTION, A MOON THAT CAUSED US BACK TO THE FIRE IN THE VILLAGES OF GUINEA.
WHEN THE MOON ROSE HIGH AND ROUND, THE PEOPLE GATHERED YOUNG AND OLD.
THEIR FEET MET THE DUST, THEIR HEARTS MET THE RHYTHM.
AND THE NIGHT BECAME A CELEBRATION OF RELEASE UNDER THAT GLOWING CIRCLE.
LAUGHTER ECHOED THROUGH THE PALMS AND SPIRITS WHISPERED, LET GO BEACON AGAIN.
SO TONIGHT BEFORE WE DANCE, WE TOO WILL RELEASE.
WHEN I SAY UNDER THE COLD MOON, WE LET GO.
YOU CALL OUT WHAT YOU ARE READY TO RELEASE.
FEAR, DOUBT, HEAVINESS, HEARTBREAK, CONFUSION.
LET THE DRUMS CARRY IT AWAY UNDER THE COLD MOON, WE LET GO UNDER THE COLD MOON.
WE LET GO UNDER THE COLD MOON.
WE RELEASE WHAT NO LONGER SERVES US.
WE HONOR WHAT HAS STRENGTHENED US.
WE MAKE SPACE FOR WHAT IS BECOMING NOW.
LET OUR BODY SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF GRATITUDE AND FREEDOM.
BECAUSE EVEN IN THE COLD, OUR SPIRITS ARE WARM.
OUR HEARTS REMEMBER AND OUR DANCE IS ETERNAL.
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HOW'S EVERYBODY FEELING TONIGHT? I HEAR Y'ALL, BUT I DON'T HEAR Y'ALL.HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT? ALRIGHT, SO THAT LITTLE DANCE THAT WE JUST DID FOR YOU IS, CAN EVERYBODY SAY Y SO WE'RE DANCING UNDER THE MOON.
WHAT DID DO TODAY? ALRIGHT, CAN I ASK FOR A FEW PARTICIPANTS TO COME UP ON DANCE? ME COME BABY YOUR HANDS UP.
IF YOU WANT WE CAN DANCE, RIGHT? SO COME ON, YOU DON'T ON PLEASE.
SO IN WEST AFRICAN DANCE WE DRUM TO THE BREAK.
SO WE'RE GONNA GET A BREAK AND IT'S GONNA TELL US TO STOP.
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ALRIGHT, SO WE GONNA GIVE US ANOTHER BREAK BY THE CHRIS.OH, SO YOU GOTTA LISTEN FOR THE BREAK EVERY TIME.
ALRIGHT, OUR MOVE NUMBER TWO, IT'S GONNA BE A JUMPING JACK.
SO ON THE BREAK WE'RE GONNA DO A JUMPING JACK.
YOU READY? ALRIGHT, ONE MORE TIME.
NEXT TIME WE'RE GONNA START ON THE BREAK.
CAN WE DO MOVE NUMBER ONE AND MOVE NUMBER TWO? MOVE.
OKAY, SO THIS IS OUR LAST MOVE.
AS YOU DO THE LAST MOVE, YOU GOTTA END WITH A POSE.
NOW THIS SHIMMY, YOU CAN PERSONALIZE IT, RIGHT? SO WE CAN BE SHIMMING, RIGHT? YOU CAN TURN IT AROUND WHEN YOU GET THAT BRAVE.
Y'ALL READY? WE SHI TO A OKAY, LET'S GO.
OKAY, SO WE GOTTA START FROM THE TOP.
WE'RE DOING THE FIRST STEP FRY.
STEP NUMBER TWO, JACK, LISTEN Y'ALL READY? WE GONNA TRY EVERYBODY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF Y'ALL, EVERYBODY FROM DANCING WITH ME TONIGHT.
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EVERYBODY SAY THANK YOU TO THE LIVE MUSIC.WE GOT CHRIS ON THE, WE GOT NICK ON, WE GOT TIM ON WE GREAT JOB.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY RIDE TOGETHER WITH YOU.
THE SNOW AND FRIENDS ARE CALLING YOU RIDE YOU.
OURS ARE NICE AND ROY AND COMFY AND COZY ALL WEEK.
WE ALRIGHT, LET'S HEAR IT ONCE AGAIN FOR FEBA, WEST AFRICAN DANCE AND THE DANCERS BOTH ON STAGE AND OFF STAGE.
UH, WE HAVE HAD SUCH AMAZING TALENT HERE TONIGHT AND THIS CROWD IS AMAZING.
LOOK HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE HAVING SO MUCH FUN, GETTING HOT CHOCOLATE AND CIDER AND ALL SORTS OF GOOD SNACKS.
MAKE SURE AND CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE WONDERFUL BOOTS AS WELL.
AND RIGHT NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO THE STAGE JOANNA, WHO IS GOING TO SING SOME HOLIDAY SONGS IN SPANISH FOR ALL OF US TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
SO PLEASE WELCOME JOANNA TO THE STAGE.
I WILL BE SINGING SOME SPANISH HOLIDAY SONGS.
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FOR THIS NEXT SONG, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CHILDREN TO DANCE WITH ME ON STAGE.
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SEA, SEA BOY, LOVE COUNTY, SEA, SEA.LET'S HEAR IT ONE MORE TIME FOR JOANNA.
OKAY, SO WE ARE ABOUT TO COUNT DOWN TO THE TREE LIGHTING RIGHT NOW.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS LAURA CADENA, ALSO, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM JESSE MORENO AND HIS DAUGHTER AVA, AS WELL AS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, LIZ SADIA PEREIRA.
THEY'RE GONNA HELP US FLIP THAT SWITCH AND GET THAT TREE LIGHTED.
I'M GONNA NEED SOME OF YOUR HELP AS WE, UH, COUNT THAT DOWN.
AND, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FUN DOING THIS.
CAN WE HEAR IT FOR AMY BISHOP? WHAT A WONDERFUL MC WE HAVE TONIGHT.
EVERYBODY GATHER, GATHER ROUND.
IT'S THE MOMENT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
ARE WE READY? OH MY GOSH, WE GOT SOME SANTA'S HELPERS HERE.
WE GOT SOME SANTA'S HELPERS, AVA AND CREW.
WHO ARE THE OTHER ONES? SAVANNAH.
CAN WE HEAR IT? FOR SANTA'S HELPERS.
AND WE WANNA THANK OUR MAYOR PRO TEM JESSE MORENO FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
AND WE WANNA THANK OUR COUNCIL MEMBER LAURA CABENO FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
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MY NAME ISI HAVE THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF BEING HERE TO REPRESENT OUR CITY MANAGER, KIMBERLY BEISER TALBERT THIS EVENING.
YOU KNOW WHY? 'CAUSE TODAY SHE'S IN WASHINGTON D DC WITH MAYOR JOHNSON.
WE'RE THEY'RE EXCITED TO RECEIVE THE NEWS ABOUT THE FINAL DRAW FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2026.
DID YOU SEE OUR BOOTH? DID YOU SEE OUR BOOTH OVER THERE WITH CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES DEDICATED TO FIFA WORLD CUP? LET'S HEAR IT FOR OUR CES.
WE SEE YOU GO TAKE A SHOT AFTERWARD.
I WANNA THANK ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS FOR BEING HERE AND GIVING IT YOUR BEST SHOT, ESPECIALLY OUR OFFICE OF ARS AND CULTURE WHO LED THE ORGANIZATION OF TONIGHT'S FESTIVITIES.
CAN WE HEAR IT FOR THEM? DID YOU KNOW WE'RE 188 DAYS AWAY FROM FIFA WORLD CUP 2026.
DALLAS IS HOSTING NINE GAMES, SOCCER, OR FOOTBALL.
HAS A UNIQUE POWER TO UNITE ALL OF OUR PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO CREATE A POSITIVE IMPACT.
AND WE SEE THAT HERE WITH YOU ALL PRESENT.
LET'S GIVE OURSELVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
SO AS WE GET READY TO LIGHT UP THE PLAZA, LET'S CARRY THE SPIRIT OF THESE HOLIDAYS IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD, LET'S CONTINUE TO UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER TO CELEBRATE OUR SHARED VALUES AND BUILD A FUTURE IN DALLAS WHERE EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, EVERY FAMILY, EVERY FAMILIA, AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL FILLS THE WARMTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND BELONGING.
AND WITH THAT, LET'S DO THE COUNTDOWN.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT FROM 10 ALL THE WAY TO ONE.
Y'ALL READY? 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
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OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, STAY HERE.WE HAVE SOME GREAT, UH, ENTERTAINMENT COMING UP SHORTLY.
AND WE HAVE FIREWORKS AT 7 25.
THAT'S COMING UP VERY SHORTLY AND WE'RE STILL GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
THERE'S A LOT OF FUN LEFT IN THIS EVENING.
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1, 1, 1, 1.WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF OUR FESTIVITIES TONIGHT.
WE HAVE FIREWORKS COMING UP AT 7 25.
WE ALSO HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF OUR TREE DECORATING CONTEST.
THAT'S COMING UP SOON, PLUS SOME MORE DANCING.
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THE IN JUST SWEET OF FRONT BOY.WHY JOY HAS MADE SAY WHAT'S MADE ON A TINY GL COME TO COME ON CHRIST.
LORD, LOVE YOU MANY LONG THE WHOLE ACCORDING JESUS, THE SEASON TO BE JOINING.
YOU SEE THE BLAZING YOU BE FORCED FROM THE LA STRIKE THE HOP AND JOIN THE QUARTER TREASURE FOR THE LA LORD AWAY.
DEAR PASSES, HEAR THE NEW ING.
JOIN US FOR TOGETHER FOR THE LORD.
LORD, WHY AM I BY SHEEP? MY WATCH STARTS NOISE AND RIGHT.
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MY TO THREE.MY JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY, WITH HAVE GONE WITH, HAVE GONE.
THERE SHALL BE HE MY JOY, JOY, JOY.
TO LORD WITH LORD SHALL FROM SIN.
HOW GREAT MY JOY CREATES MY JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY.
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OKAY, I KNOW YOU'RE ALL WONDERING.FIREWORKS STILL TO COME THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE, UH, UH, ONE MORE PERFORMANCE BY AN AMAZING GROUP.
I'VE BEEN WATCHING THESE KIDS REHEARSE BACKSTAGE.
ALSO, I WANT TO INVITE ALL OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS
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WHO ARE IN THE TREE DECORATING CONTEST TO MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE STAGE NOW BECAUSE CHRISTOPHER FROM ARTS AND CULTURE IS GOING TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THESE TROPHIES FOR THE TREE DECORATING CONTEST.SO CHRISTOPHER, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
CITY DEPARTMENTS, LET'S HEAD TO THE STAGE.
ARE Y'ALL READY FOR THIS? WE ARE ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE THESE WINNERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
WE APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING THE DECK DE PLAZA EVENT THIS YEAR, 2025.
SO FIRST UP, FOR THE MOST HOLIDAY SPIRIT THAT GOES TO CCX.
CAN WE GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR C CX FOR THE MOST HOLIDAY SPIRIT? WOW.
OKAY, SO NEXT UP WE HAVE THE MOST TEAM PRIDE AND THAT GOES TO CODE COMPLIANCE.
AND THEN WE HAVE MOST CREATIVE THAT GOES TO HAS SIR.
AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? HEY, SIR.
SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS JUST LIKE WAIT TILL THE FIREWORKS AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GRAB PICTURES AND ALL THAT STUFF.
FIRST COMES A STOCKING A LITTLE NOW.
WELL GIVE HER A D THAT LAUGHS AND CRIES.
ONE LEG OPEN AND SHUT HIS EYES AND GO WIN AND GO FALL LAST TIME.
CLICK, CLICK, CLICK DOWN THROUGH THE CHIMNEY WITH GOOD SAVE.
CLICK LOOK IN THE STOCKING OF LITTLE BILL.
OH, JUST SEE WHAT A GLORIOUS FILL HERE IS.
A HAMMER IN LOTS OF TAX WHISTLE, LITTLE BALL AND OH THAT.
CLICK, CLICK, CLICK DOWN UNDER THE CHIMNEY WITH GOOD RU NOT FAR BEHIND.
RUDOLPH, WHAT HAVE YOU FOR OH CHRISTMAS ROCK ROLL ELECTRIC GUITAR.
YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS? OH YEAH.
N***A HATE HAVING THE PARTY ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
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LOT OF CHRISTMAS.WHOLE LOT OF GIFT LIKE TO RECEIVE, YOU KNOW.
THE MORE CDS ON YOUR FAVORITE SOUL FROM A TO CN.
I'LL LET BILLY WILL BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS.
I LET BILLY WILL BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS.
FOOD IS LIKE I TRYING TO LIKE IT WHEN NO BIG DOG KO.
WILL CHRISTMAS WILL EVERYTHING.
ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, LET'S HEAR IT FOR I DANCE.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FIREWORKS? YES.
SO ENJOY OUR GREAT FIREWORKS FINALE.
HE CAN TAKE THE SANTA A TO BOY, WHAT HAVE YOU FOR OH, I FOR CHRISTMAS.
[03:05:36]
OKAY EVERYBODY, WE NEED YOU FOR JUST A COUPLE MINUTES MORE BECAUSE IT IS TIME TO WELCOME UP THE WINNERS OF THE TREE DECORATING CONTEST.SO CHRISTOPHER, CAN YOU REMIND US AGAIN WHO RECEIVES WHICH TROPHY? SURE WILL.
OKAY, THIS TIME, I'M GONNA SAY IT AGAIN.
THE TEAM WITH, SHOULD I SAY THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE MOST HOLIDAY SPIRIT? THAT AWARD GOES TO C CX.
WE NEED YOU TO COME UP TO THE STAGE, CLAIM YOUR PRIZE, COME GET YOUR TROPHY.
AND THAT WAS FOR THE MOST HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, Y'ALL.
NEXT UP WE HAVE MOST CREATIVE AND THAT IT GOES TO, HEY SIR, COME ON UP.
EVERYONE THAT'S HAS, ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL READY FOR THIS? THE TEAM WITH THE MOST POINTS COMING IN WITH, I'M NOT GIVING YOU GUYS A TOTAL, BUT ANYWAY, THEY HAD THE MOST POINTS.
AND THAT GOES TO CODE COMPLIANCE WITH THE MOST TEAM PRIDE.
COME ON, COLE, COME YOUR TROPHY.
Y'ALL SEE WHY THEY WON? THEY HAVE SO MUCH PRIDE.
WHERE'S CODY? WHERE'S CODY? OKAY, Y'ALL, THIS IS A HUGE APARTMENT.
I THINK I NEED TO MOVE OUT THE WAY 'CAUSE THEY FINNA KNOCK ME OFF THE STAGE.
WHO? THEY STILL COMING? I'LL TAKE A PICTURE.
CODE COMPLIANCE FOR YOUR SERVICES.
I AM SO GLAD TO SEE PEOPLE TAKE TREE DECORATING.
SO SERIOUSLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS.
I HOPE YOU GUYS HAD AS MUCH FUN AS I DID TONIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT.
I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OFFICE OF OLD ARTS AND CULTURE WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS, ROSA, LINDA, AND CLAUDIA, YOU GUYS ARE OUR SUPERHEROES.
[03:10:01]
THANKS SO MUCH FOR PRODUCING AND COORDINATING THE STAGE PROGRAM.ALSO, THE CITY OF DALLAS OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE FOR SUPPORTING THIS EVENT WITH OUR CAP ARTISTS ON STAGE CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES FOR THEIR STRONG SUPPORT EVERY YEAR TO OUR CITY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FOR DECORATING THE FESTIVE TREES.
EVERYONE GET YOUR CELL PHONES AND CAMERAS READY FOR PHOTOS WITH HASHTAG DTP 2025.