the red-nosed reindeer may be secular, but they unite usin u through common practices while pointing out that we come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate the holidays in unique ways.sp seanan: interracial marriages evolve into something beautiful. for us that meant irish, spanish, mexican, spanish and catholic traditions together.ca us in some cases mince meat pe is one of them. is one of them. sean: because you have cut it. our fox family members will be joining us to share their traditions as well as the role religion plays in their lives in celebration of the savior s birth. rachel: bert they were an only r child or from a large group like you were from, sean, the members of our extended fox family had a few things in common. christmas was time of year all of them associated with family, food, fun, and childhood their lives. battle hardened war on christmas veteran jesse waters learned a few things through holidays past. among them, stuff doesn t matter that
they unite us through common practices, while also pointing out that we come from different backgrounds and we celebrate the holidays in unique ways. marriage, especially interracial marriage, is another way. christmas traditions evolve and meld into something new and beautiful. for us, that meant bringing. irish and spanish, mexican christmas and catholic traditions. together. over the years, we learned to adapt and adopt our christmas traditions, and in some cases, mincemeat pie comes to mind on this one. yeah, because you cut it. i did not. part of the tradition. and it s not part of the tradition. it s too hard to make. so some things we kept and some things we just dropped altogether. our fox family members will. be joining us to share their holiday stories and their secular traditions, as well as the role that religion plays in their lives and celebrations of the savior s birth. no matter what part of the country our fox family friends were born in or now live, or fr
those fundamental beliefs in christianity do. they unite us through common practices, while also pointing out that we come from different backgrounds and we celebrate the holidays in unique ways. marriage, especially interracial marriage, is another way. christmas traditions evolve and meld into something new and beautiful. for us, that meant bringing. irish and spanish, mexican christmas and catholic traditions. together. over the years, we learned to adapt and adopt our christmas traditions, and in some cases, mincemeat pie comes to mind on this one. yeah, because you cut it. i did not. part of the tradition. and it s not part of the tradition. it s too hard to make. so some things we kept and some things we just dropped altogether. our fox family members will. be joining us to share their holiday stories and their secular traditions, as well as the role that religion plays in their lives and celebrations of the savior s birth. no matter what part of the country our fox fam
All by himself at home. and don t get me wrong, he was coping in the absolute best way. we were never without love and nurturing and care. but that first christmas, we weren t going to have a christmas tree. my dad did not have time for that. now our beloved neighbors named dilla and louis denardo, who to this day remain angels among us. and i ve always considered them surrogate grandparents. they caught wind that the girls were not going to have a christmas tree. and so one day we heard a knock on the door. we open up the door and della and louis are standing there with a huge box. and inside was an artificial christmas tree, complete with snow on it. believe me, this california girl was mesmerized. so we put it together and it had all of the magical lights and ornaments that had been passed down in our family. and it just represented this sparkly, beautiful symbol of the season of hope and prayer and blessings and the power of love.
All by himself at home. and don t get me wrong, he was coping in the absolute best way. we were never without love and nurturing and care. but that first christmas, we weren t going to have a christmas tree. my dad did not have time for that. now our beloved neighbors named dilla and louis denardo, who to this day remain angels among us. and i ve always considered them surrogate grandparents. they caught wind that the girls were not going to have a christmas tree. and so one day we heard a knock on the door. we open up the door and della and louis are standing there with a huge box. and inside was an artificial christmas tree, complete with snow on it. believe me, this california girl was mesmerized. so we put it together and it had all of the magical lights and ornaments that had been passed down in our family. and it just represented this sparkly, beautiful symbol of the season of hope and prayer and blessings and the power of love.