And Also With You Merry Christmas 2025!
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Dec 25, 2025 Juniper Valenciaga, a campus minister who plays a playful St. Nicholas, shares reflections and personal Christmas traditions. They spark saint stories and legends, describe family rituals like palmanders and lox-and-bagels, and bring a minty, mischievous holiday spirit. Short, warm, and full of seasonal nostalgia and gentle theological reflection.
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A Potential Newborn Christmas
- Lizzie shares that she might give birth a few days after Christmas and jokes about 'birthing baby Jesus' if timing aligns.
- She anticipates a joyful but uncertain Christmas with a newborn's arrival.
Saints Connect Tradition To Faith
- Lizzie connects St. Nicholas Day traditions to church practice as a way to nod to Christian heritage rather than secular Santa.
- She frames saintly gift-giving as a richer, faith-rooted alternative to capitalist Santa culture.
Teaching Kids About St. Nicholas
- Lizzie describes using a curate dressed as St. Nicholas during children's chapel to teach kids about the 'real Santa.'
- She found the approach fun but notes the challenge of finding accurate children's books about St. Nicholas.
