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The Anna & Raven Show: Raven’s Report Card; Christmas Song Dissection; Is Anna Out Of Line?

Friday, Dec 18th, 2020

Self care is one thing, but if you spent all your money on YOURSELF instead of your kids this holiday season, that’s all I need to know about you! Full story in the podcast.

Have you ever wondered what all of your favorite holiday songs are REALLY about? Some of them are…a little questionable. Anna and Raven break down “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”, and it turns out to be a lot creepier than they remember! Find out why in the podcast. (3:25)

Every week, Raven’s wife Alicia calls in to give him a grade on how good a husband he was! This week Raven had to hang the lights. Did he do an A+ job? Or was it a complete fail? Find out in the podcast! (6:42)

What phrase from 2020 do you NEVER want to hear again? Social distancing? The “new normal”? Anna and Raven break down the most annoying phrases of 2020, and Raven reveals which one annoys him the most! Get the full story in the podcast! (10:47)

Was Anna out of line? Anna’s husband made them dinner reservations for a date night. Nice right? But instead of being grateful, Anna did THIS! Was she out of line? Hear her side of the story, and decide for yourself in the podcast! (22:00)

The Santa Tip Line is back! Leave Santa a voicemail and tell him who has been naughty or nice this year! Anna and Raven play some of the messages in the podcast. (29:42)

Gerald & Kayla had their four and six-year-old girls decorate the Christmas tree. It was a bit of a mess, stuffed animals in the tree, ornaments only on the bottom, tinsel everywhere. Kayla decided to redecorate and “fix” the tree while the kids were asleep because she can’t stand when things look so sloppy. When the kids saw the tree, they were really upset to see the tree had been redecorated. Gerald says she was wrong to redecorate, she should have left it. She said she couldn’t leave it like that! Whose side are you on? (32:29)

Trish is the last competitor of 2020! Can she defeat Raven in pop culture trivia and win the $1300. (39:22)

SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN: Thursday December 17th: Taylor’s Willow Makes It’s Debut, But Can It Get To Number 1?

Here are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week. Vote anytime by texting your song pick to 800-330-9999.

5 Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby – Levitating

4 Taylor Swift – willow

3 Harry Styles – Golden

2 Billie Eilish – Therefore I Am

1 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior – Mood

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Thursday December 17: In Our Christmas Jammies

Every afternoon at 4:30pm you’re playing to win a $50 gift card to another store at Stamford Town Center so you can get some holiday shopping done.

Here was today’s question if you missed it. Another chance tomorrow afternoon.

Q: 36% of people say they will do this all day on Christmas. What is it?

A: Stay in their pajamas

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Trumbull Teenager Spreading Holiday Cheer With Free Gift Wrapping

The holiday season is always stressful but this year more than ever people are either burned out or just don’t have the time for things like gift wrapping.

Enter Trumbull teenager Sarah Wojtaszec. Sarah loves Christmas so much that she decided she would help out Santa this year by offering free gift wrapping for anyone who needs it.

Sarah told News 12 Connecticut, “I really just wanted to help people out, I wanted to give back to the community. Wrapping is one of the really good things about Christmas, Just gives me a little extra joy in the holidays.

She has wrapped 32 presents so far and plans to do more if people need it. Some have even offered to pay her and she tells them to just donate the money instead. Saying, “It just makes me feel really good to see their smiling faces when they come to the door and pick their presents up.”

If you need some last minute gift wrapping you can reach out to Sarah Wojtasek at (203) 215-8167.

Thanks to News 12 for the fun story.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why are no two snowflakes exactly the same?

Trick question! This is actually a myth. Back in 1988, a scientist actually found two identical snow crystals. They came from a snow storm in Wisconsin. So next time someone says that you can hit them with this snow knowledge.

Good luck searching through all these flakes that fell last night here in Connecticut. There’s a whole lot of them.

One More Day…

Tomorrow is the last day for “Can’t Beat Raven” until January 4th. Will someone win the $1,300 or will the jackpot carry over into the new year?!

The Anna & Raven Show: 12 Days; Fear of Needles; Worst Xmas Songs

Thursday Dec 17th, 2020

What’s your LEAST favorite Christmas song? Anna and Raven go over a list of the worst Christmas songs of all time and Anna’s favorite song actually came in #1! Find out what it is in the podcast.

Quarantine has made it a lot harder to do a lot of our favorite things, but if you do THIS in your van to try to get around social distancing rules, that’s all I need to know about you! (4:00)

Do you have a fear of needles? With the vaccine coming out, a lot of people will probably be getting shots soon, but you won’t believe the reaction this GROWN MAN had to getting a shot! Listen to what happened in the podcast! (7:00)

The Santa Tip Line is back! Leave Santa a voicemail and let him know who’s been naughty and who’s been nice! Anna and Raven play some of the messages in the podcast! (10:52)

How much would it cost to actually do the 12 Days of Christmas? Like, where would you even get 10 lords-a-leaping? Anna and Raven found out! Find out in the podcast! (14:15)

Have you ever kept a big gift a secret from your partner? Anna thinks that’s exactly what her husband is doing! Or at least she hopes…. What do you think? Do the clues add up? Find out in the podcast! (18:37)

How much do you rely on your GPS? Raven uses his to get find out what the traffic is like, but when he used it to find a fast food spot recently, it took him someplace that DEFINITELY wasn’t a Mcdonalds! Get the full story in the podcast! (22:09)

The PS5 is the must have gift of this holiday season, but the second-most popular gift this year is something you wouldn’t expect! Here’s a hint, it’s pink, it flies, and it does something else that you wouldn’t expect a child’s toy to do! Find out in the podcast. (25:23)

Brett would like to invite his wife’s (Joann) ex-husband to spend Christmas with them. He hates splitting the holiday with his step-kids and thinks that this is the perfect way for all of them to be together all day long. Joann agrees that the kids would love that but thinks it’ll be awkward because her ex is dating a new woman that she barely knows. She thinks it’ll be an overall uncomfortable situation. Would you offer the invite and deal with it or keep the holiday separated and have the kids spend the morning with you and the afternoon with their father? (28:58)

Virginia takes her shot at winning the $1200 jackpot! Does she have what it takes to beat Raven? (35:20)

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Wednesday December 16: Merry Re-Giftmas

Every afternoon at 4:30pm you’re playing to win a $50 gift card to another store at Stamford Town Center so you can get some holiday shopping done.

Here was today’s question if you missed it. Another chance tomorrow afternoon.

Q: When it comes to re-gifting, most people said they would be most likely to re-gift to this person. Who?

A: a co-worker

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: One Local Industry That Is BOOMING During The Pandemic

A lot of businesses are struggling this year because of the pandemic. But there are also a few that are thriving more than ever.

One of those industries is Christmas Tree Farms. Sales of Christmas trees are WAY up this year. A lot of it is first time buyers too. People who always had fake trees in the past opting for a real one this year. Which totally makes sense when you think about. People are looking for something to do, you can be outside, socially distant, spend time with the family. It’s a perfect way to spend a weekend during this holiday season.

The National Christmas Tree Association estimates that 25-30 million “real” Christmas trees have been sold so far in the U.S. Locally here in Connecticut places like Maple Row Farm and Fairview Tree Farm have been busier than ever.

MUNDANE MYSTERY: Why does snow look white?

We about to get walloped with a huge snow storm so today’s mystery is why does snow look white? There’s actually a real scientific reason that snow is white. What happens is light scatters and bounces off the ice crystals in the snow. The reflected light has all the colors in it which when together looks white.

So when you’re sledding, shoveling, or playing in the snow this week you’ll know why it’s white.

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