Dawon Is Late For The Holidays, Love You Jesus But F Them, Holiday Song Bracket 2025
Release Date: 12/22/2025
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info_outlineHAPPY HOLIDAYS, COMMUNITEA! Auntea Kerel and Auntea Jerrell hold down the fort while Auntea Dawon battles the world’s worst Airbnb Wi-Fi.
We’re kicking things off with a therapy session on "Holiday Late-ness"—is the 5-minute grace period real, or was your dad a "if you aren't an hour early, you’re late" kind of man?
We also dive into the dark side of the season: Retail Trauma. We talk about why hearing All I Want For Christmas Is You for the 500th time in a shift is a trigger, and why we all owe Jesus a 20-year-overdue apology for the lies we told to skip Bible study.
Plus, the Aunteas go head-to-head in their Holiday Music Bracket 2025, debating which Christmas song truly deserves the crown.
Follow us on social media @MinoriteaReport and tell us who won YOUR bracket!
Grab your tea, hot cocoa, and egg nog and settle in ☕!
Tea Stamps:
00:00 Holiday Intro
01:23 3008, you so 2000 & Late
07:05 Holiday Music
09:14 Retail Experiences During the Holidays
13:02 Sorry Jesus!
15:16 Ordinary People
17:59 Holiday Traditions and Personal Touches
20:17 Navigating Gift-Giving Dynamics
29:26 New Internet for Christmas
30:05 Reflections on Parenting
35:42 More Reflections
37:50 Reunion Planning
40:48 Nostalgia and Community
43:10 MR Commercial
44:04 Dawon Ain't Got Internet
44:59 Dawon Late For the Holidays
48:55 Holiday Song Bracket 2025
01:20:54 Benediction
01:24:45 Extra Footage