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Jan 04, 2024

Erin and Ben Napier Share Christmas Decorating Tips Ahead of Holiday Season

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Erin and Ben Napier Share Christmas Decorating Tips Ahead of Holiday Season

By Movieguide® Contributor

Erin and Ben Napier stopped by the TODAY SHOW to share their favorite holiday decorating tips, from sprucing things up with some dried bay leaves, to displaying your Christmas cards creatively.

When asked if they "decorate like crazy," both Napiers responded yes.

"Ben would go full Griswold," Erin joked, referring to NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION.

"I am the Christmas king," Ben added. "We go all out. We don't go as far as I would like to, but we go [all out.]"

Then, the couple jumped into their decoration tips.

"I just keep a garland of dried bay leaves on the mantle year round," Erin explained, adding that you can do this with other types of greenery as well. Ben added that his mother cuts greenery from her own garden for holiday decoration.

Ben then shared a creative way to display Christmas cards.

"You just get your twine," he demonstrated before Erin jumped in, saying, "And then you get little clothes pins and just tack your cards up."

By attaching the cards to the vertical length of twine, it's much easier to see all the cards you receive over the holiday season.

The couple moved on to showing a cute way to tag gifts: small wooden ornaments with personal photos attached.

The Napiers aren't the only ones getting ready for the Christmas season. Movieguide® previously reported on UPtv's holiday programming:

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for UPtv, which will offer more than 600 hours of holiday shows and movies beginning November 4.

There are 17 original movies set to premiere, including UNPERFECT CHRISTMAS WISH, CHRISTMAS IN THE PINES, CHRISTMAS LUCKY CHARM, and SANTA’S GOT STYLE. This is UPtv's biggest programming announcement to-date.

UPtv will also show Josh Turner's KING SIZE MANGER CHRISTMAS special, a new season SMALL TOWN CHRISTMAS, and the annual fan-favorite "GilMORE the Merrier" GILMORE GIRLS marathon.

"With so many people needing to scale back in different ways this holiday season, we wanted to deliver an abundance of Christmas programming so uplifting, holiday cheer was plentiful for our viewers," said Hector Campos, vice president of content strategy and acquisition at UPtv.

He continued, "We are thrilled to provide them with our largest offering of Christmas programming yet that continues to celebrate the true spirit of the season. We have 17 of the very best Christmas movie premieres, the second season of SMALL TOWN CHRISTMAS, and the premiere of multi-platinum country artist Josh Turner's KING SIZE MANGER CHRISTMAS special. Whether Christmas lovers are seeking a cozy romantic holiday escape, an uplifting story, or singing along with their favorite songs, we have a diverse slate with something for everyone this Christmas season."

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