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When I was little, somewhere around five or six, my mother started taping Christmas specials. We didn't have a lot of money, and my parents were masters at squeezing every drop of Christmas enjoyment out of the holiday with as little cash spent as possible, so Mama Jackson came prepared. She got out her TV Guide, found out when they were playing all the hits, and pressed record.