Local Gift Guide, Twin Cities Wrapped, and What’s Open on the 25th

If you're looking for something outside the box to do on December 25, Sean has spent 15 years curating a list of what’s open that day. Plus, James Norton of Heavy Table gives us the best present you could ask for: last-minute gift ideas. Yes, you can go out and buy them right now! And we close out 2025 with our Twin Cities Year in Review. Listeners told us where they ate the most and cast their vote for Twin Cities person of the year.

Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode:

• The 2025 Heavy Table Local Food Gift Guide (Heavy Table) 
• Top 5 Things To Do on Christmas Day (City Cast Twin Cities)

Learn more about the sponsors of this December 23rd episode:

• Xcel Energy

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