his live location, which is over the state of arizona. he'll be over new mexico shortly. it has been a pleasure having you. thanks consecutive star studded games. players excited to be a part of the tradition. >> there's no better feeling than waking up on one of the best holidays ever to play a sport that you grew up loving. >> in the first game of the day, the new york knicks will host the san antonio spurs, led by second year superstar victor wembanyama, who grew up watching in france. >> the one that i remember the most was, of course, the cavs against the warriors. >> next up, the minnesota timberwolves get a rematch of last year's western conference finals, facing off against the dallas mavericks. then fans will

get to see the nba, reigning champions boston celtics hosting the philadelphia 76 ers. >> it's a big deal right. the best of the best. get to play on christmas day. >> another marquee matchup. the lakers and warriors. they meet in prime time with two of the league's biggest stars on the court lebron james and steph curry being able to celebrate the holiday but still go out and play basketball. >> it's definitely fun. >> then the nuggets and suns are the final teams to earn the christmas day nod. >> hopefully you know santa brings us ain and new this year. >> oh boy. in addition to the abc broadcast of spurs versus knicks, deck the halls becomes deck the halls as mickey gets his christmas wish granted in the first real time animated nba game showing on espn two, espn plus and disney plus. morgan norwood, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to morgan there on christmas. that to me is when the nba season really starts. oh yeah, it's their day and love

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where we have a new twist on a classic tale. >> abc news graphic designer bill westerfield teamed up with former abc news correspondent robert krulwich, who, to bring a classic story to life on screen. >> yes, together they created this stunning animation of the book saint nick and the space nick's. let's take a look. >> twas on earth before christmas. on a cold winter's night. when a bright, shimmering object popped into sight. eight tiny reindeer had landed in cork. and pranced before saint nick at the chimney of york. when suddenly in the heavens, as quick as a wink, a flying saucer shot by in a great burst of pink electrons and protons, measured the sky as the sound of sleigh bells followed it by. saint nick looked up in wonder and saw a pink pie. and when it crash landed, he heard a strange sigh. saint nicholas slid from the chimney to the rain spout below, and looked from the roof to the ground full of snow stuck to its waist with its feet in the air

was a strange purple creature with long purple hair. it rumbled and jumbled and spun from its lair. it picked up its hat and landed with care. the stranger wore a cap exactly as he and had a merry face full of laughter and glee. who are you? santa said to this stranger. so weird. but the creature said words that got stuck in its beard. saint nick wrinkled his brow and he shook his head. i can't understand a word that you said. the creature turned a knob that was next to his ear, and the words that came out were perfectly clear. i'm nick from venus, and i've lost my way. when my hat flew off towards the wide milky way, i jumped to retrieve it and tripped on a star, and looks like i've tumbled from near to afar. you're on earth, my good friend, said santa with a grin. i'm sorry you went into that spin. nick crossed his eyes and pulled on his ear and held in his hand a large purple tear. we are a planet of the same magnitude, but it takes 11 hours to cover my brood. i'm only half done and

i have much to do. how can i travel when i've lost my gazoo? gazoo said saint nick, much in surprise as laughter filled his merry old eyes. gazoo, said nick as he drew in the snow the picture of a walrus and eight tiny go goes and saint nick. what can that be? goes replied nick. are reindeer from space that go around and around at a very quick pace. they each have ten legs that tickle the air, and when you think they are here, they're already there. saint nicholas pulled on his beard and adjusted his sash, thought on the problem and said, in a flash, i'll fly you to venus by reindeer express, and will deliver your toys in much time. let's hop into my sleigh and hold on to your hat. okay, reindeer, onward and upward. how about that? so on that night, they started anew. saint nick, nick and an eight reindeer crew. santa told nick about his good girls and boys. as nick assembled all those wonderful toys, saint nick offered candy

that nick could chew and showed him the cities, the old and the new. and when they delivered the last christmas toy, saint nick pointed his sled towards the guiding star. joy. more rapid than light, they sped through the night and past sputnik and beatnik and the eagle in flight. saint nick and nick flew into star space and the whole universe smiled like a big happy face. christmas was everywhere that they could see. and when they reached venus, santa laughed. can this be the stars? they all glistened and sparkled so bright. and lit up the heaven with christmas tree light. then in the twinkle of a great northern star. all the space snakes came from near and far. there was unic and lunik and plotnik and my. there must have been thousands that popped from the sky. saint nicholas was amazed and astonished to see so many creatures dressed exactly as he. some were as plump as a hippo could be, and some were as thin as the twig of a tree. some

had two heads or three heads or more, and some had long beards that reached to the floor. lunik had a neck that stretched high in the sky, and in the middle of his forehead he had one yellow eye. nick from jupiter stood 20ft tall, and when he yawned he shrunk ten inches small. they had sacks of toys, all different and gay, and many kinds of games for the children to play. there were moon dolls and boone dolls and hobos from space, and a different kind of candy with an all around taste. the space snakes worked quickly in venus's short night, and christmas shined wondrously before mornings bright light. and when they departed and said their goodbyes, there were hugs of goodness and tears in their eyes. well, since that time, many christmases went by and santa claus saw no more pie in the sky. that is, until fourscore and three years hence, when a part of space fell through our ozone fence. the wind and the sea blew. all thata

terrible fright. the north pole blew over and the snow blew deep. all the candies and toys were thrown in a heap. everything was ruined or blown out of sight. nothing good happened and nothing was right when suddenly a good thought sat on his head that filled him with hope and nothing to dread. look to the sky, to the heavens above. there are billions of stars that sparkle with love. saint nick looked to the sky, to the bright milky way, and saw a rocket that looked like a sleigh. then from out of the heavens and into the night came thousands of space snakes via space flight. they brought all their toys and their candies delight and delivered the joys of christmas. that night, when they finished and they flew back into space, saint nick couldn't have had a happier face. he stood at the north pole that christmas night and looked to the sky that sparkled star bright. when out of the stellar pack, there suddenly flew a walrus dressed in tuxedo blue. it was nick from venus in a

whirl of go light and the space snakes together. who lit up the night. they sang in the heavens in voices of gold. as stardust settled in words to behold. merry christmas, good earth, have faith and good cheer. merry christmas, good earth and happy new year. >> our thanks to robert and bill for that. >> you can buy your own copy of the book. it's called saint nick and the space nick's. >> you can just head to space nick's dot com or search for it on etsy. >> day. sweep it up the easy way with the helios air broom, the lightweight, flexible broom that's sweeping the nation in one pass. it gets it all. watch ordinary brooms only get half the mess. but air brooms ultra flex blade is specially designed to lift and grip and leave

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sing it. no, i'm just kidding, danny, you will sing it. he's back here with a warm update on this story we brought you last holiday season. >> yes. and let this story be a testament that it is always a good time to send somebody a handwritten card. but if you need some help, that is where a group called project tom can come help. >> happy birthday to you. >> for the family of tom here, usually he was the one celebrating her special day. >> for as long as i can remember, he was sending us cards. >> we first introduced you to these three sisters last year who all called tom their papa. tom was a long time resident of hubbard, ohio, and an air force veteran who constantly sent his grandkids greeting cards, by the way, not just for birthdays, because we participate in the spelling bee, because we learned to ride our bikes. and after tom passed in 2019, kristen, courtney, and marcy here started a mission to honor their papa by creating project tom.org. essentially, they would take any requests from all over the world to send a handwritten card to anyone who needed one, or wanted to send one to someone else. those cards could also be for anything the amount of.

>> just because cards that we get is the highest amount that we get out of everything. >> well, a year later, project tom is still going strong and has expanded their projects. how are your hands? >> we plan ahead. >> they've especially upped their game during specific holidays. on valentine's day, they sent 1200 valentines day cards to nursing home residents, each attached with a candy that was one of their grandparents favorites. in september, they raised money to buy school supplies for a district in youngstown, ohio, where courtney used to teach and knows firsthand the financial struggles in that area. >> most of them weren't coming to school with anything anyways. but then, you know, the teachers don't have to worry about spending that money now. they can just do their job and teach. >> of course, they also went all out for the holidays, sending more than 1500 cards to residents of nursing homes. but this year also for people in rehabilitation centers as well. all in all, they estimate that together, these three sisters have sent more than 13,000 cards to over 50 states and around 35 countries. that sure sounds like a lot of hand cramps, but i think it helps us remember him and keep his memory alive. >> but, you know, if we're if

we're making a difference for one person, i think that we've fulfilled our mission. >> so their website is project tom.org. and they said when our story aired last year, they saw one of their biggest days ever. so if you head to the website you can request a letter or you can donate. since this is mostly self-funded by the three of them. >> and it's a kind of a dying art writing. yes, just in general that not only handwritten letters. yeah, it's better than a text message, i love this. >> who said who knew that handwritten cards are better than emails, right? >> well, when you go in, you're like, oh, they like they

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