{"id":8660,"date":"2014-12-17T18:10:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T23:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=8660"},"modified":"2014-12-17T18:10:49","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T23:10:49","slug":"spreading-christmas-cheer-ohare-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2014\/12\/17\/spreading-christmas-cheer-ohare-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreading Some Christmas Cheer at O&#8217;Hare Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a time where it feels like we are perpetually surrounded by bad news (Ebola, Economy, Sydney Siege, ISIS, Congress), what a refreshing thing I experienced on Wednesday night, December 16. While waiting for a my Chicago to Phoenix flight to depart from Chicago O&#8217;Hare Airport, one of the employees who was working at the American Airlines counter came on the PA system and said that he&#8217;d leave us all with a Christmas Carol.<\/p>\n<p>He then began to sing a rousing rendition of It&#8217;s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!<\/p>\n<p>Captivated, a little baffled, but full of holiday joy, I (and the hundreds of other people in the gate lounge area) watched with delight and were left with some much needed smiles on our faces.<\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t able to start the video until he was well into the song, but you get the idea!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bpK1tfX2JXQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So, slow down, enjoy your travels, and most of all, Merry Christmas! Share this with your friends, and let&#8217;s try to get this expression of holiday joy to go viral!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a time where it feels like we are perpetually surrounded by bad news (Ebola, Economy, Sydney Siege, ISIS, Congress), what a refreshing thing I experienced on Wednesday night, December 16. 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