Christmas in the South is just regular Christmas to me, but people who live further north may not be familiar with our customs. In some places, you can even go swimming on Christmas, but why would you when you could be eating tamales, shrimp and grits, and ambrosia? Honestly, I would rather go swimming in December than eat ambrosia, but since I live in Kentucky, my Southern cred is marginal. Matt Mitchell is glad to explain what a Southern Christmas is like.
I have to disagree with some of this video. In my town, the Christmas parade features Santa Claus on a flatbed 18-wheeler, surrounded by lit Christmas trees and all the City Council's grandchildren dressed as elves. Maybe that's because every firetruck in the county was already shown off at the beginning of the parade. Let's just hope that no fires break out during the parade.