
This week on The Nikki & Brie Show, the twins are toasting to the season with a Curious Convos: Holiday Edition—and they’ve got festive wine in hand and big questions on their minds. From ugly Christmas sweaters to emotional holiday songs, Nikki and Brie explore why this time of year hits so deep. Is it the music? The memories? Or maybe even a little bit of soul-level faith? They reflect on their childhood Christmases, wonder why the season always flies by, and debate whether December niceness is genuine or just peppermint-scented fakery. In classic Curious Convos fashion, it’s not all deep talk—there’s plenty of fun too. Nikki reads wild headlines about herself and Brie asks the hard-hitting questions like: “How dramatic was Nikki really last Christmas?” They also dig into the traditions they love, the chaos of holiday shopping, and the warm magic of shared meals. Oh—and don’t miss their hilarious Holiday Red Flag or Green Flag game, judging the new guy your cousin brings to dinn...
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Brie
Hey, everyone. Welcome back to the Nikki and Burrito. And that's right, we got a little vino. Oh, Cha Ching. Hopefully all around. Cha Chings. That smells good. Yeah, these are. This wine actually, is our friends. They make it out of Oakville Labrie Winery, and it's delicious. Yeah, Ed does an incredible job.
Nikki
Incredible job.
Brie
So cheers to Ed for making good wine.
Nikki
Good wine. Thank you.
Brie
But Nikki and I thought we needed a little bit of vino because we are gonna do what you guys all love us doing is our curious questions.
Nikki
Curious conversations.
Brie
Oh, there you go. I'm sorry, I said it wrong. Curious Combos.
Nikki
Combos. The holiday edition.
Brie
But my questions I got were not holiday inspired.
Nikki
Oh, so you didn't do the assignment correctly.
Brie
Shoot. But they're good.
Nikki
Well, I understood it. You obviously didn't.
Brie
Well, maybe what I'll do is I'll put, like.
Nikki
Put a holiday twist to it.
Brie
Well, you know, when you do those one questions and don't you add, what do you put at the end? Something. Sex.
Nikki
What's like. Yeah.
Brie
Or in the bed.
Nikki
Yeah, something like that.
Brie
So I can say with Santa.
Nikki
Wait, there you go.
Brie
To make it feel holiday.
Nikki
Yeah, there you go. I guess with Santa.
Brie
I don't know. Sounds weird, but let's figure it out. All right, so let's figure it out. So.
Nikki
So we are asking the questions people think about during the holidays but never actually say out loud and giving the answers we think we know. Of course, none of this is scientific, which I wish it was, but it'll be fun, festive, and probably a little wild. And you maybe might feel uneducated after this.
Brie
Or not.
Nikki
No, of course we're going to make them feel smart.
Brie
Okay, so you start.
Nikki
Okay. So, Bri, I'm curious. Why do Holiday songs feel more emotional than regular songs. Why? What is going on in the holiday brain?
Brie
I mean this is so one. It's just a season. So we get it only for this one month. Some people do it three months out. I mean people think Halloween at times is like Christmas, but I think we get it for the short period of time and we make such great memories during the holidays that these songs trigger memories, they trigger happy times. Cuz let's be honest, like no matter what, more than ever you see people's like spirits rise, you hear more laughter, the giving part and also brings out some drama. I'm not gonna lie, I've seen a lot of dramatic holiday tables. But overall, because I get a couple tears in my eyes, it reminds me of when I was a kid and Pop up would do certain like special things for us. It reminds me sitting at the table and laughing with Nana. Like I just, I think of some really special things when I hear Christmas songs. So it has to be that, right?
Nikki
Well, I actually think it could be even a little deeper. I think it's faith. And I think sometimes even people who don't have faith, but they get emotional in that kind of music don't realize, but it's like their soul reaching out to them of like belief and faith and God and. And I think that's why sometimes it hits different. I think everything you said is 100% right. Because Christmas music, more than regular music can take me back to memory of when we caroled in second grade and I could remember exactly where we were at this jingle bell. I can't do that with other stuff. No, but with Christmas music I can. But I do also think it's the faith that hits us like deep into our core. I think it's like hits us in our soul. And a lot of people, if they don't really have faith, don't even realize it. But it's like their soul. Like we're here.
Brie
Yeah. Believe the holiday spirit.
Nikki
Parumpa pum pum in my glass.
Brie
That's how we really remember, right?
Nikki
Hey, they had this. Then Jesus broke bread and he had. I don't know.
Brie
Anyways, okay, so I'm gonna make this the ones I wrote down. I can make holiday. So I'm seeing.
Nikki
You're so smart.
Brie
Yeah. So let's take it back to your 10 year old self at Christmas.
Nikki
Oh gosh.
Brie
Do you think your 10 year old self would be. Would be surprised how you celebrate Christmas?
Nikki
That's a really good question.
Brie
You might need a little sip for that.
Nikki
You know what? Yes. Because I didn't think I'd be doing it as a single mom.
Brie
There you go.
Nikki
Yeah. Like, it's.
Brie
How do you think? Maybe if you're 10, what did you think, like, Christmas would be like? Like, home Alone.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
Big family.
Nikki
Totally home alone. Like, yeah. Four kids running around. I mean, I always wanted three. Like, when you're young and I think it's always however many you have in your family, like, I want three. Yeah. And totally would have thought, like, no.
Brie
I didn't want three. I wanted either two or four.
Nikki
Okay. So I wanted three. And I totally thought because I loved Home Alone. Like, you nailed it. That's exactly what I thought my holidays growing up would be. I actually didn't think I'd be, like, this cute. Just kidding. But, like, well, no meaning. I think I just. You. I would be in full mom vibes, baking, doing all the things. I think you just nailed it. It would be home. It would be home alone. That's what it would be. And now, you know, can we just.
Brie
Shame the interior designers who effed up the Home Alone house?
Nikki
I know.
Brie
Shame, shame, shame. You took down the iconic wallpaper, the colors, the coziness, the hominess of that house.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
That to all of us 90 90s kids, is not okay.
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Brie
And you made it feel like a mental hospital.
Nikki
Yeah. Oh, gosh. Well, it doesn't look like.
Brie
No, it looks like a bad cell.
Nikki
Right. But, yeah, because I had one night. It was the other night, and I was sitting here. I was actually watching, like, the Puff Daddy documentary.
Brie
Should have been watching even a Christmas movie.
Nikki
I. Well, I watched one and then I was like, oh, that wasn't my fave. But it's the one I told you.
Brie
To watch, Secret Santa.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
Awful.
Nikki
I know.
Brie
And I love her.
Nikki
They should have gave her something better. We're all obsessed with her because.
Brie
Let AI write the script. I bet you.
Nikki
I. But did you watch the whole thing?
Brie
No, I couldn't.
Nikki
It has an incredible meaning.
Brie
No, the meaning.
Nikki
But it was a little.
Brie
Yeah, I couldn't even watch. I was like, dude, this is. I'm not wasting brain cells or any more time. I'm going to bed.
Nikki
So then I wanted. I watch. Was watching the documentary, but I had all my, like, everything lit in the house, and I was sitting on a glass of wine, and I was so emotional because I'm like, I would have never thought.
Brie
I know.
Nikki
It would be like this. But that's okay.
Brie
Yeah, that's okay.
Nikki
It is. And it's great.
Brie
Yeah. And you just come to my house. You'll feel home alone. You won't actually feel alone. You feel very homey. Quick.
Nikki
Yeah, so I had this other question, but I kind of feel like I hit it with.
Brie
Oh, you're gonna ask me?
Nikki
No, because it was like. I'm curious, why do we all become nostalgic during the holidays? Is it biology, psychology, or just good marketing? But that kind of went in with the.
Brie
Dude, that's not even a question you would ask me.
Nikki
Ew. Okay, I like this one. So I'm curious, Brie, why does time feel faster in December? Is it actually perception or is it just too many commitments?
Brie
No, it's like what we always say. Time goes fast when you're having fun. Boom. Everything you do.
Nikki
But this year's felt so fast.
Brie
Not really. I feel like it's. It's always. I mean, I even think when I'm at, like, things in the summertime, like, even when I'm with family or go on vacation, things feel like they go fast when you're having fun. That's just that, like, when we're working out and I look at the clock, I'm like, dang, only five minutes have gone by when we're, like, in it. But do you know what I mean? It's like, when you're having fun, time flies. And that's actually a great thing to start to recognize and notice, because that means, like, you're have. You're fully enjoying whatever you're doing, right? So when things feel fast, take a step back and be like, oh, I really. I love that.
Nikki
Yeah, I love that. That's why I feel like themes are so important in life. Like, even, like, okay, for our birthday, Disneyland. I loved how. I think it was Shauna, right? Not. I think it was Shauna who brought up, like, you guys, we should have a theme for the Club 33 dinner. And then I don't know who chimed in and said, let's do polka dots. Because, like, let's play off a mini, but let's do polka dots. And it just made it so much more fun of us getting ready. And we all looked at each other like, oh, my God, look at your polka dot off.
Brie
And look at your.
Nikki
Yeah, I've realized themes really bring a lot of joy to people. Like ugly sweaters, right? Which. That's going to be another curious conversation. Why do we call them ugly sweaters when we're trying to find the cutest ugly sweater?
Brie
Are you asking me, like, a double question right now? Well, you know, you Actually, what's crazy is you asked me a question and you answered it.
Nikki
Which one?
Brie
Oh, no, I guess I answered it too.
Nikki
Yeah, you already answered, and then I gave input.
Brie
I know. Isn't that crazy? Like, that's how much I forgot. But can I say your theme of 2020?
Nikki
I almost got weirdest thing, I was.
Brie
Like, but oh, my God, I'm laughing.
Nikki
Inside because you cut a promo on me without even realizing. Like, you gave this long old answer.
Brie
And then like, okay, theme of 2026 for you is going to be cougar. Right? No, get it, Nikki. Vibe can get really busy.
Nikki
Really busy. I mean, I would say it's been busy for all of us.
Brie
I know. And sometimes we just need to take a breather, sit down, and ask ourselves one very important question.
Nikki
What's that?
Brie
Brie. Have you had your Hershey's?
Nikki
I sure have had my Hershey's Brie.
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Nikki
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Brie
Always. I mean, we love making s' mores in my family. So every time I bust out a Hershey bar, my kids start screaming with excitement. They know it's about to be s' more time. So for all of you, shop for Hershey's milk chocolate now at a store.
Nikki
Near you found wherever candy is sold.
Brie
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Nikki
Can I tell you about the headlines your sister has made in the past week?
Brie
Oh, gosh. What?
Nikki
Okay, well, the first one is, nikki Bella says she doesn't bang her fans.
Brie
Well, you cleared that up on the podcast.
Nikki
Well, because of whatever I said. I didn't clear it up because of whatever comment I said. It made headlines. And the headline just said, Nick. No, it says, nikki Bella denies having sex with her fans. That was the headline that got brought up in the podcast I did yesterday. Well, you know, I am in a mainstream podcast and it gets brought up, that headline.
Brie
No.
Nikki
Yes, girl. It is everywhere about the fact that I deny having sex with my fans.
Brie
Can I just say something?
Nikki
And then I got to tell you, another headline.
Brie
Oh, gosh. What?
Nikki
Nikki Bellis says she will risk it all for Batman, even panty drop.
Brie
Is there not like, other, like, important going on?
Nikki
So everyone posting photos of them in Batman outfits. And then Shane Helms re reposted and writes, I will pop huge if people start showing up in Batman outfits to Monday Night Raw. And then other comments have been like, she wonders why people think she's a. I actually had to talk about this on the podcast yesterday. I go, it's so funny because I. I say things a majority of the time. It's just to shock my sister. It's to get reactions from her. But I guess I need to start to be aware that people will take a paragraph or two of what I say to my sister and they'll take two sentences from it. They make it a headline, and everyone.
Brie
Just don't ever be aware.
Nikki
Well, you're right.
Brie
I'M not gonna stop for you. Is a lot of things don't shock me, so you really gotta aim high.
Nikki
I have to aim high. Like panty dropping for Batman.
Brie
But also, we had a great reason because we were stuck with, like, a lot of ugly princess. So, like. Yeah.
Nikki
And they didn't even put that in there.
Brie
Yeah.
Nikki
No one talked about, like, no one.
Brie
No one talked about the ugly princes.
Nikki
Yeah. So my thing, though, is. And I told him, I go. It's funny because, like, you'll have this group people, and they're calling me a. And like, all these things. And if they even knew I have been like. And I go, because, like.
Brie
Because you're sleeping with Batman. Like, come on.
Nikki
Is like, I'd risk it all for Batman when they don't even realize the game is what cartoon character.
Brie
And those marks. If Batman knocked at their door, they'd risk it all, too. I know. I see him at the Cosby.
Nikki
Wait, let me finish things. So I was like. I had to say, like, I hear.
Brie
You'Re talking about Nikki. Is this true?
Nikki
I would love Batman to go to all their doors. That would be iconic.
Brie
I need.
Nikki
Look, I'm crying. I should make my own, like, I should make my own cartoon of that where he's, like, knocking on, like, Twitter trolls, like, doors.
Brie
You just need.
Nikki
Did you say this about Nikki? And then he just, like, throws his cape away.
Brie
Like, walking away goes like this. You. Yeah, actually, you just need to put up, like, a meme of Batman crying every once in a while.
Nikki
Well, I was about to, quote, treat it, quote, tweet it and write treating it. Yeah. But real quick, I told him. I go now. This is. I'm sorry if this is TMI on your show. This is why my sister will call me no filter Nikki. But, like, it's crazy because I actually haven't, like, been touched or have done anything in, like, so long. And he was like, oh. And I go, yeah. So it's funny when people call me a. When I actually, like, haven't had intimacy in a really long time, like, even think of kissing.
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Brie
And I go, I'm just kidding.
Nikki
I haven't even kissed someone in so long. It's, like, kind of crazy. I was thinking of this last night, like, do I still want to kiss, like, you know, when it's been so long?
Brie
Yeah, you do.
Nikki
Well, I mean, I hope I. I'm about to just make out with my pillow to make sure, like, I still got it.
Brie
E. That's so weird. We did that in middle school. Okay.
Nikki
Well, I'm back there.
Brie
You can kiss. It's natural. Your mouth and brain, it all remembers.
Nikki
Okay.
Brie
You know, it's like riding a bike.
Nikki
Okay, great.
Brie
Awesome. My question, which is number two. You think we'd be at three by now? On a scale from one to ten?
Nikki
This is a curious question. It's a personal question. It sounds personal, not curious.
Brie
On a scale of 1 to 10, how dramatic were you actually being last Christmas? You know? You know the one, you know, are you.
Nikki
Wait, I'm feel like I'm being pinpointed.
Brie
Honestly, how dramatic were you being one.
Nikki
Through ten last Christmas? Dude, I don't even know what I did last Christmas, mate. Open up gifts to a train. I played on a train. I don't even know if I saw you.
Brie
I'm just messing with you. But this leads me to my question. I wanted you to think is how dramatic people can actually get when they're around their family.
Nikki
It's like, geez, Louise.
Brie
It made you think though, that maybe.
Nikki
No, what made me think is like you were thinking of yourself and you were trying to pin something on me while I go, wait, what are you trying to pin on me?
Brie
Oh my God, your face.
Nikki
I was so not dramatic. Well, then I'm like, is she trying to bring up like my situation with Artem or something?
Brie
I'm like crying, but okay, so this is my question.
Nikki
I was thinking of mom and jj. I was like, wait, she's joking.
Brie
You got the wrong sibling. Yeah. So listen, my question, I just had to do that because I like, I love, like, it was funny. But my question is, why does family kind of can get a little cray cray at times when you're sitting down at a nice dinner, we're all supposed to be grateful and somebody gets in. Now, not every family, and some people go five years without something. Then there's another year.
Nikki
But there's a little bit of.
Brie
No, there's always drama during the holidays.
Nikki
So this is why what I think, yeah, majority of families, people are flying in, right? So people have barely seen each other through the year. There's a lot of pent up stuff.
Brie
Oh. They want to say to their face.
Nikki
So they either get a little buzzed or they finally find the right moment and they just let it go of the year. And then they get a. They go home and they go, you know, I'm going to start this new year off right. Oh, I just let it all go. Because usually everyone are there from Christmas to New Year's, they're taking their week of Like, I'm starting my 20, 26 off, right? So I'm going to tell everyone off of what, how they made me feel this year. Bye. And also, a lot of those people aren't around each other. So then you mix all those personalities and finally around each other, and they just hit a point. Because think of it, a lot of people, they bunk up in homes, they're all around each other too much. They're around each other five to six days, sometimes seven to eight, and then it's like, that's it. That's enough. That's what I.
Brie
No, I'm trying to think, like, there was maybe a couple Christmases when we were younger. There was drama. But in our adult years, I don't think we've had a dramatic Christmas, right? No, no. We all just tell each other off when we've had a dramatic.
Nikki
We've had a dramatic childhood. So we've been.
Brie
You know what it is with our family? We don't hold it in. I'll tell you right then and there. Especially now. Send you a text with ten emojis. Okay, Nikki, so the snow is here, the cold weather, and I think it's time that we start looking to go somewhere a little warm, maybe a little tropical white sand, beautiful beaches. What do you think?
Nikki
I agree. My body is not only craving a bikini, but desperately needs some vitamin D.
Brie
And maybe a Mai Tai on top of that. I say we go on Airbnb, start to put in all the things that we want out of a location, out of a house, and see where it ends us, where it puts us.
Nikki
And you know what, Bri? After all these months, we've all been spending a lot of money, whether it's on gifts, holidays, food, travels. So let's now make some money. It's time we earn that money back. So I don't know if you all know, but you can host your home on Airbnb, which obviously is the smartest way to make a little extra income, right?
Brie
Oh, yeah. Or a lot.
Nikki
It depends.
Brie
I mean, that's right, Nikki. You can put it towards future travel, home improvement, or that fun splurge item you've been eyeing.
Nikki
I love that. And, you know, finding a little piece of home while you travel always makes a trip special. Your home could be that for someone else.
Brie
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Brie
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Nikki
Know Bri, when it comes to the drummer boy dinner, sometimes we need, you know, our final touches and we need it fast. Right?
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Nikki
Wayfair. Every style, every home. Yeah.
Brie
Right. Okay, your turn.
Nikki
Goodness, I have so many good ones. Do you? Well, this kind of plays off though towards yours. So I don't know.
Brie
Yeah, we're not going to copy my questions.
Nikki
Okay. I'm curious, why do holiday meals taste better when they're shared? Is there science behind communal eating?
Brie
A lot of like science, you're asking me?
Nikki
Because it's called curious conversations.
Brie
Okay. Wow. Well, I mean this is what I've always felt and this is why I feel like when we have homemade meals and when I look at like in the past when, you know, you're not given a recipe, they're just our, we were used to our nanas, nonas, all of them making just by tasting. They didn't go follow instructions. It was. Everything was made with love. So like I feel like, you know, people when they're coming in, it's like a potluck style.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
And you're sharing. People are making like what they feel is their best recipe. But when they're making it, there's just type of love and excitement that goes into it because it's the holidays and how it is and there's this confidence. So it has to be that energy, the energy surrounding by that meal.
Nikki
So I might feel like I'm gonna get a little science here with. And I think for.
Brie
You're not a scientist no, but I'm.
Nikki
Gonna give probably a better answer.
Brie
Oh, okay.
Nikki
So forever since I would even maybe call it Adam and Eve days. But, like, our body is our temple. And I feel like for so long, the time of eating, like, it meant something when it was time to put something in your body. Yeah.
Brie
But definitely not nowadays.
Nikki
Let me get there.
Brie
Okay.
Nikki
So everyone would dress up for each other. They would ev. Whether you were rich or poor. That time to eat. Yeah. It always had meaning.
Brie
You.
Nikki
You sat down, you made time. It was usually made together. You sat and ate together. And I feel that nowadays, when we have the moments of why it feels so special we're eating together. Like, what is. You know, when I'm asking, like, is there science behind that? The communal eating is because it takes us back to, like, bodies or temple. It's very important of what we put in our body.
Brie
Yeah, but holidays is, like, all the worst.
Nikki
But it is with some. But then you think of the base of, like, we have turkey and yeah, there's mashed potatoes and sugar. But I guess we've. We've added that over time, which sucks. But I feel like. But when we cook together and sit together, it's because food is such an important part for us, obviously, that I think there's some, like, why does this feel so good? And if we were just to make it of what it was like back then, back then, it would be even more so. But we get these glimpses of how it feels because it's such an important part of life.
Brie
Yeah. How you thought that answered triumphed. Mine is crazy.
Nikki
Majorly.
Brie
She's like, back in the day, I'm like, thought we were talking modern day.
Nikki
Okay. But like.
Brie
And they actually both were kind of similar, except I didn't say body is.
Nikki
My temple, but body is your temple. Say it with me. Body is my toe.
Brie
Do you? No. But then you put healthy food in.
Nikki
I do that. How am I gonna forget his name? The meditator.
Brie
Oh, my love. Deepak. Yeah.
Nikki
The song. He has. Body is my temple. No, say it with me. Body is my temple. And you have to, like, keep going and going. All right.
Brie
If you could relive one Christmas from our childhood, which one would you choose and why?
Nikki
Oh, goodness.
Brie
Repeat. So if you could relive one of our Christmases from our child.
Nikki
Another personal question. Yeah.
Brie
Yeah. Because your science is off, so I'm not asking you anything with science. Which one would you choose and why?
Nikki
It would be a drummer boy with Pop up there in Brawley at their house. Probably one of the ones where then. I know we could go like toilet papering. Aftering, after. Yeah. With Nana, like, so it'd be that era, I would say of middle school or high school.
Brie
Okay.
Nikki
With Nana and Pop Up Brawley when we'd spend two weeks with them.
Brie
Yeah.
Nikki
It'd be. I'd go back to that in a heartbeat, for sure. So I'm curious. Not personal, just curious.
Brie
I'll ask the personal question.
Nikki
Yeah, we got science ones. Totally didn't get the assignment. Why do people act nicer during the holidays? Is it real or is it just a temporary social script?
Brie
I mean, that sounds like a question.
Nikki
Actually. No, I'm curious.
Brie
So I definitely think some of it's phony, some of it's real. I think. I think it's just the time of year where everyone softens up. And I think that deeper. They get deeper. And I think.
Nikki
No, I mean, like, you get deeper.
Brie
Well, this is what I'm saying. They do. I'm like, yes. No, but this is where, like, know when people are like, energy, energy, energy. This is where I believe, like, if you don't believe energy is real. Tis the season to believe it. Because you see, it's like acts of kindness start to happen, but it's contagious and people feel it because that's the energy going around, the giving, the, you know, bringing people in and all of that. So I just think that spreads a.
Nikki
Lot more empathy a lot more.
Brie
And I think too, like, like you said in the beginning, between the music and you see the decorations, there's a part of you that gets sentimental. And so that opens up a lot of things in you. And I think sometimes the floodgates come out of just the sensitivity in people.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
So I would say all that. Yeah.
Nikki
It's like what I feel is what the holidays bring is like if you're like a shitty person that's like, usually it's surfaced and the holidays like, force some deep down feeling of like, there's still like, whether this person's a Grinch. They're still like that magical person deep down. And I feel like it hits that part of you. And that's what makes people feel the need to be nicer and give well.
Brie
And look at the Grinch. Like when. So one of the greatest Christmas stories. Honest, the kids and I were obsessed with the movie. I watch it all the time. The cartoon, not the real life human one, but like.
Nikki
But Jim Carrey didn't make an incredible.
Brie
He did, but. A little creepy, but.
Nikki
But I liked it.
Brie
You Know, like, you think of his story and why he was the Grinch, and when it takes him back to that little boy he lived in the orphanage when he was going to be loved. That's it.
Nikki
That's it. People accepted to be loved. They want to be thought of. They want to be someone. Somebody. And so I feel like it goes back to that place where hope comes to play in and all those different kind of emotions that fit into that part and it makes them a better person. And I wish they would say that all year long.
Brie
Yeah.
Nikki
You know, to make other people feel better. But at the end of the day. Yeah. Majority of the time, the pieces of it's because they are just longing to be accepted and loved.
Brie
Yeah.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
Oh, yeah. Okay.
Nikki
Another personal question. Or is it. Yeah, for sure.
Brie
Personal. For sure. Personal. What's something that Santa believes about you that you're pretty sure no one else realizes?
Nikki
Santa knows I'm not a.
Brie
There you go. He does. That's why you're on the nice list.
Nikki
That's right.
Brie
You are not naughty this year.
Nikki
No. I'm getting those diamond rings. No.
Brie
Next year, 2026.
Nikki
Okay. No. Do not start. Another heaven might be on the naughty list. No. So Santa. Well, Santa knows that. And he knows I'm not an alcoholic. He knows I barely drink another one.
Brie
Nicole. He really does. I know when people say that stuff, I'm like, shut the. Oh, I know.
Nikki
It's like it's the only time I look cute. I don't actually want to post. Yeah. Because I'm not going to post me Netflixing and chilling.
Brie
I'm also a millennial, has a wine brand. So when I do take photos, it's for my wine brand. I'm going to repost it. Cuz I was wearing makeup actually that day.
Nikki
Exactly.
Brie
Not my hair. Like how you see it right now.
Nikki
Right. And I'm not going to like, just take all these photos of me with my son and like, post it.
Brie
I'm also not going to reply and write this all in a comment. Yeah. Because I'm millennial and like, I get distracted. Yeah. I forget that, like, I was looking at social media there for a second, but instead I'm going to hit you with 10 emojis right now.
Nikki
Yeah. And yeah. So I think, you know, Santa knows that. And Santa knows also what a hard worker I am.
Brie
Yeah, I agree.
Nikki
And how much I give that people don't see.
Brie
There you go.
Nikki
Right?
Brie
Yeah.
Nikki
Yeah. Jeez.
Brie
Send people to North Pole so they can be told by Santa.
Nikki
Honestly.
Brie
All right.
Nikki
Hit me up with some successful.
Brie
Yeah.
Nikki
Is this my last one, or do I have two more?
Brie
I don't even know. Okay, hit me with it.
Nikki
I'm curious. Why do we expect a perfect holiday even though it never exists?
Brie
Girl, you watch too much Hallmark. I don't expect that. Who expects that? It's like saying, like, you're gonna have a perfect wedding, but something always goes wrong. I don't. I mean, I'll say this, actually. You know the one Christmas movie I like that I've watched so far? Have you seen the Michelle Pfeiffer one? All about being a.
Nikki
No, I need to do that one.
Brie
I actually liked it.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
I'm sure dads were throwing up. Go ahead. Go throw up. Yeah, Grinch. But like, actually, Stu McStooge. Or what was his name? The duck?
Nikki
McScrooge.
Brie
Scrooge.
Nikki
But I loved the Donald Duck version. But ye. But it's.
Brie
Yes, Scrooge.
Nikki
Scrooge something, right?
Brie
Yeah.
Nikki
I can't remember, but his name was Scrooge.
Brie
Yeah. With little Timmy.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
Yeah. But.
Nikki
But I felt like he had, like, a last name or something. No.
Brie
Gosh, I need to have the kids watch that. What's the Christmas. Whatever. But anyways, that one, so.
Nikki
And White.
Brie
That's a really good movie. Just showing how much moms make the mat. Like they're behind the Christmas magic and how we do try to make these holidays so perfect for everyone. We want everyone to be having fun.
Nikki
And Ebenezer screws Ebenezer Scrooge from the A Christmas Carol.
Brie
Yeah. Sony, dad, who watches that movie?
Nikki
Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.
Brie
So, yeah, you need to watch that. It was good. But I think moms, we put our pressure of having a perfect Christmas because we want everyone to have the best memories, the best time. We want them to all walk away and be like, that was incredible. So, yeah, that's it.
Nikki
I like it.
Brie
Yep.
Nikki
Okay.
Brie
All right.
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Nikki
Hit me with one more.
Brie
Okay, so it's going to be personal. Oh, gosh. If we made a pact to try something new and together every holiday season, what should it be? Oh, wow.
Nikki
Something new holiday season. I think it would be like, you and I get super busy always.
Brie
Like, you remember how we used to.
Nikki
Say, like, Oh, I thought this was my question.
Brie
I know, but I'm gonna give an example.
Nikki
Okay.
Brie
You remember when you and I were like, okay, so every year, every holiday season, we're gonna go to New York. That's how we're gonna do our Christmas shopping. So we can, like, get the vibes in New York. But then, like, come on. Like, that went out the window. But so that's what. So help me out.
Nikki
Right? But I guess it would be fun. But I don't want to make it about travel. But I would like that.
Brie
But that's what I mean. We before, like, really, like, we became moms and stuff like that.
Nikki
Yeah. Which was cool to have that. You still got to do Paris for Christmas.
Brie
So is that, like, what we're gonna do next year?
Nikki
I mean, I'm down. I'm just kidding. I mean, we should. But when the kids graduate high school, that's what we'll get into that tradition. Do it beginning of December. I mean, we could.
Brie
No, but something else that it doesn't.
Nikki
Deal with travel that I feel like it would be fun that we have to pick a thing for us to do. So is it a holiday hike somewhere or like a festive yo. Not a yoga retreat, but like something that we can do. Health and wellness. That's holiday vibes. That's a drive and is like a day. It doesn't have to be a day. It could be a few hours.
Brie
I don't know. Sounds boring to me.
Nikki
Or this is easy for you and I because we've lost this. We have to do a holiday Sister Sunday.
Brie
There you go. See, now that is what I'm thinking of. Like, I do health and wellness all the time.
Nikki
Oh, my gosh.
Brie
Oh, gosh.
Nikki
All right, Brie. Well, before we hit that inspiration affirmation, do you want to play a quick game with me?
Brie
Yes.
Nikki
Okay, it's just gonna be five questions. Holiday. Red flag or green flag? So let's set the scene. We're hosting our annual drummer boy dinner, and one of our cousins brings her new boo to the event, which would probably be me. Just kidding.
Brie
I mean, it depends how long we have.
Nikki
We have Maddie, too.
Brie
I mean, I don't know. It depends how long you're with someone.
Nikki
If it's like, I'm not done.
Brie
Oh.
Nikki
So being the protective and great big cousins we are, of course, we are assessing our everything. We'll go through a few scenarios, and we will decide if this guy is a straight up red flag or a green flag and good enough to be a part of the family.
Brie
Oh, I get it. So this all are green.
Nikki
Say red or green.
Brie
Okay.
Nikki
He offers to help clean the kitchen and actually does it. Right.
Brie
Green flag.
Nikki
He doesn't know what drummer boy dinner is, but he tries his best to follow along.
Brie
Green flag.
Nikki
He calls Bree. Breezy within five minutes of meeting her.
Brie
Could be a red.
Nikki
Yeah, a little comfy. Too fast.
Brie
Well, not even that. But, like, if he. Who do you hear? Breezy from? Where did. Well, I mean, I don't know. That's a mixed one. It'd be how he delivers it. Okay.
Nikki
Yeah, I agree. Like, if it's trying too hard or something. He asked so which twin is which more than once.
Brie
Red flag.
Nikki
He tells the kids Santa isn't real.
Brie
Oh, big red flag.
Nikki
I mean, he'd be kicked out at that point. Yeah.
Brie
But get this. Yeah, he called me Breezy. Couldn't tell us apart. He's out. Yeah.
Nikki
He plays with the kids instead of being glued to his phone.
Brie
I mean, green. Green.
Nikki
He brings a store bought dish but swears he almost made it himself.
Brie
Red.
Nikki
Really? I'd let it slide.
Brie
Well, just be honest.
Nikki
Right? Actually, yeah. Well, he said almost made it himself. Maybe he was making a joke.
Brie
And maybe if he did a couple wings, like. And then we're like, okay, okay.
Nikki
Yeah. He brought one bottle of wine for himself, and it's not bonita. Bonita. He brought one bottle for himself.
Brie
What's a red flag?
Nikki
Oh, yeah, he asked, so when are you two wrestling again?
Brie
Red flag.
Nikki
No, it's an annoying flag, not a red flag. Just kidding.
Brie
What color is. Yeah.
Nikki
He offers to take the family holiday photo and somehow gets everyone looking good.
Brie
I mean, green. Green Green.
Nikki
So it seems like overall, he was a green flag.
Brie
Yeah. A couple annoying things.
Nikki
We'll just talk to him about it.
Brie
Won't hold it against him.
Nikki
We'll pull him aside.
Brie
But if it happens every holiday or.
Nikki
Every Christmas, if he does it again, then he's out.
Brie
There's an issue.
Nikki
Yeah. You will never be invited to watch Eagles game.
Brie
That's it.
Nikki
All right. She moves on to the next.
Brie
Yep.
Nikki
There you go. All right. I love it. We'll bring it. Take us out with some inspiration affirmation.
Brie
Who says I have some? I thought you did.
Nikki
Oh, well, I thought you had a very curious conversation combo.
Brie
Well, what I would do is right now, I'd try to look one up on science, because that seems like that's what you're feeling. Okay, you guys, we're gonna hit you with a little inspiration affirmation. Obviously, I. When I see things, I like to snapshot them. I saw this because I think it's important this holiday season to remember. I think sometimes we don't forget the memories we give people or the moments we give people. Right. So I saw this quote is from Word Porn.
Nikki
Man, if very festive, Bri.
Brie
Very. If you only knew how much those little moments with you mattered to me. And I think what we forget is that so many people, like you said we were talking earlier, are alone. They want to feel loved. They want to feel accepted. But this holiday season, the moments you have with people sitting and just asking them, how is it going? Just the little things. It goes so far, and I feel like that's one thing when we were kids that our aunts and uncles would always remind us is giving the just as much time or as little time as you have to the people who are alone this holiday season.
Nikki
I agree. And to, you know, and I know we always do reminders for this, and everyone does, but to truly reach out to the ones that you know are alone or suffering or maybe you think might be suffering, or older people who've.
Brie
Lost their loved ones and might be spending Christmas alone and they're, like, in their 90s.
Nikki
And open up your door to people. Open up to your neighbors, you know, and. And even if you can't put something on their doorstep, like, meaning, like, you don't want to go buy wine for everyone. Like, bake something, write a card. I'm gonna have Mateo write a card for our neighbors for few. And I'm having him do stuff for his teachers.
Brie
And I have the kids make cookies.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
And we put them in these tin boxes. They Write the cards.
Nikki
It's.
Brie
And our neighbors all love it. And so I just stand there and watch.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
And they go knock on the door and hand it.
Nikki
So good for them. And so.
Brie
Yes, I think it's actually the. My kids love to make cookies. Yeah, let's not, you know. Oh, yeah. But when they make them for the neighbors, they. It's even more.
Nikki
It's different.
Brie
Yeah. And they do the frosting.
Nikki
I'm gonna have.
Brie
Yeah.
Nikki
Mateo, do the cookies, too. That'll be cute.
Brie
Yeah, it's cute. They're messy and ugly, but they're so delicious because the kids made them.
Nikki
I love that. Oh, I love that so much.
Brie
So just remember, it's not always about your memories and your moments, but you're gonna leave them with other people, too. So think about that this holiday season. All right, everyone, we're going to finish our vino. You're going to go do whatever you got to go do, and we will see you all next week. Yeah. Ooh. Oh, and also, you can watch videos of today's episode on all of our social platforms. That's Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, you name it, we're on it. And YouTube.
Nikki
Yeah.
Brie
And we have a hotline that you guys can call. Yeah, you can McCroge us, you can Santa us, You can do whatever.
Nikki
The spirit of how we thought of the duck first before, like, Ebenezer Scrooge.
Brie
I know, but I will tell you, we loved that. We loved it. And, like, the. What were the ducks names?
Nikki
I can't remember, but it was his nephew.
Brie
Duck. Oh. Ducktail. We love ducktales. And if you don't know, that means you're really young. All right, everyone, have a great weekend. Bye.
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Date: December 18, 2025
Hosts: Nikki & Brie Garcia
Episode Theme: Holiday Curious Conversations
In this festive “Holiday Curious Convos” episode, Nikki and Brie Garcia (formerly Bella Twins) kick back with a glass of wine to dive into quirky, thoughtful, and sometimes hilarious questions about the holiday season. The sisters reflect on holiday nostalgia, messy family dynamics, why Christmas feels so special, viral headlines, and what really makes the season memorable. Sprinkled with heartfelt memories, lighthearted debates, and their signature banter, this episode captures the highs and lows of holiday life—from childhood expectations to mom pressures and the importance of small acts of kindness.
Playful, honest, sisterly, and peppered with both deep insights and playful jabs—Nikki and Brie move seamlessly between nostalgia, real-life struggles, tongue-in-cheek scandal, and heartfelt encouragement.
“Holiday Curious Convos” is a delightful, real-life peek into the Garcia twins’ holiday hearts and homes. Between laughs and longings, they explore why this time of year feels different, sharing both scientific guesses and soulful wisdom. Their message: cherish the small moments, embrace the messiness, and remember that a little kindness goes a long way—holiday season or not.