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The White Before Christmas

From: Queen Mother Imakhu MuNefert
Series: True Urban Legends
Length: 04:04

Spoof: The urban youth version of ,"The Night Before Christmas." Read the full description.

Imakhu_by_sammie_signature_clean_edit_small Imakhu wrote this piece back in 1994. It has been a popular part of her repertoire. It is an ironic, comical spoof on,"The Night Before Christmas" from an urban perspective.

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Imakhu wrote this piece back in 1994. It has been a popular part of her repertoire. It is an ironic, comical spoof on,"The Night Before Christmas" from an urban perspective.

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mmmm mmm

I love these stories of "getting one's due". Sistah sure can spin a yarn.

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Review of Water Woman

The White Before Christmas is a brilliant take-off on the the classic seasonal poem. Imakhu Mwt Shekemet's "urban legend" has a dreadlocked Santa meeting a true grinch and proving that Christmas magic works anywhere, no matter what color your holiday.

Great to air any day before the end of the year, Christmas, Kwanza, Channukah, Would make a great suprise insert into your news magazine as a seasonal treat, or into a segment of ATC for the drive home, or even in a newshole at the top of the hour. It come in at just over 4:00, but with a nimble engineer, it will fit.

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