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Kapamilya heartthrobs share their Santa stories, Christmas wishes and holiday comfort food

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Liezel dela Cruz

<p>How’s your Christmas Day, Kapamilya? As for these actors, it has been a meaningful time to reflect on their heart’s truest desires. Find out their Christmas wishes in the video below. In the succeeding clips, they also shared their favorite holiday dishes and whether or not they believe in Santa Claus. </p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="06b9cac5decc13edae3497a22831561a" data-ivs-spid="3001384" data-ivs-vid="2390732"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The year 2022 has been busy for Edward Barber, thus all he wants this Christmas is to catch up with friends, “Sana magkatugma lahat ng schedules ng mga friends ko and we can all be in one place at the same time.”</p><p>Quality time spent with his daughter Ellie would be the best gift for Jake Ejercito. He wishes they can travel abroad next year.</p><p>“To be around the people I love,” says Jameson Blake, who is extra happy his brother arrived home for Christmas. </p><p>Tony Labrusca wishes to migrate back to Los Angeles next year. JM de Guzman hopes to get more projects. </p><p>With how the world is going, JC Alcantara only wants peace of mind this Christmas, “Sa sobrang stressed natin sa trabaho, nakakalimutan na natin ‘yung sarili natin. Kailangan natin ng pahinga rin. Para pagbalik natin, okay na tayo.” </p><p>Benedix Ramos wants other people to be happy as well. </p><p>Aljon Mendoza keeps it real: “Pera! Maraming pera! Gusto kong makaipon, so sana may makita akong isang maleta na may pera, ‘di ba?”</p><p>On Jeremiah Lisbo’s wish list is good health for the whole family.</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="06b9cac5decc13edae3497a22831561a" data-ivs-spid="3001384" data-ivs-vid="2390735"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Last night’s Noche Buena was surely a festive and memorable one for these actors. Find out what they likely had on their spread as they reveal their most requested Christmas dishes in the second video. </p><p>We love food that not only tastes good but also brings back warm, comforting memories like his grandma’s pasta recipe for Jeremiah. </p><p>JC loves lechon not just for its irresistible taste, but more so for its intricate roasting process that doubles as his bonding activity with his cousin, “’Yung pinsan ko nagluluto siya, so tinutulungan namin mag-ikot.” </p><p>In Aljon’s family, it has been a tradition to include ube on their Christmas Eve dinner table. Meanwhile, at the Ejercito abode, chicken galantina is the holiday staple, said Jake. </p><p>Tony’s yuletide favorite is eggnog. It’s a type of drink made of egg, milk, and cream, and sometimes with rum for added booze.</p><p>Of course, Pinoy dishes bring joy to the tummy and warmth to the heart, like the classics like kare-kare and kaldereta for Benedix and JM, respectively. Edward picked fruit salad while Jameson went for macaroni salad as their favorite Christmas food.</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="06b9cac5decc13edae3497a22831561a" data-ivs-spid="3001384" data-ivs-vid="2390740"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The gentlemen turned cheesy when asked when they stopped believing in Santa Claus. Jake said he never did stop because he has a daughter. As a parent, he wants to fill his daughter’s heart with wonder this Christmas, as well as his little nephews and nieces. Basically, he is the Santa of these kids. </p><p>Benedix also doesn’t want children to stop believing in Santa Claus. He said that if believing in the jolly guy in red makes these kids’ Christmas magical, so let them. </p><p>Meanwhile, the other heartthrobs revealed how they discovered that it was just their mom or dad posing as Santa Claus. JM said he caught his aunts buying ‘Santa’ gifts for his nieces and nephews. </p><p>When he was a kid, Jameson’s parents would buy him gifts said to be given by Santa. But they stopped at some point and that’s when he let go of the spirit of Santa Claus as the magical bringer of gifts. </p><p>Edward shared an adorable anecdote about his father donning a Santa Claus costume to make their Christmas even happier. “So, bata pa lang ako sinasabi ko, ‘Uy, tatay ko si Santa Claus!’ I really didn’t believe in it but at the same time, dahil alam kong ‘yung Tatay ko si Santa, every time na may gift naa-appreciate ko rin ‘yun,” he reminisced. </p><p>What’s your fondest memory of Santa Claus, or your parents pretending to be Santa Claus? </p><p>These gentlemen together with Primetime King Coco Martin are sending love and warm season’s greetings to you, Kapamilya! </p>