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Mga Pinoy Christmas house, ating silipin! | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

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00:00 You don't need to fly to North Pole to see Santa Claus.

00:06 Welcome to Santa's.

00:08 Because Santa is only here in Antipolo City.

00:12 Welcome to Jardin de Miramar.

00:16 Where you can see the two-story houses that Santa displays.

00:22 This is Casa Santa Museum.

00:28 Ho ho ho!

00:29 [music]

00:32 Sometimes, it's only during the year of Christmas.

00:36 That's why some people decorate their houses

00:41 to make it look over the top.

00:44 In 1994, Edna started collecting

00:48 anything and everything about Santa

00:50 that she bought around the world.

00:53 It's always on her agenda to find and buy pieces

00:57 that she can add to her collection.

00:59 She has a very small Santa Claus figurine.

01:03 It's about 1.5 centimeters in size.

01:07 It's very small.

01:08 There's also a life-sized Santa.

01:11 And the most expensive piece in her collection

01:14 is a Santa Claus figurine made out of Swarovski crystals.

01:17 She bought it several years ago.

01:20 It's also small.

01:21 It costs P25,000.

01:23 To make Christmas feel like Christmas,

01:26 they also have nativity scenes.

01:28 [music]

01:30 Toy Factory Room.

01:32 Santa's elves prepare the gifts.

01:34 They make the toys for Santa to give away.

01:37 [music]

01:39 And the Grinch Room.

01:41 The collection wasn't really intentional.

01:44 It started with a gift from a friend.

01:46 A Christmas tree.

01:47 And from then on,

01:49 the collection grew bigger and bigger.

01:51 Last year, we were closed.

01:53 We couldn't accommodate the guests.

01:55 Especially the kids and families.

01:58 Because we also had to, of course,

01:59 protect the employees and potential visitors.

02:03 But this year,

02:04 it's like there's a Christmas miracle.

02:06 We're happy that now,

02:08 Casa Santa is open again to visitors,

02:10 and to families, to children

02:12 who want to experience the beauty of Casa Santa.

02:15 Now, we have to follow the safety protocols.

02:18 All visits are by appointment only.

02:20 Per tour, we limit the number of people to only 10 packs.

02:25 The advantage of that is

02:26 you can see the entire Casa Santa.

02:28 [music]

02:34 If you're betting that this Christmas,

02:36 there will be snow,

02:37 then go to the City of Pines.

02:40 Baguio City.

02:41 Baguio Christmas Village is open.

02:44 Good for the family, friends, or lovers.

02:47 Some of them are from Pabisaya or Mindanao.

02:50 Their theme this year is

02:52 "Colors of Christmas."

02:54 [music]

02:57 There are cottages that have Santa hats.

03:01 There are also Christmas decors here.

03:04 [music]

03:07 And in the middle of the village,

03:09 you'll see the giant fountain

03:11 that's almost as high as the house

03:13 that's colored by Christmas lights.

03:17 You can also take pictures here with Santa Claus.

03:20 Don't forget to go to the Wishing Wall.

03:23 [music]

03:26 And the Nativity Pageant.

03:28 The people who are celebrating are real people.

03:30 For our nativity characters,

03:32 we require them to wear masks.

03:34 The people who are celebrating are fresh graduates

03:38 who don't have a job yet.

03:40 So we can help them.

03:41 And of course,

03:42 the most anticipated by tourists,

03:45 the snow!

03:47 Every 15 minutes!

03:49 Feeling like you're in a Korean OK Drama.

03:52 [music]

03:55 It's a special mixture.

03:57 We've been using it for a long time.

03:59 So it's proven that

04:00 our artificial snow is safe.

04:03 [music]

04:05 We're still waking up.

04:06 Since we've already expanded our travel guidelines,

04:10 there are more tourists

04:12 who are climbing up the snow.

04:14 There are also more people

04:16 who are entering the Christmas Village.

04:18 [music]

04:23 At first glance,

04:24 you'd think it's just a simple Christmas tree.

04:27 But when you look closely,

04:30 [music]

04:37 the Christmas tree is decorated

04:39 with Janine's Christmas Village Collection.

04:42 There are kids who are buying ice cream,

04:45 tourists who are playing in the water,

04:47 and ice skating.

04:48 There's also a choir that's rolling

04:51 and people who are playing in the snow.

04:53 The theme this year is Janine's Christmas decor,

04:56 Carnival.

04:57 There are ferris wheels,

04:58 merry-go-rounds,

05:00 and people skating.

05:02 I just added more.

05:04 There are barns,

05:05 fishing villages,

05:07 food stalls,

05:07 and toy stores.

05:09 In the mini town,

05:10 I have restaurants,

05:12 hotels,

05:13 churches,

05:14 ferris wheels.

05:14 I bought it for around Php 9,000.

05:17 The displays in her Christmas Village

05:19 are in almost 200 pieces.

05:22 And the price of all of these

05:24 is Php 60,000.

05:27 For me, the collection is priceless.

05:28 But the other pieces in my collection

05:30 are already retired.

05:31 They won't be releasing

05:33 that kind of piece.

05:34 My family

05:35 is always happy to see them.

05:38 When I look at them,

05:39 I want to shrink

05:40 so I can enter the village.

05:43 Janine's Christmas wish?

05:44 I haven't been to the Christmas Village yet.

05:47 But I dream of going to a Christmas town

05:50 or Christmas Village

05:51 with a family and snow.

05:53 My tips to make a good Christmas decoration?

05:57 It doesn't have to be expensive.

05:59 You just have to show your artistic side

06:02 and innovate

06:03 so we can save more.

06:04 I asked the sellers

06:10 even though it's embarrassing,

06:12 "Do you have broken pieces?"

06:15 And then, they can fix it

06:17 so it can be used.

06:19 Even though the pandemic is still in the middle of the world,

06:25 no one can stop Christmas.

06:28 It's still going on.

06:31 Thank you so much, Kapuso!

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Mga Pinoy Christmas house, ating silipin! | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

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