Auckland has a beautiful big tree in their CBD, and thousands upon thousands lined the city's streets yesterday for their annual Santa parade. 

But here in Wellington, we have a few cheap lighting trusses as a tree and the days of the big city Christmas parade are long gone. 

It led Nick to ask - is the Christmas spirit in Wellington dying? 

For his thoughts, renowned Wellington Christmas entertainer and former broadcaster Nick Tansley joined the show to give his thoughts. 

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