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<\/p>\n HaSizzle rockin’ with Old Saint Nick<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n When he was growing up, Hasan Matthews\u2019 house was decorated for Christmas as soon as Nov. 1 rolled around. It didn\u2019t take long, says the New Orleans bounce artist better known as HaSizzle.<\/p>\n \u201cOur house was decorated from November to December \u2014 keep the tree up, and decorate it for Mardi Gras,\u201d HaSizzle<\/a> says. \u201cI was raised off that real New Orleans, Uptown love where Christmas is Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n On Christmas Eve, HaSizzle\u2019s family would usually have a little party with family and friends, and everyone could open one gift from under the tree at midnight. Later, when everyone was asleep, his grandfather would dress up as Santa and sneak the rest of the presents under the tree. And he\u2019s now building his own Christmas traditions with his wife and two kids.<\/p>\n HaSizzle says he loves the season and the way it brings people together, so he and Big Freedia are throwing a poppin\u2019 Christmas show<\/a> on Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Toulouse Theatre.<\/p>\n
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