Christmas Wish

Christmas Wish

Listen to Christmas Wishes we’ve granted

Christmas Wish 2025: Daycare Family

Alison wants to grant a previous daycare family of hers a Christmas Wish after a hard few years.

Thank you to Fareway and the District at Prairie Trail in Ankeny for the gift card donations.

Christmas Wish 2025: Multiple Sclerosis Journey

Jennifer wants to give her husband, Justin, a Christmas Wish for his Multiple Sclerosis journey.

Thank you to Weather Ready Roofing & Contracting for the money needed for a chair and Blank Park Zoo for  the membership to the Zoo.

Christmas Wish 2025: Brody Middle School

The Brody Middle School Principal wants help fulfilling the students’ giving tree.

Thank you to Amish Haus Furniture for the table and Fridley Theatres for a movie for the kids.

Christmas Wish 2025: Tires

After months of battling cancer, Susan’s husband Jack found out the cancer was gone. With the financial strain, she wants to give her husband a new tire so he no longer has to fill it up with air twice a day.

Special thanks to Merrill Axle and Wheel for the tires.

Christmas Wish 2025: Dash’s Heart Transplant

A follower of Dash’s heart transplant journey wants to give him and his family a weekend away this Christmas season.

Special thanks: Great Wolf Lodge Kansas City looks forward to seeing you at the indoor water park resort, perfect for your next family getaway! Great Wolf is where you come as a family, leave as a pack.

Christmas Wish 2025: Family Time

A daughter wishes for her mother to get a break after a stressful year.

A special thanks to the Des Moines Performing Arts for Jazzy Ash & The Leaping Lizards tickets, Hilton Des Moines Downtown for a hotel stay, Head and Body Masters for a pamper package.

Christmas Wish 2025: Son Who Lost His Father

Seven-year-old Brooks in Coon Rapids lost his father in a car crash; his aunt wants to bring him comfort and joy this holiday season.

Christmas Wish 2025: Gingerbread Lane

After her husband, Chuck, spent weeks battling cancer at the UnityPoint Hospice Taylor House, Jody wants to thank the staff for all they did for him. In addition, Jody is also granted a wish for her home on Gingerbread Lane.

This double wish has been granted with the help of  All Joyful Lights and Sunflower Chef Catering.

Christmas Wish 2024 | Wish 4

A Valley student who’s always helping others in the community and at her school gets ready for college with the help of Christmas Wish. A special thanks to The District at Prairie Trail.

Christmas Wish 2023 | Wish 2: A Mom’s Christmas Wish For Her Daughter

Her daughter has had to deal with far too many healthy problems for a child to endure, and now her mom wants to make sure she has something special that she can call her own.

Presented by NCMIC – We Take Care of Our Own.

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