8. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Christmas Eve - and the 1-year anniversary of Nate and Brenda's meeting and Nathaniel Fisher's death - is approaching, and this year, the Fishers are requested by the Hell's Angels motorcyclists to allow the funeral home to be open on Christmas Day so they can have a party/memorial service for Jesse Ray Johnson, who was involved in a motorcycle accident on his way to his part-time job as a mall Santa while greeting some kids.

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Jesse Johnson, 57, a seasonal Santa, is killed in a motorcycle crash. His family puts on a big flamboyant Christmas funeral. Christmas signals the one year anniversary of Nathaniel's death, causing everyone to reminisce. Brenda and Nate visit Margaret and are shocked to find that Billy is living with her. Nikolai is beaten and mugged on Christmas Eve. Brenda continues having brief sexual encounters with men and writing about them. Claire brings her new boyfriend Toby to dinner but an argument causes them to break up. Keith's sister Karla returns. Nate has a seizure while with Brenda.

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