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Sam’s party of 5 IT’S GOING TO BE A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS

Ask Sam Wallace what he wants for Christmas and for once, the talkative radio DJ is at a loss for words.

“No idea,” he says after a moment of contemplation. “I haven’t even thought about it – Christmas is not about us any more now that we’ve got three kids under three. It’s all about them.”

His fiancée Sarah Bowman, however, has no hesitation in mentioning what she’d ask for if Santa was able to grant her a wish. “Sleep,” says the mum of Brando, two, and 10-month-old twins Sienna and Cosette.

“Oh, yeah, sleep,” agrees Sam. “Eight hours. Unbroken. Oh, yeah.”

The Coast FM presenter pauses for a moment, savouring the thought of a full night’s shut-eye. It’s been a while – he can almost remember what it’s like. But sleep aside, there’s nothing he wants because as far as he and Sarah are concerned, they’ve already had the greatest gift of all, in the form of their thriving, healthy, happy children.

And even

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