This year brought so much hardship, uncertainty, fear and hopelessness. But, it has also shown how kind, brave and caring we can be.
Inspired by your unbelievable generosity at this year’s Teddython, the Hot 91.9 Christmas Wish is back! Bigger and better!
Tune in to Mansfield in the Morning as we spread some Christmas cheer to those who need it most.
And, if you of know someone who needs a reason to smile, email christmaswish@hot919.co.za. Oh, and please keep it a secret. If the wish is granted, we’d love for it to be a surprise.
The Hot 91.9 Christmas Wish – Spreading the love this festive season.
Christmas Wish Podcasts 2020
Christmas Wish Stories 2020
A Christmas Wish for the De Beer family
Christmas Wish is an opportunity to lend a hand to individuals that need a little more than a bit of Christmas cheer. While 2020 has been trying on us all, Janalke De Beer ushered in the year caring for her husband, who had just undergone an esophagectomy in...
A ‘Posh’ Christmas Wish to get Doug’s business back on track
Lisa Landsell wrote in to Christmas Wish on behalf of her brother Doug Esch. Unemployed for nearly 4 years now, Doug has tried time after time to find a job without success. With time on his hands, Doug decided to start a company called Posh by Design, specializing...
Needle little love- A Christmas wish for Leslia
Nominated by Tania Hofmeyr, Leslia Moyo is a seamstress and mother who loves her children to the end of the world. Like many people, Leslia has hit hard times in 2020. Her business in particular has taken such a knock. She has run specials on all her stock and is...
A Christmas Wish that gets Vaughn moving
Vaughn Van Reeuwyk was nominated by his housemate Graham Cooper. In what’s been described as a mini retirement village, they have a house-share with two other gentlemen over the age of 60 - all with limited means. Graham says Vaughn has really had a tough year...
The gift of sight- A Christmas Wish for Ben
Nominated by colleague Lorraine King, Ben Mangwane is a dedicated worker with whom Lorraine had struck up an enduring friendship since they began working together in 2004. Lorraine details how Ben, who is 48, has been struggling with severe glaucoma in both eyes....
The perfect destination for a much needed family getaway
Marc Hummel contacted the Hot 91.9FM Christmas Wish with a humble request on behalf of his mother Edith and sister Kerryn. Over the past 20 months, the Hummel family has endured tremendous emotional and financial strife, beginning with the loss of their family...
Life’s Most Precious Gift for Cornelia
Nominated by Michelle Tasker, Cornelia Van Der Walt is in the miraculous, awe-inspiring journey of pregnancy. While pregnancy brings with it the joys and hope of new life, it is not without it’s stress and in Cornelia’s case, life-threatening complications. At 38...
A Christmas Wish for Kenny- A learner from Lusito School For Special Needs Children
Remy Cano contacted Christmas Wish on behalf of his friend, Suzy De Lima the principal at the Lusito School For Special Needs Children and one of her scholars, Kenny. Physically and mentally disabled, Kenny is in the care of his parents - real salt of the earth...
Tanya and Donovan get a helping hand
Vicky Pfeiffer nominated her best friend Tanya Carstens for our next Christmas Wish. While 2020 has challenged us all, Tanya was diagnosed with stage 4 thyroid cancer and lost her brother a few weeks ago to cancer. So while juggling concerns for her own health,...
Fore! A Christmas wish for golf-obsessed, Etienne
Fore! Not your average Christmas Wish request, but an earnest one and the ultimate demonstration of the devotion of a golf widow. Lisa Dreyer wrote to us to tell us about her golf-obsessed husband, Etienne. Retrenched at the end of 2019, Etienne managed to find a...