Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Today, I’m breaking down what the holidays were really like in every season of my life: growing up with a mob underboss for a father, living as a made guy, doing hard time in prison, and now as a free man, husband, father, and grandfather.
I share how Thanksgiving and Christmas looked in an Italian mob household in New York, from endless food, soldiers dropping by, and seven fishes on Christmas Eve, to wild New Year’s Eve nights at places like the Copacabana. Then I take you inside the eight Christmases I missed with my family while I was in prison, including one Christmas Eve where a simple Christian song reminded me how blessed I still was to be alive and have a future.
Finally, I talk about what our holidays look like now: my Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve cooking, the big tree, the traditions my wife and I keep with our kids, and why, after everything, the holidays are all about faith, redemption, and family.
How Did Mobsters Celebrate Christmas? | Former Mobster REVEALS
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00:00 Introduction: What Mafia Holidays Were Really Like
01:27 Thanksgiving In A Mob House
05:06 Only Bad Holidays: In Prison
05:40 Christmas As A Mob Kid
07:19 Seven Fishes Mafia Christmas
09:00 Mob Underboss Christmas Visits
09:23 The Year Everything Changed
10:03 New Year’s Eve Mob Tradition
12:28 Holidays As A Made Guy
12:30 Prison Holidays Were Brutal
13:34 The Christmas Eve That Broke Me
15:18 Rebuilding Holidays After Prison
15:48 Cooking For My Whole Family
16:35 Why New Year’s Eve Is Sacred
17:35 It’s All About Family Now
23:46 Remember The Reason For Christmas
Backbone Media Group
🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: yt.franzesewine.com
💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: michaelfranzese.com/family
Today, I’m breaking down what the holidays were really like in every season of my life: growing up with a mob underboss for a father, living as a made guy, doing hard time in prison, and now as a free man, husband, father, and grandfather.
I share how Thanksgiving and Christmas looked in an Italian mob household in New York, from endless food, soldiers dropping by, and seven fishes on Christmas Eve, to wild New Year’s Eve nights at places like the Copacabana. Then I take you inside the eight Christmases I missed with my family while I was in prison, including one Christmas Eve where a simple Christian song reminded me how blessed I still was to be alive and have a future.
Finally, I talk about what our holidays look like now: my Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve cooking, the big tree, the traditions my wife and I keep with our kids, and why, after everything, the holidays are all about faith, redemption, and family.
How Did Mobsters Celebrate Christmas? | Former Mobster REVEALS
🤝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call
🔥 Check out my store: store.michaelfranzese.com
🎙️ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: spoti.fi/3Eo39qb
📧 Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com
00:00 Introduction: What Mafia Holidays Were Really Like
01:27 Thanksgiving In A Mob House
05:06 Only Bad Holidays: In Prison
05:40 Christmas As A Mob Kid
07:19 Seven Fishes Mafia Christmas
09:00 Mob Underboss Christmas Visits
09:23 The Year Everything Changed
10:03 New Year’s Eve Mob Tradition
12:28 Holidays As A Made Guy
12:30 Prison Holidays Were Brutal
13:34 The Christmas Eve That Broke Me
15:18 Rebuilding Holidays After Prison
15:48 Cooking For My Whole Family
16:35 Why New Year’s Eve Is Sacred
17:35 It’s All About Family Now
23:46 Remember The Reason For Christmas
Backbone Media Group
