Netflix is planning to provide plenty of gifts for viewers of its two Christmas Day games, including Mariah Carey kicking it all off with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You."
Yet, Netflix executive Brandon Riegg realizes it all amounts to a lump of coal if there are streaming problems.
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