San Antonio — Cash for Kindness: Christmas Comes Early returns for its 6th year — changing lives for three San Antonio families

Santa may have his elves but Fox SA’s Cash for Kindness: Christmas Comes Early has something better — a team of holiday angels and carts overflowing with joy.

Inside Walmart #5145 off Vance Jackson Road, FOX SA’s Ashley Paredez, Alex Garcia, and Manny Mallen with Air & Plumbing Today helped transform three families’ holidays, shopping aisle after aisle for children who otherwise might have woken up to nothing under the tree.

“This has been a pretty rough year for a lot of families,” Ashley said. “To be a part of something this big is truly incredible.”

This is the sixth year of Christmas Comes Early, an extension of Fox SA’s award-winning Cash for Kindness series — and this year brings a record $4,000 in gifts thanks to Air & Plumbing Today.

For Manny, it’s personal.

“We relive the whole moments back then, growing up using Nerf guns they didn’t have cool stuff like this back then,” he said. “Looking at all these fancy new toys, it’s amazing.”

Three families. One mission: Restore hope.

Among the families being honored — the siblings of 7-year-old Keontae, a little boy San Antonio adopted as its own. He captured the city’s heart during his cancer battle. In his final days this Fall, Keontae rode in a Lamborghini, met rappers, and even made his own rap song. His siblings asked for only a football and Barbies.

“We really need to do something for this family,” Alex said.

“His story was so heartbreaking,” Ashley added. “We need to honor his family.”

“Keontae has been an inspiration to all of us,” Manny said. “This is why we do what we do.”

So the FOX SA team went bigger — filling carts with bikes, gaming chairs, Sparkle Girlz dolls, art kits, board games, headphones, scooters, and even laptops for school.

Because when Christmas Comes Early, no child should feel forgotten.

Don’t miss the final Cash for Kindness episode of the year. Christmas Comes Early: the giveaway airs December 17th, only on Fox News at Nine.