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From childhood days on The Commons, I loved Christmas; the music, the decorations, the Santa Claus parade, and the special magic of Christmas Eve.

The first signs of the holiday season became evident in December, when store windows were decorated for the season and the Christmas Wish Book arrived. There was no danger in those days of the Great Pumpkin colliding with Santa’s sleigh.

The very thought

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