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Twelfth Tide

“Old Christmas is past Twelfth Tide is the last And we bid you adieu, Great joy to the new!” —The King, traditional English Christmas song Today is Twelfth Night, Epiphany. We end our Christmas celebration at midnight. We’ll pack up … Continue reading

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Christmas Bookends

The thing I like about the way we celebrate Christmas is that it’s really hard to have a bad year if it starts and ends with such a great holiday. Christmas upholds our year like bookends, encasing everything that comes … Continue reading

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