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Category: Christmas

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A Quiet Christmas

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Christmas Eve in my home church

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Tabu – a memorable Christmas gift

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Catching Christmas, a favorite story

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Norfolk Island Pine

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Christmas 1936

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There’s a Song in the Air

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Christmas 1935 and hand-me-downs

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Sleighbells and Bobsleds

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Christmas 1934: Leora’s Divinity Fudge

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Jet Perfume

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Three Christmas-Themed Books to Savor and to Gift

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Christmas 1952: All Nine Grandchildren

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Christmas Stories by Dan Walsh make Great Gifts

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The Mustard Seed

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