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The Last Night of Christmas

On January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 By Derek MelansonLeave a comment

Tomorrow is Epiphany, or the 12th day of Christmas, or “Old Christmas.” It’s also Christmas Day for the Orthodox Church. That means tonight is the last night of the Christmas season. Tomorrow our tree will come down. Sigh. I’ve enjoyed our tree this year. Makes me a little sad to take it down. On the …

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The Melanson Christmas Tree 2021

On December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 By Derek Melanson2 Comments

The Melanson Christmas Tree 2021 Here is our Christmas tree that we just decorated this afternoon. What I love about it is that it’s very eclectic. Here you can see Santa and Rudolf, the Peanuts gang singing from a choir loft (though poor Linus is broken), and the nativity. Note the “Our First Pandemic 2020” …

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