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This weekend the topic for our discussion is (what else could it be?) Christmas!<\/p>\n

Your thoughts and memories, what it means and what it means to you.\u00a0 Offer Christmas greetings and Christmas blessings.\u00a0 Bring up the poignancies and the joys.<\/p>\n

Here is a forum for you to talk about Christmas.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"