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There\u2019s only one thing that needs to be said today\u2026<\/div>\n
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HA<\/span>VE<\/span> A M<\/span>ER<\/span>RY<\/span> CH<\/span>RI<\/span>ST<\/span>MA<\/span>S<\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

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(if you are reading this in England, you have my permission to have a happy<\/em> Christmas instead).<\/div>\n
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