Not exactly a Christmas classic, is it? That's precisely my problem.
Here's my transplant mega-disclaimer. I'm from northeast Ohio, where snow and Christmas are married, so seeing trees and bushes glow from under a fuzzy white icing is the true signal that the 25th is fast approaching.
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