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Dear Friends,

Thanksgiving has passed, and it is officially time for Christmas music. What’s your favorite? Michael is partial to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and to The Carpenters’ Christmas album (not typically his style of music, but his mother played it every year). I (Melissa) will always put George Michael’s “Last Christmas” at the top …