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The little, excited faces of the children pressed up against the windows of the top shops....

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...Carols by candlelight at the church steps...

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....Santa Claus, and the prospects of a wonderful Christmas day after his nocturnal visit....

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....more traffic on the roads, people on the streets, and cars in the car parks...

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....getting the peas for Christmas dinner....

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...selecting presents for the ever-growing lists of recipients...

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....and dreaming dreams.