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Archive Home > 2006 > December > 01 > Seeking a simpler holiday

Seeking a simpler holiday

Some families opt out of Christmas' heavy consumerism

By Alandra Johnson / The Bulletin
December 1, 2006

he signs of Christmas are everywhere.

Shopping centers, supermarkets, boutiques and houses are filled with Christmas trees, holiday lights, poinsettias and images of Santa. Newspapers and the TV airwaves are peppered with ads touting the holiday's hottest new gadgets and special Christmas....

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