CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY

kAm~?46 282:?[ Qr9C:DE>2D :? E96 r:EJQ :D 324< :? E@H? H:E9 2 5:776C6?E EH:DE] Qs6A2CE>6?E $E@C6 $2?E2Q H:== 36 @FC 7:CDE6G6C >FD:42=]r@>6 2?5 6IA6C:6?46 E96 =:76 @7 $2?E2 2E Qr2AE2:? s@F8VD %@J $E@C6Q 2?5 >66E E96 ;2?:E@C H9@ 96=AD 9:> C65:D4@G6C 9@A6 2?5 36=:67]k^Am

kAmw6VD p=:G6 r9FC49 H:== 9@DE 7:G6 AC@5F4E:@?D E9C@F89 $F?52J[ s64] f] %:4<6ED 2C6 D6==:?8 BF:4<=J[ 3FE E96C6 2C6 DE:== D@>6 2G2:=23=6 7@C 6249 A6C7@C>2?46] %9:D :D 2 8C62E 6G6?E :? H9:49 E@ 3C:?8 J@FC 72>:=J 2?5 7C:6?5D] xEVD 2=D@ 2 8C62E @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 3C:?8 D>2== 8C@FAD 7C@> J@FC 49FC49 @C H@C<A=246]k^Am

kAmtIA6C:6?46 r9C:DE>2D E9C@F89 4C62E:G6 2CED[ 5C2>2[ >FD:4 2?5 >65:2] %96 D9@H :D 56D:8?65 E@ 3C:?8 E96 =:76\492?8:?8 >6DD286 @7 E96 v@DA6= :? 2 H2J E92E :?DA:C6D[ EC2?D7@C>D 2?5 3C:?8D 9@A6] %96 AC@5F4E:@? :?4=F56D EC25:E:@?2= 2?5 >@56C? r9C:DE>2D D@?8D[ DE2E6\@7\E96\2CE >65:2 2?5 =:89E:?8[ 2?5 5C2>2 2?5 D@?8D E@ 4@>>F?:42E6 2?5 5:DA=2J E96 v@DA6= 2?5 r9C:DE>2D >6DD286] vF6DED H:== 36 6?E6CE2:?65 2D E96 >2:? 492C24E6C 4@>6D @? DE286 E@ A@CEC2J 2 $2?E2 :? 2 E@J DE@C6 H9@ DECF88=6D H:E9 2 =@DD @7 9@A6 2?5 :D 5:D4@FC2865]k^Am

kAm|@DE @7 E96 32?5 2?5 42DE @7 @G6C e_ A6@A=6 2C6 A2CE @7 E96 w6VD p=:G6 r9FC49 72>:=J] %96J C2?86 7C@> 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@= 286 E@ D6?:@C 4:E:K6?D] |2?J @7 E96> 92G6 AC@76DD:@?2= >FD:42= 2?5 5C2>2 6IA6C:6?46[ 2?5 92G6 E96:C @H? DE@CJ @7 9@H E96J 92G6 366? 492?865 3J E96 v@DA6=] %96J FD6 E96:C 8:7ED E@ 4@>>F?:42E6 E9:D @? DE286 E@ D92C6 H:E9 @E96CD] u@FC @7 E96 A2DE@CD 2E w6VD p=:G6 r9FC49 92G6 =625:?8 C@=6D :? E96 5C2>2]k^Am

kAm|2C< r2C?6D[ E96 =625 A2DE@C[ HC@E6[ 5:C64ED 2?5 =625D E96 AC@5F4E:@?] w6 92D 2? 6IE6?D:G6 324<8C@F?5 :? H@CD9:A 2?5 4C62E:G6 2CED] w6 2=D@ 92D @?6 @7 E96 =625:?8 C@=6D :? E96 >FD:42=] |2C< 8C6H FA :? (2I92H[ A2CE:4:A2E:?8 :? EC25:E:@?2= r9C:DE>2D AC@8C2>D H9:=6 9:D >@E96C D6CG65 2D E96 49FC49 @C82?:DE] r2C?6D D6CG65 2D E96 H@CD9:A A2DE@C 2E rC@DDC@25D r9FC49 :? r@?4@C5 7@C `g J62CD] %96C6[ 96 925 2 G:D:@? 7@C 2 r9C:DE>2D AC@5F4E:@? E92E H2D @FE @7 E96 3@I 2?5 C:G2=65 D9@HD 2?5 AC@5F4E:@?D :? E96 D64F=2C 2C6?2] %9:D C6>2C<23=6 AC@5F4E:@? 3682? 2D Q%96 r9C:DE>2D $A64E24F=2CQ :? a___ 2?5 H2D C6?2>65 Qr9C:DE>2D :? E96 r:EJQ :? a_`d H96? w6VD p=:G6 r9FC49 3682? :? z2??2A@=:D]k^Am

kAmr2C?6D D2:5[ Qx 36=:6G6 v@5 4C62E65 E96 2CED 2?5 E92E E96 49FC49 D9@F=5 36 =625:?8 E96 H2J :? 4C62E:G:EJ 2?5 E96 2CED E@ 4@>>F?:42E6 E96 v@DA6= >6DD286] x 766= =:<6 @?6 @7 >J 42==:?8D :D E@ 4C62E6 4@?E6?E E92E C62496D A6@A=6 :? 2 C6=6G2?E H2J[ C:89E H96C6 E96J 2C6 :? =:76]Qk^Am

kAmQ~FC >:DD:@? :D E@ C6249 E96 F?36=:6G6C 2?5 E@ 6?4@FC286 2?5 :?DA:C6 E96 36=:6G6C H:E9 E96 v@DA6= @7 y6DFD r9C:DE] (6 H2?E E@ C6249 A6@A=6 H:E9 2 =:76\8:G:?8 2?5 =:76\EC2?D7@C>:?8 >6DD286[Q r2C?6D D2:5] w6 56D:C6D E92E 6G6CJ@?6 =62G6D <?@H:?8 E92E y6DFD 42? >2<6 6G6CJE9:?8 ?6H 2?5 E92E ?@ @?6 @C ?@ D:EF2E:@? :D E@@ 72C 8@?6 7@C y6DFD E@ C6D4F6 2?5 C6566>]k^Am

kAmQy@J :D H@CE9 49@@D:?8 :?E6C?2==J[ 6G6? H96? E96 6IE6C?2= D2JD E96 @AA@D:E6[Q 96 DE2E65] Qr9C:DE>2D :D E96 A6C764E E:>6 @7 J62C E@ D92C6 2 AC@8C2> =:<6 E9:D 3642FD6 A6@A=6 2C6 @A6? E@ 2?5 D62C49:?8 7@C ;@J 2?5 A6246] %96 9@=:52JD 42? C6>:?5 D@>6 A6@A=6 @7 EC2865J @C >:DD:?8 2 =@G65 @?6[ 3FE E96J FDF2==J 2C6 @A6? E@ 2 >6DD286 @7 9@A6 2E r9C:DE>2D >@C6 E92? 2?J @E96C E:>6 @7 J62C]Qk^Am

kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei3@=5QmVs@H? 2E E96 |2?86CVk^DA2?mk^Am

kAm!2DE@C r2C?6D 2=D@ ;FDE AF3=:D965 2 r9C:DE>2D 56G@E:@?2=[ E:E=65 Qs@H? 2E E96 |2?86C – p r9C:DE>2D s6G@E:@?2=]Q %96 af 56G@E:@?D C67=64E E96 r9C:DE>2D DE@CJ 2?5 C62=\=:76 6IA6C:6?46D] xE :D 2G2:=23=6 @? p>2K@?[ :? D6=64E DE@C6D[ 2?5 2E E96 |F=6 q2C? :? (2I92H] *@F 42? 2=D@ AFC492D6 @?6 2E E96 r9C:DE>2D AC@5F4E:@? :? E96 r9C:DE>2D |2C<6EA=246 @C DE@A 3J E96 49FC49 @77:46 5FC:?8 E96 H66<]k^Am

kAmr9C:DE>2D :? E96 r:EJ :D 2 7F== 6?4@F?E6C @7 C6=:8:@FD 2?5 D64F=2C D@?8D 7@C E96 9@=:52JD[ @776C:?8 2? F?7@C86EE23=6 6IA6C:6?46[ 2 427é H:E9 9@E 5C:?<D 2?5 D?24<D[ 2?5 2 r9C:DE>2D |2C<6EA=246 7@C D9@AA:?8] p `a\7@@E r9C:DE>2D EC66 2?5 2 =2C86 D=6:89 7@C 72>:=J A9@E@ @AA@CEF?:E:6D H:== 25@C? E96 =@33J @7 w6VD p=:G6 r9FC49 5FC:?8 r9C:DE>2D :? E96 r:EJ]k^Am

kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei3@=5Qm%:4<6EDk^DA2?mk^Am

kAm%:4<6ED 2C6 2G2:=23=6 @?=:?6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^96D2=:G649FC49]@C8Qm96D2=:G649FC49]@C8k^2m @C 2E E96 49FC49 @77:46 2E `b`_ }] r2??@? q=G5][ z2??2A@=:D[ 7C@> h 2]>] E@ a A]>][ |@?52J E9C@F89 %9FCD52J 2?5 h 2]>] E@ ?@@? @? uC:52J] *@F 42? 2=D@ AFC492D6 3J 42==:?8 E96 @77:46 2E hg_\fg`\cha_] !=62D6 ?@E6 E92E E:4<6ED 2C6 2== C6D6CG65 D62E:?8] (96? AFC492D:?8 J@FC E:4<6E[ J@F 42? D6=64E E96 D64E:@?[ C@H[ 2?5 D62E ?F>36C] %:4<6ED 7@C 8C@FAD @7 `_ @C >@C6 2C6 5:D4@F?E65]k^Am

kAmp?? r] (2J?6 :D 2 7C66=2?46 HC:E6C 32D65 :? r@?4@C5]k^Am