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Tree tartars and a needling issue

IT’S my fault that our children have unshakably rigid views about Christmas, but I’ve decided to blame my sister for my unnecessary yet mounting panic.

Having explained, throughout their young lives, that our Christmas tree is only decorated with silver things, I’ve toyed with abandoning this rule (and I mean rule, obeyed throughout childhood) because, well, I’ve changed my mind. I actually like colour. But

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