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\nWelcome to Day 12 of the Virtual Advent Tour!<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n
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Today marks the halfway mark of the Virtual Advent Tour. Thanks to everyone who has shared a post thus far. I’ve really enjoyed reading them all and sharing some small part of our holidays together. <\/p>\n

May I suggest you give yourself a hot top on your coffee or grab a fresh cuppa before clicking through for today’s visit? Writer \u00c3\u0081ine Greney recollects her first Christmas in the United States and takes us back in time to the mid-1980s and a small city in upstate New York for Spinning the Bottle at Christmastime in America<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Thank you, \u00c3\u0081ine, for today’s post and joining us once more for this year’s tour!<\/p>\n

Check back here tomorrow for the next stop on the Virtual Advent Tour. And if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re interested in taking part in the tour, badges, details, and sign-up info can be found here<\/a>. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d love to have you participate.<\/p>\n

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