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	<description>A holiday blog for Bellingham, Washington, and the WORLD! Tips on simplifying X&#039;mas, holiday recipes, decorating and gift ideas, free and low-cost W. Washington X&#039;mas events, free wallpaper, kids&#039; X&#039;mas coloring pages, and MUCH, MUCH MORE!</description>
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		<title>A Victorian Country Christmas Festival, 2009, Puyallup</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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What: Step back into the world of Charles Dickens as the  Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington are magically transformed into a 19th century a Victorian village of old-fashioned streets lined with over 530 Victorian stores, tended by shopkeepers in Victorian attire. Visit the Holiday Jubilee Theater and see elaborate stage shows and concerts every hour on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simplyxmas.wordpress.com&blog=1917765&post=2360&subd=simplyxmas&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Bazaars, Christmas Trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas Shopping Locally]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas Tree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bellingham Herald has just published an excellent printable calendar (PDF file) of Whatcom County Holiday Bazaars which may be accessed here. I&#8217;m also placing a link in the &#8220;Local Links&#8221; section on the sidebar.
Before you know it, it will be time to start thinking about Christmas Trees! My updated list of Whatcom and Skagit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simplyxmas.wordpress.com&blog=1917765&post=2353&subd=simplyxmas&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Holiday Calendar Up</title>
		<link>http://simplyxmas.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/2009-holiday-calendar-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[**CHRISTMAS EVENTS!**]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bellingham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAMILY]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Christmas Calendar covers events in both the Whatcom County area and throughout Western Washington, with occasional listings from lower mainland British Columbia. Calendar listings will increase with time as information on events becomes available, so check back often.
I will be happy to list your holiday event, or events which you have heard about, on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simplyxmas.wordpress.com&blog=1917765&post=2336&subd=simplyxmas&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tacoma Holiday Food &amp; Gift Festival, Oct. 21-25, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[thanksgiving]]></category>
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What: One of largest holiday gift shows in the United States, with more than 600 displays and exhibits: arts and crafts, gifts, gourmet food and live entertainment. Limited daycare  is available, courtesy of Child&#8217;s Time, Inc., daily at no charge. Convenient, on-site parking at the Tacoma Dome.


Where: Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA [map]


When: Wednesday, October 21, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simplyxmas.wordpress.com&blog=1917765&post=2313&subd=simplyxmas&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bob Dylan Sings Old Christmas Standards</title>
		<link>http://simplyxmas.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/bob-dylan-sings-old-christmas-standards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MUSIC & SONG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[album]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[songs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: Regardless of Entertainment Weekly&#8217;s jaded take on Bob Dylan&#8217;s album of Christmas standards, we&#8217;ll give Bob an A for Christmas Spirit.
Story via Entertainment Weekly
Bob Dylan Does Christmas: Hark, the wheezing geezer sings
by Joseph Brannigan Lynch
Over the years, Christmas-themed horror films have fruitlessly tried to imbue the altruistic joy of the holidays with terror [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=simplyxmas.wordpress.com&blog=1917765&post=2293&subd=simplyxmas&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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