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Posts Filed Under: Christmas

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A Chinatown Christmas

How to enjoy yourself on Christmas, the Chinatown way.

By Steve Kupferman

Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nguyenbrian/6407564527/"}Brian.Nguyen{/a}, from the {a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/"}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.

Historical Holiday Hints: O Christmas Tree

Advice on the proper equipment for cutting your own tree and odes to the seasonal icon.

By Jamie Bradburn

"Excuse Me" by M. Myer, the News, December 23, 1911.
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Coming Christmas Day—The Odeon York!

Leave the kids at home for an adults-only opening bill!

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: the Toronto Star, December 24, 1969.

‘Tis the Season…to Go See a Show

There's no snow for fort-building, and skating is way too dangerous. For a different kind of fun, here's a round-up of holiday performances.

By Carly Maga and Steve Fisher

the cast of Second City's Dysfunctional Holiday Revue get a speech on the true meaning of the holidays from a depantsed Craing Brown. Photo courtesty of Second City Toronto.
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Branching Out at the Market

On the hunt for independent Christmas tree vendors, we caught up with the folks at Jeffrey Jordan's St. Lawrence Market lot.

By Edward Brown • Photos by Harry Choi

The Christmas tree lot located outside the north market at St. Lawrence Market.
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Historical Holiday Hints: ‘Tis the Season for Gifts

Tips on making people-pleasing presents, plus tales from the retail frontlines of past Christmas fads.

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: the News, December 13, 1911.
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The TTC’s Winter Wonder Bus

Dashing through the suburbs on the TTC's Xmas express.

By Edward Brown

TTC express bus stopped on Eglinton Avenue east of Victoria Park Avenue in 1959. Photo by Eric Trussler. City of Toronto Archives, Fond 1567, Series 648, Item 4.
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Historical Holiday Hints: Carving a Turkey

Looking to the past for tips on how to slice a holiday bird.

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: the Telegram, December 19, 1931.
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Photoist Frames… Decking the Halls, Walls, Roof, and Lawn

By Corbin Smith

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The Santa Claus Parade Is Comin’ To Town

Changes for the 107th edition of a Toronto tradition include a new route, a prominent role for Mrs. Claus, and a Santa Cam.

By Jamie Bradburn • Photos by Dean Bradley

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Historicist: Ghosts of Christmases Past

By Jamie Bradburn

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Holiday Planner: December 24–27, 2010

By Emily Landau

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Historicist: Walking in a Winter Wonderland

By Kevin Plummer

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The Man Who Hated Santa Claus

By Jamie Bradburn

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animals

By John Semley

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A Glimpse at 2010′s Santa Claus Parade, From the Man Himself

By John Semley

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Scene: At the Bay, Christmas Comes Way Too Early

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Historicist: Holiday Misdemeanours

By Jamie Bradburn

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A Morning with the Salvation Army’s Foot Soldiers

By Stephen Michalowicz

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To Santa, From Weston

By Stephen Michalowicz