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Recycling Christmas

From the January 1995 Print Edition

Most of its dry needles lost with star and spheres and angels, the tree we children dragged the short way to the bonfire, tossed crushed boxes, giftwrap on the pyre, handfuls of snow so flames would crackle, dart up the night to warm our last caroling circle of the season- a fragrant burning . . . . Continue Reading »