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Exeter Times–Advocate
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
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LETTERS TO SANTA
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? I would
like a Bratz doll, Clikitz, jew-
ellery box and a Barbie scoot-
er. I have been helping Mom
and Dad around the house. I
have been good. I hope you
have a safe trip on Christmas
Eve. Bye Santa. Love,
Alexis McCarthy
Age: 6 years
Parents Susanne and Greg
Dear Santa,
My name is Max and this is
my first Christmas. My par-
ents and family are teaching
me about Christmas and
Santa Claus. Soon we are
going to get a real tree to
decorate. For Christmas I
would like to see all my fami-
ly together and I am hoping
for a new wagon/sleigh.
Thank you. Love,
Max VanDongen-Miles
Age: 6 months
Parents: Kristi VanDongen, Derek Miles
Dear Santa,
I know you are very busy,
but I thought I would write
and tell you some of the
things I would like for
Christmas. My Mommy is
helping me to write this let-
ter, because I am only two
and a half, but she says I
have been very good this
year. I have only misbehaved
a few times but I am two so what can everyone
expect. For Christmas I would like Princess Dora, a
new doll, a doll play set (the one with the stroller,
playpen and highchair — so I can take care of my
doll), and lots of new clothes because I have out-
grown so many of my other clothes.
I will leave some milk and cookies out for you and
the reindeer. I wish it was Christmas tomorrow
because I can't stop opening the presents that are
already under the tree. Love,
Ashley Keller
Age: 2 1/2 years
Santa,
I have been a good girl in
the last year.
I would like a shovel, sled
and balls for Xmas. xox
Cassidy Campbell
Age: 16 months
Parents: Kim & Steve
Campbell
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Christmas comes just in time
Well, it's happened again — another year has
flown by.
Remember the last couple of years of the 1990s,
when everyone was paranoid that computers, air-
planes, microwave ovens, VCRs and electric razors
were going to stop working at the stroke of mid-
night on Jan. 1, 2000? To me, that pointless hyste-
ria — which saw nervous nellies running around
stocking up on canned soup and bottled
water and making sure their computers
were updated — seems like yesterday; in
fact, we're now almost halfway through the
first decade of the new millennium. Where
did the time go?
Canadians now find themselves in the
middle of a winter with no NHL season in
sight. It used to be the only thing that
made winter tolerable for Canadians was
the ritual of crowding around the TV
Saturday night listening to Ron MacLean
make bad puns and Don Cherry murder
the English language with his foot in his
mouth. We've had to do without "Hockey
Night in Canada" this year, but we're still treated
to MacLean every Saturday night, as he intro-
duces CBC's disappointing "Movie Night in
Canada," during which our public broadcaster
shows really lame American movies like "Happy
Gilmore," "Tin Cup" and "The Legend of Bagger
Vance." Oh, you missed CBC's tribute to golf
movies?
When first announced, I thought CBC's movie
night was a good idea. What a great chance, I
thought, for the CBC to support the Canadian film
industry by showing the best of our country's cine-
matic offerings. And the odd American classic
wouldn't hurt, either.
No, instead we get Hollywood crap or movies
everyone has seen dozens of times — "Jaws" and
"Raiders of the Lost Ark." How exciting, CBC. It
almost makes me want Don Cherry back.
So what is a Canadian winter without the
Leafs falsely raising the hopes of their min-
ions? Well, it's cold and nasty, that's for
sure (as I write this in my office, I'm wear-
ing my winter coat and I am still cold. It's
hard to type with gloves on).
But frankly, nothing beats a Canadian
Christmas. We all love to complain about
the cold, the snow and the bad driving con-
ditions (for the record, Exeter's Main Street
was a skating rink all weekend), but
Christmas just wouldn't be the same with-
out snowdrifts, frostbite and dead car bat-
teries.
It's easy to be cynical about the rampant com-
mercialism and corporate greed that surrounds
Christmas every year, but I'm choosing to look at
the positive — great food, time with family, and
every year my wife and my parents spend lots of
money on me. What could be better than that?
Here's hoping Santa is good to all Times -
Advocate readers.
SCOTT
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