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Maybe you’re not the first one to start caroling, or maybe you just hate eggnog. Perhaps it’s the commercialism of it all that brings you down, or maybe you’re so over the tacky Christmas sweater parties.

OK, Grinch – sure, Nov. 1 Christmas music is pretty annoying. But like it or not, by now we’re in the thick of the holiday season. The month of November was pretty trying around here, and it’s safe to say that we could all use a little holiday cheer.

Given the divisiveness and lack of trust in our community of late, there’s no better time to come together than now, and, per usual, there’s no shortage of things to do to celebrate our community.

Make sure you grab a hot cocoa and a roadside seat next to your neighbor for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade, set for Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. until around noon. The parade starts at the Morehead Planetarium and travels west to Carrboro Town Hall, and always promises a healthy dose of holiday spirit.

There’s lots more to do around here to celebrate the season – holiday home tours, tree lightings and more – see page 12 for details, and, gosh darn it, get on out there and enjoy.
– Susan Dickson

This months MILL cover: A Virginia ‘possum photographed by Mary Parker Sonis, with a little holiday cheer added by The Citizen. See thus month’s Fauna for more on opossums.