“The uninitiated might tell you that Christmas is the best day of the year because you get things.

But old hands at the Christmas thing know that it frequently disappoints.

The gifts are small and predictable and they set parents off in a squabble about spending money.

But nobody ever squabbles about the circus coming to town.

Hot off the train, they march up Main Street like a royal procession.

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