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EDITOR AT LARGE
When I look at the beautiful pictures in this month's issue-- the carefully crafted projects, the gorgeous decorations-- I feel faintly embarrassed about our Christmas tree. The truth is, it's kind of a mess; or, maybe hodgepodge would be a better description. Over the years, Christmas tree decorations have drifted into our lives from any number of sources, and we just can't seem to throw any of them away.
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Pages: 17, 18, 23, 24
JOY TO THE WORLD THANKS TO THESE GOOD PEOPLE
The people in these 12 stories keep the Christmas spirit year-round. With their gifts of love they show us all how acts of caring can occur anywhere, anytime.
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Pages: 38, 40
How NOT To Gain Weight Over the Holidays
Now's the time to resolve that this year you won't have to make that annual New Year's resolution-- to lose the extra pounds you put on over the holidays. Follow these smart eating rules for healthful-- and satisfying-- holiday feasting. Come January 1, you'll be glad you did.
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Pages: 50, 52, 54
TOYS THAT TEACH
Three weeks after receiving more than a hundred dollars' worth of the latest playthings at Christmas, boredom has set in. Robbie is staring at the floor, hands in pockets.
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Pages: 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 110, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 121, 122, 125, 126, 128, 131, 133, 134, 135, 138, 139, 146, 148, 150, 152, 158, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 172, 174
CHRISTMAS ACROSS AMERICA
No other time of year draws Americans so closely together. This season, to help you celebrate, we've packed our pages with America's holiday traditions. Choose from a sampling of New England crafts, southern-style ideas rich in history and elegance, contemporary folk art from the North Woods, or the Southwest's colorful Hispanic traditions.
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Page: 106
How To Order ... Special Offers, Project Plans, and Kits Featured This Month in Better Homes and Gardens
Better Homes and Gardens Family Shopping Service has selected the products shown below to help you re-create in your own home the ideas shown on our editorial pages. You save time because we've done the shopping for you. And you can be completely confident the patterns, charts, accessories, plans, and cookware presented on this page are of the highest quality and meet our strict standards of excellence.
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Pages: 176, 177
Shopping editor's choice
Discover the ease and pleasure of shopping by mail. Order from the convenience of your own home with complete confidence. If not delighted, each company will happily refund your money.
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Page: 180
THE MAN NEXT DOOR
Overheard at the office, one secretary to another: "He's hard to describe, but he's the type you might find reading a National Geographic hidden inside a copy of Scientific American."
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