Bah, humbug. The high sheriffs of this rag twisted my arm to write about Victorian Christmas celebrations out West. I’m no Scrooge, but I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where we celebrate Christmas with the Mexican tradition of Las Posadas and then stroll from bonfire to bonfire, freezing our butts off on Canyon Road. Sure, the Cowtown Palace in San Francisco throws a fun Great Dickens Christmas Fair, but Victorian tea and London bobbies? Hey, I like beefeaters, just preferably in a gin and


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