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# first christmas

All time
'We were driving around with a turkey in the back seat': The year a storm nearly ruined Christmas dinner
'I fancied him from the beginning': Our first Christmas as a married couple, 36 years ago
'It made it all feel real': Our first Christmas with our 12-week-old daughter
My first Christmas... away from home (and 3,400 metres up in the Andes)