The following season, the tree was full of apples.

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May you all find something so full of wonder and discovery under your tree.

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There are, of course, many other Christmas traditions - the food, the tree, decorations, family gatherings - and some argue that full pews at Christmas-time should be seen as part of that - a purely cultural thing.

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The family of a man who was killed when his car hit a tree say they will sorely miss the hockey captain who "lived life to the full".

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