They looked up and saw a star….
– credit to RandyFOD
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source; flipflopflyin.com
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It’s Showtime! MKOCFTH Tonight!
Grab a front row seat for the My Kind of Christmas From the Heart virtual concert! No need to stand in line for hours, just click on the Ustream link below to access the virtual concert. You may want to open a Ustream account if you want to live chat, then sit back and enjoy the show! These performances were voted the BEST by YOU! Truly a fan collaboration to experience with all your ArchuBuddies – you can live chat and squeeeee together for the full concert experience! All we need is VIP!
Time: 9:30 pm ~ 11:30 pm EST
Where: FOD’s Ustream Account: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fodfansofdavid …
If we experience technical issues, we may have to switch to the BlogTV account: blogtv.com/people/fod
Deets: There will be an ongoing chat during the concert, but spots in the main chat room may be limited so arrive early as opposed to late. Also, we will be drawing a few names during the show for special prizes!!!
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Musiqtone Poll Cycle Ends 12/23/12
Let’s keep David and EH in the Top 8 to move to the next round! Vote as often as you can!
– click to go VOTE!
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Awesome ArchuBuzz
Thanks to everyone who shares links and info – we appreciate it!
Entertainment News Manila
– click to read the article
Huffington Post Mentions David’s Birthday!
– click to see all the December birthdays
– click to read the article
Imagine David on Dancing with the Stars!
– click to read the article
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Beautiful Tribute Vid ~ Echo
Marcella has done it again! An amazing tribute vid to our favorite artist!
David Archuleta – Echo (credit: bluedots)
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MoTab Surprise!
MoTab announced on their Facebook page that when they got to 600 shares of their special post, that David Archuleta fans would get a surprise! Well it didn’t take long for Archies to surpass the 600 shares in no time flat! The surprise? A Free mp3 download of David and the MoTab singing Joy to the World from Glad Christmas Tidings! While we all have the GCT album, many who don’t will be treated to an amazing performance, and will hopefully purchase the album!
– click to go to their FB page for the free download!
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Vid from the Vault
Kimk shared this vid in comments – it’s one we’ve probably all seen, but it was so great to watch it again and realize why we are fans for life – David never ceases to amaze me.
Table Top Crush ~ Megaphone ~ Chords of Strength (credit: djbell13)
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Readers Choice Poll Ends 12/31/12
Let’s keep up our ArchuVoting and bring home the win for David, Nandito Ako and hopefully TV5! We are in the lead for the first 2 categories, but TV5 has fallen to 3rd place – we need to ramp up voting and move them up the ranks! Click and vote as much as you can each day! We still want the Nandito Ako dvd!
– click to VOTE!
Continue To Vote
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Readers Choice Awards
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Pics, GIFs & ArchuFunThings
– via iheartarchie tumblr – click to bigger!
– via ilovechudavidarchie tumblr
– credit Larissa
– click to activate ohnopurple’s GIF
– via rhiminee’s tumblr
– via rhiminee’s tumblr
– via dizzyontherooftops tumblr
– via mykindofperfect tumblr
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Wishing everyone a fun-filled Friday and please tune in to the MKOCFTH Virtual Christmas Concert tonight on FOD! Don you favorite David shirts and practice your ZG jumping moves because it’s going to be wild here! Live chat with your ArchuBuddies and re-live all the holiday glory from Jingle Ball to CFTH Tour to MoTab to MKOC Tour – it’s been four amazing years of holiday concerts – let’s make it FIVE!
Hope you all enjoy a blessed and peaceful holiday season filled with the love of family and friends – as 2012 comes to a close, we all have many blessings we can be thankful for every day, and here’s to 2013 being even better! I’ll leave you all with this little gem:
Good morning wonderful folks!
Happy Friday and Happy David Virtual Concert Day!!!
Kalei thank you!!
OH MY!!
Larissa @LtravelsDsworld
– Singapore, Nov ’10
2nd Pic of the Day: @DavidArchie’s luminous skin deserves its own twitter account, just sayin’
https://twitter.com/LtravelsDsworld/status/282109863406993409/photo/1
https://twitter.com/LtravelsDsworld/status/282108630818496512/photo/1
Larissa @LtravelsDsworld
1st Pic of the Day: Snazzy stage prancing by @DavidArchie, CFTH tour, Beaver Creek, Dec 09
fierce!!
Good morning kimk and FOD! TGIF and the David MKOCFTH virtual concert!
AWESOME post Kalei! THANKS! READY for the concert tonight…can’t wait!
Off to do my David duties! ENJOY YOUR DAY!
Good Morning All, Thanks for another great post Kalei. Im off and running…today is all or nothing day. It either gets done today or forget it! Food shopping, wrapping, family gathering this evening. Trying to figure out how I can take my phone and sneak into a closet and watch the virtual concert while everyone is partying! Have a great day everyone, Im hoping to be able to enjoy at least part of the VMKOCT!
Good morning FOD! Yet another wonderful post for today. That megaphone video (GAHHH! Who DOES that!!) brings to mind a thought…..perhaps a voting much like was done for the virtue concert only compiling the top ….say, 100 (or 1,000 hahahaa)DA moments caught on video….what FUN that would be for 2013! That megaphone video is definitely one, that’s fer sure. Marcella’s video is just beautiful.
David Archuleta = My own personal “Person of the Year”
Today’s video pick of the day; Silent Night with Motabs. As always thank you to Richard Parkinson (PapaFod) for the beautiful arrangement of this song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNep23JerIk
Good TGIF morning, everyone! Thanks for the wonderful post, Kalei!
Excited for the MKOCFTH virtual concert!
Love the BUZZ!
Awesome vid by the ultra-talented Marcella!
It’s gonna be a great day!!!
Gah-worthy in that scarf & sweater!!!
http://instagram.com/p/TfHZUCQU-f/
cadthu #DA2014 @CADTHU
I’m sure glad the world didn’t end. I still need me some more David Archuleta
***CLICK TO ENLARGE THIS FIERCE-LOOKING ONE….HAHA…*****
http://rhiminee.tumblr.com/image/38437769984
More awesome TIECHULETA for you!!!
http://fallingstarrsx.tumblr.com/post/38420865849/david-in-ties
He sorta-kinda looks like a young Tom Cruise here…..only cuter…..LOL
http://peacelovedavid.tumblr.com/post/38435124476
(or maybe it’s just my unreliable eyesight)
Very cool concert scene shot
http://oceanofdr3ams.tumblr.com/post/38431576316
I want this to be a poster…
http://lovemecastroleta.tumblr.com/image/38432580598
Intense!
http://25.media.tumblr.com/09b3eb010da537a755b7d5e7d87e6f77/tumblr_mfd00bScgV1s0l3bjo1_500.jpg
The eyes…..in the ZONE…..
http://25.media.tumblr.com/575f15f52a977394102580f10fd7ff10/tumblr_mfczy1viVE1s0l3bjo1_500.jpg
Good morning Kimk, sarahhazel, Candy, PTF, Janel, Va Beach. TGIF!
Kalei very nice post, excited for Virtual concert concert tonight.
Sarah, thanks for all the tumblers, He certainly is Gad Worthy!!!!
Going to work, i need to vote before i go. so have a great friday.
See you tonight for the concert. What everybody wearing???
See ya later and have a great day,Linda!
ROUND ENDS DEC. 23!!! KEEP DAVID IN THE TOP 5!!! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!!!!!!
http://musiqtone.com/music/thecount/pop.php#popbracket
ENDS DEC. 31!!! NA & DAVID LEADING!!!
….TV5 NEEDS MORE VOTES…STILL LAST PLACE! 
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!!!!!!!!!
http://www.theentertainmentlifestyle.com/2012/12/finalists-tels-2nd-readers-choice.html
Morning! Thanks again Sarahhazel, love those awesome pics! I hope they can somehow rerun the virtual concert another day for those of us who won’t get to see the whole thing, but if not that’s okay, I’ll probably get to see some of it.
What!?! NO VIP tonite?? Oh well, I’ll still be there – front row center! Have to go to bed early to wake up in the wee hours of the morn!
Still voting and can’t understand why we can easily keep NA and David at the top of the polls but can’t do so for TV5!
In that tiechuleta collage, where did that pic with the umbrella come from? I’ve never seen it before, it’s cool
Lucy–you’re very welcome!…..I’m sure they could record the livestream of the virtual concert!
Magdalena @pikamaddie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzIG1EhQxnM …
Tomrrow morning on my TV will be performance of Pandora Unforgettable Holiday Moments on Ice with @DavidArchie.
Wonderful personal story of an older David fan……
Vicky Panjaitan @VickyTaylor18
Ray’s Story ~ David Archuleta – A Ray of Hope : http://wp.me/pHkN1-43R via @wordpressdotcom
Just finished all my voting. Got my first 100 votes in on musiqtone.
Now off to work, BBL
Lucy–have no idea…..maybe we’ll see a large one later…….but isn’t it super cute?!!!
Lct# I agree with you. I try and vote at least 45 times everytime i vote for tv5.
is David on tv tomorrow? going to look here in NC!
Hey Kimk
are you going to be at the concert tonite? What are you wearing?
All we can do Linda is keep voting – but I think people voted for David and NA alone and left off TV5.
lct ha.. jammies and slippers.. going all out tonight!!
funny do have David jammies from CFTH.. hmm!!!??
Are we bringing late-night snacks tonight? I have plenty of light butter and kettle popcorn!
Are we allowed to bring food in and cameras?
lct–I’m sure it’s OK!….we need drinks too….non-alcoholic, caffeine-free, sugar-free….haha!
LOL! We sound like a bunch of silly young girls!
lct–we ARE silly-young-girls-at-heart, you should know that by now…..hehehe….
✨Lauren✨ @FlyWithMeBTR
They were playing Melodies of Christmas by @DavidArchie in the room I got my teeth out in! Made me feel much better
couldn’t find it on my Time Warner schedule here in NC. pooh!
Thank you Kalei for the fabulous Friday post.
Dang it, I won’t be able to attend the concert tonight. I just hope I get home in time to catch at least some of the concert, sigh!
sarah~ i will be drinking alcoholic beverages this evening
to celebrate the world not ending! (unless it does end and then it won’t matter anyway)
glitter*girl–LOLOLOLOL
Crush Kids’ Cancer @TheKidsChapter
Only 10 more days to buy a Crush Kids Cancer ornament & be a part of our @DavidArchie David Archuleta Xmas/Bday Project http://www.thekidschapter.org/2012/11/our-david-archuleta-christmasbirthday.html …
Thanks for your post Kalei!! Can’t wait to attend the concert tonight!
Be sure to keep voting hourly for Everybody Hurts & Broken on Chart Central:
http://chartcentral.frihost.net/cc/
Everybody Hurts mv has 259,000+ views:
http://www.youtu.be/-UrNy_YtMUo
Nichola
@cheebearr
LOOK HOW CUTE MY BB WAS. CAN WE ALL PLEASE JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO REMINISCE
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/–_W5yFsKf9g/T0Rnv1KTfAI/AAAAAAAAHMI/ROXXjbDZDjY/s1600/david%2Barchuleta%2Bforevermore%2Balbum.jpg
thanks Kalei for an awesome post
have fun tonight girls, I unfortunately will be heading off to bed soon
So have my family have arrived from Johannesburg all safe and sound and we had a fun family night together. The cousins all bonded again (grandchildren) and swam and swam all afternoon and now they have all crashed. Peace descends upon the house. night!!! xxx
They usually tell us no recording or flash photography at shows but it’s funny how there are almost always some good pics and videos. This virtual venue is going to have a hard time enforcing any rules! I say bring what you want, wear what you want
I am really excited about this show. 
Just stopping in quickly before I leave work…..off for 2 weeks now!! Another fantastic post as always….unfortunately, I won’t be able to catch the big concert tonight
My son has a 9:00 hockey game out of town….hoping to catch a bit at the end but not counting on it. For those of you sneaking in cameras and video cameras, maybe you can try and catch some of the action for us poor souls that can’t be there 
Enjoy the show in your jammies tonight to all that will be watching and hopefully there’ll be a repeat show at a later date (one can always hope!!). <333
I have my jammies ready, think I will disconnect my phone n tell my children, only call me in case of emergency. Gotta have my snaks ready. My first David concert and he won’t be there for meet & greet. But that’s ok. I can still spazz. See you guys at the concert. I’m excited
50 David CDs delivered by Louise and I to the Primary Children’s Hospital in SLC. Gift from the Golden Archies. Precious cargo as one lady put it!!
@davidarchie @kariontour
Louise and I in front of the snowman tree at the front lobby of Primary Children’s with the CD’s and the list of all the Golden Archies who donated them. http://twitpic.com/bo0zrb
oops, forgot the picture of the bag of CDs (and my one shoe. LOL) http://twitpic.com/bo0zfj
Picture drawn of David and signed by him. Previously donated to the hospital by the Golden Archies. Not sure when, a year ago maybe. It is located in the oncology unit of the hospital, above the scales when the children come in for chemo, etc. and get weighed and their vitals taken. Beautiful inspiring photo. http://twitpic.com/bo1030
Linda, you need jammies, hot cocoa and a blanket to cuddle in and listen. I don’t know what the status of around here will be. If my oldest daughter is home, I’ll be taking my laptop upstairs. But, I’m determined to be here!
Armani @DavidArchiesTux
How are we surviving our first Christmas alone, folks? Repeat after me: WE CAN DO THIS! WE CAN DO THIS! Ah, never mind. Hold me. *sniff*
Armani @DavidArchiesTux
Someone hung mistletoe in the closet. Get in line, ladies. I believe I still have a little whiff of MoTab Dave on me…
ROFL!!!!
David Archuleta @DavidArchie
Mormon Tabernacle Choir shard a special holiday gift on their fb page. http://bit.ly/12sjPRU David singing “Joy to the World” with them! (KS)
Warning Mission Related!
El Santo Gringo @MormonPortugues
Elder David Archuleta Canta em Concerto de Natal no Templo de Santiago, Chile | MURILOVISCK – NOTÍCIAS… http://bit.ly/VWW2TL #sud #mormon
Hi everyone, home from work. Will have dinner and do all my voting on polls before virtual concert starts. So back, for concert or before.
I wonder how David did in his sports event. Perhaps they might have photos on the site.
http://chilerancaguamission.org/actividad-de-navidad.html
LOL…..the Tux is a hoot!
Going for 300 votes!!!
http://musiqtone.com/music/thecount/pop.php#popbracket
oh.. looks like fun!
Evening all! Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the concert tonight, but will be there with you all in spirit. Hubby and I are in Branson for a few days before Christmas. We actually just rode the Polar Express Train where all the kids dressed in their pj’s, a few adults dressed up also. It was so cool.
Hopefully, I can make the second concert. Have a great time and squeel for me! Merry Christmas everyone!
*****ARTICLE HAS MISH PICS WE’VE SEEN*****
Andrea C @AndreaFOD
I love this.. wonderful article on Elder Archuleta !! http://famousmormon.org/1032/david-archuleta-sings-at-chile-christmas-celebration … so wonderful to see how happy he is on his mission
I have been voting for TV5 also. It’s just happened one day that I voted once and click back to poll so I clicked vote again and it let me do it again and again after 50 votes it said cooling time because I vote to many times. I feel bad for TV5 so I kept going back for 50 votes at the time I did about 300 votes today. TV5 was so good to David.
The time is almost here! I’M SOOOO EXCITED! I really need David’s singing to cheer me up because I’ve been feeling so heavy hearted about the tragedy in Newtown, and have watched way too much TV coverage. So, let’s escape into the MKOCFTH concert!!!
I’m back, just got done voting. I got my 200 in on musiqtone and voted a in all other polls.
I’m ready for the concert, I will vote again later tonight after concert.
Ok I’m totally out of the loop here. What is this concert thing I’m hearing about? Can someone explain please. Didn’t have time to read every comment from every thread, just been really busy. Thanks in advance. Happy Holidays to everyone here by the way.
Bess de Guia @archiecrusher
@erlindita Pinoy Archies celebration will be on December 28 2pm (2am EST). It will start at the Home for the Elderlies and end in our place Bess de Guia @archiecrusher
@erlindita We are expecting a Birthday BLAST for David…. BTW.. you are INVITED. Awww. I wish you can join us. But that is impossible.
Ok duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh just read it above! lols Now I feel like a dummy. lols
Virtual concert! hahhah
Hi, Just done baking. I’m covered in flour. It’s everywhere. Getting ready for the concert. Hope I do it right.
see you all there. 
nancy @muldur
Gosh it just hit me that 1 yr ago tonight was @davidarchie’s last tour show in the US. And tonight we have the MKOCFTH virtual show
Wow, Beaver Creek show was a year ago today?….Perfect nite for the MKOCFTH!
supergrand–you think you can share us some of your baked goodies tonight?
@snowangelzz @snowangelzz
NEW on SAz: Message in a bottle: Jonerz’ @DavidArchie story http://wp.me/pCSmC-2YW
Hi guys…..It’s Miss Vicki here…..I’m back….Only 77 comments today….Guess everyone is saving up for the soon to be virtual David concert….I’m so so excited…..Feels like old times…….those goosebumps at the anticiaptation of hearing that wonderful voice and seeing that drop dead smile…….Miss Vicki
I’m sitting by my fireplace waiting & waiting. Exciting!!!
OH MY GOSH…..Sarahazel…Maybe it’s not a coincidence at all that we are having the virtual David concert tonight on the anniversary of David’s last MKOCT show……Maybe his management planned it that way…..Miss Vicki
LindafromCali…..so am I….Only 7 more minutes to go…..Miss Vicki
About to start!!! Going there NOW!!!!
A few more minutes per Mods….DAVID! DAVID! DAVID!!!
STARTING!!!!!!!!!!!
Slap me silly. This virtual concert is fabulous. Thank you so much!
This is awesome! LOL…Candy’s in the closet watching!
Is it video too or just audio? Cuz all I get is audio.
Lucy–there is video….try refreshing.
I’m just standing here crying because I can’t login and I got home with half an hour left to watch and I’ve spent it trying to login to ustream to get the video but I can’t, I REALLY hope they run it again!!!!!
Okay I got it now, I thought it was over at 10:30, guess not.
Me too Lucy! But at least I can See and hear. Love Reading the comments and seeing Old namens. Also Love seeing that Sunny and Richard are there too!
It Freeses for me quite a Bit. Wonder if im too far?
But this is far better thannothing. The Glass is always half empty, right?
…..or half full? David Would Say half Full!!!
David you Deserve a Standing Ovation!! Bravo! That Last Song was a Killer for me! Too Bad we dient think about advertizing in Twitter and picked up new Fans! Can we do Another Virtual Concert? Sorry for Mixed in German words. Keyboard Wants to pick up its native Tongue!
I never did figure out how to chat and watch. I watched, but I couldn’t seem to chat. Did Sunny and Richard have any interesting tidbits to tell us?
Thanks FOD for the virtual concert. Thanks to Papa Fod Richard, David Felice, Sunny and Kari for joining in on the chat. Was nice to see you there. Loved Marcella’s compilation of Falalalala and Little Drummer Boy. That (along with SLC Oh Holy Night) were the best parts. It was fun. Night all.
Sorry grannycrush Trier to answer you but Computer is acting all German and i have to keep deleting every Word!
i was there at the concert tonight,it was just great,loved it lets do it again
Everyone has Gröne to bed? Well this comment will make it 100. Off to Voten!
Goodnight Everyone, Take Care All!
What a fabulous gift from FOD, that concert
I’ll add that to my list of
& chatting with everyone was so much fun,
so wonderful. THANK YOU FOD, You are
the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Note to self though,
practice participating in a fast moving chat,
you stink at it
many things I need to improve on lol. But, none
of you have to improve on anything, you’re all
the best
THANK YOU FOD FOR THE VIRTUAL CONCERT! IT WAS PUT TOGETHER BEAUTIFULLY!!!
Man I missed the concert:(
thank you so much FOD for that great virtual concert, it was great watched the whole thing couldn’t figure out how to chat and watch so just watched, thanks to everyone for all your hard work, it really paid off, hope you can do it again sometime. Glad everyone could make it and join in on chat. Merry Christmas everyone and Merry Christmas David. So glad to be a fan of yours, and so proud of you.!!!!!! Goodnight everybody!!
Beth-I still don’t have either Facebook or Twitter, so I couldn’t participate in the chat. But what a spectacular concert!! Have a great night!
Just wanted to give major thanks to FOD, muldur, and anyone else who had a hand in putting together that absolutely fabulous best of David Archuleta concert for us all to enjoy tonight….such incredible FUN! Good stuff…..feel ready for anything now! Thanks again soooooo much!!
THANK YOU FOD for the amazing concert!!! For some reason I couldn’t chat but wanted you to know how much I enjoyed it!! About did me in when David sang O Holy Night after his mission announcement!
WHAT A GREAT CONCERT. WOW!, iT WAS RECORDED SO IF YOU DIDN’T WATCH IT, THEY WILL HAVE IT AGAIN SOMETIME.
so nice to have sunny, kari, dave felice & richard on chat with us. I’m not good at chatting but it was fun,
So glad you all enjoyed the show! The recording is available to watch anytime. You’ll be able to tell which one. It’s the one that’s 2 hours and 47 minutes long! It was such a great experience and you have no idea how much it means that you all enjoyed it
Thank you sooooo much for the concert, it was FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!! I was just lurking, but ENJOYING IT ALL.
Thanks a whole bunch for the concert..it was AWESOME.
Aaron Paul @AaronPaulSongs
Around this time last year I started to hear rumors that David Archuleta was going to record Nandito Ako. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4WPswoaCQ …
marciami @marciami
@kariontour let David know that we had a fantastic time at his concert tonight and that over 1000 fans were there – it was awesome #DA2014
Ok , I’m pressing the panic button! KC is catching up ! We need help here http://www.q102.com/pages/jb-brackets/2012/
I’m on it too!
If anyone is awake yet we need more voters on q102!
Good morning folks!!
Happy Saturday!
I loved the virtual concert last night.. thanks folks!!!
kaychan @rocktellme
Now finally watching @DavidArchie ‘s USTREAM (recorded) by @FODFansofDavid !!! Thank you so much:) http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fodfansofdavid#utm_campaign=t.co&utm_source=12887748&utm_medium=social …
Awie @arwinc6d
#NowPlaying Glad Christmas Tidings #nowwatching #MoTab davidarchie #DavidArchuleta #Christmas #HappyHoliday http://instagr.am/p/TiXmvbhYvo/
kim @kimak
@DavidArchie WAIT MV is MYX International TOP 20 2012.. #20!! Congrats!! http://www.myxph.com/features/4610/who-reigns-myx-international-top-20-for-2012-year-end-results-here/ …
Wait is a great video.. congrats David!!!
Sam Guevara ϟ @SamLouiseG
@DavidArchie David Archuleta {Santa ~ Elf} http://tmblr.co/ZuxaEwZv9d3y
David Archuleta, the gift that keeps on giving. FOD, the giving that keeps on gifting. Thank you all for an incredible evening. What fun, what music, what wonderment.
It’s right up there as one of the best David Archuleta concerts ever. And the only one I’ve been to!
Good morning FOD! HAPPY Saturday!
Can’t THANK Fans of David, muldur, all the fans that supplied the FABULOUS vids and Marcella and Patty-Ann for last night! SPECTACULAR!
Off to vote! ENJOY YOUR DAY EVERYONE!
NEW THREAD
NEW THREAD, See ya all there later today,
Adios!
have many household chores to take care of,
the Fine Feathered Friends are off Christmas
shopping
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