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    Old-Fashioned Christmas Towns

    Sep 21, 2021 3 minutes
    TEXT KAREN CALLAWAY
    PHOTOGRAPHY ART MERIPOL, JOHN O’HAGAN, AND KATE SEARS

    FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE

    British accents take on a decidedly Southern drawl in Franklin’s annual Dickens of a Christmas, an event that celebrates its 36th anniversary this year. With the town’s historic district as the enchanting setting, favorite characters featured in A Christmas Carol, from the adorable Tiny Tim to the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, join musicians and dancers for a seasonal street party brimming with Victorian charm. In keeping with that era, Father and Mother Christmas hand out treats

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