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“When I was growing up, everyone called my mom Mrs. Claus because she loved Christmas so much,” recalls blogger Michelle Whitener of lifestyle and design brand MW Designs. “Our family always had a tree up in the house by Halloween! Early decorating definitely reminds me of my

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