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    In Boston, a Christmas tree symbolizes a cross-border friendship

    Dec 21, 2017 3 minutes

    Every November, as thousands of Bostonians gather at the city’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, they pay homage to a giant spruce shipped from Nova Scotia to Boston Common. At first glance, this year was no different. Under a shower of confetti snowflakes, the crowd sang a rousing chorus of Christmas carols as Santa arrived on stage to help Mayor Marty Walsh officially ring in the holiday season.

    Massachusetts has plenty of strong, tall pines growing

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