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\"\"<\/a>Are you feeling Christmassy yet? \u00a0Vivid winter sunsets, Christmas markets at the City Hall, breath steaming in the air… isn’t it fabulous!<\/p>\n

1st December is the day Christmas arrives at Dock Cafe… \u00a0 If you call in any time today (we’re open 11-5), as well as scrummy mugs of coffee, hot chocolate and fruit punch, you can lend a hand at the bauble-hanging, tinsel-positioning, tree-decorating, snow-in-a-can-spraying, and general Christmassy shenanigans going on!<\/p>\n

(Or you can take a seat in our new Christmas-coloured Very Comfy Chair and watch and laugh…)<\/p>\n

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UPDATE:<\/p>\n

It’s done and it looks amazing! \u00a0A real tree from a lovely wee fruit&veg shop in East Belfast, some comfy new chairs, and lots of tasteful<\/em> lights and sparkly bits:<\/p>\n

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If you think Christmas is getting a bit too sparkly, you might be inspired by the example of this guy:
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