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Halloween twist lets B.C. family get a big jump on Christmas decorating

Nightmare Before Christmas theme means Langley home香蕉视频直播檚 annual Christmas display started in mid-October
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As soon as the family香蕉视频直播檚 holiday display was up in mid-November, children started dropping off letters for Santa. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)

The O香蕉视频直播橤rady family of Langley City has their big Christmas display up again this year, but with a slightly spooky twist.

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He said this allowed them to put up most of their Christmas decorations, such as Santa香蕉视频直播檚 sleigh and Christmas trees.

香蕉视频直播淭echnically we started decorating for Christmas around Oct. 10,香蕉视频直播 O香蕉视频直播橤rady joked. 香蕉视频直播淭his Halloween trickery allowed us to be ready for December about two weeks early.香蕉视频直播

The Santa Sleigh is new this year, he said, built by O香蕉视频直播橤rady and some of his employees.

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The sleigh is on their front lawn under the light-string canopy tree, and the public are welcome to have their photos taken in it.

There are also 47 trees this year all with lights, a gingerbread house, inflatables including a hockey playing penguin, and other delights among the branches.

Keeping with family tradition, Santa香蕉视频直播檚 mailbox is out and accepting letters until Dec. 22.

香蕉视频直播淲e香蕉视频直播檙e well over 100 letters already,香蕉视频直播 O香蕉视频直播橤rady said.

It started a few years ago when O香蕉视频直播橤rady saw some kids putting letters in an old ornamental mailbox in his front yard during the holidays.

When they found letters addressed to Santa, O香蕉视频直播橤rady香蕉视频直播檚 then young kids encouraged him to send replies.

香蕉视频直播淲e answered a few letters that year and a few parents posted it on the [social media] community page the following year, and it just went viral and all of a sudden we香蕉视频直播檙e you know getting dozens of letters a day dropped in the box, and it was fun,香蕉视频直播 he said.

The family answered the letters, if the kids provided a return address, but they did more. They delivered personalized replies and small gifts.

When asked what the letters say, O香蕉视频直播橤rady was hesitant to share due to the risk of scammers impacting the Christmas joy of Santa香蕉视频直播檚 letters.

But he did share one story where a father asked for a bottle of whisky and the new Corvette.

香蕉视频直播淪anta thanked him in the reply letter and supplied him with a diecast model of the new Corvette,香蕉视频直播 O香蕉视频直播橤rady laughed. 香蕉视频直播淲e香蕉视频直播檒l be cute when people get cute with us.香蕉视频直播

Nicknamed O香蕉视频直播橤rady香蕉视频直播檚 Tree Farm, the display is at 20886 45A Ave. It will be up until Jan. 2, and can be visited during day or evenings.

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A moving hockey-playing penguin is one of the items on display.
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Business owner Randy O香蕉视频直播橤rady and his family have created a walk-through Christmas display. (Langley Advance Times files)


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