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When Charles Dickens penned "A Christmas Carol" in 1843, he almost certainly didn't suspect that his book would hold significance for the people of Lebanon as they begin to celebrate the holiday in 2009. But over 150 years after the publication of Dickens' tale, one of its enduring morals gives us hope: That something about the spirit of Christmas.

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