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Christmas tree lighting in Decatur Thursday

By Ty Tagami
Nov 29, 2011

Downtown Decatur is getting a communal Christmas tree on the roof of a row of shops and restaurants.

The Little Shop of Stories book shop on the town square will host a lighting of the tree at 7 p.m. Thursday.

"Come on out and celebrate this new tradition as we sing songs of the season and eat sweet treats and maybe get a visit from a jolly man in a red suit," the store says on its website. It says the tree is 25 feet tall.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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