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Merchants and Churches Work Together On a Christmas Program for Edgartown

Holly Higinbotham | Friday, December 18 1981 - 2:56pm

One shopkeeper says she senses more enthusiasm and gaiety among shoppers, and a local innkeeper appreciates the way people don’t seem to be rushing through the holidays. Interspersing shopping with caroling, tree lighting and concerts is what the Old Fashioned Christmas in Edgartown program is all about, and organizer Fred Hurley reports that attendance at these events has been steady.

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Gifts for All, Good Tidings for Island

Phyllis Meras

In the annual Gazette Christmas poem Santa finds something in his sack for almost everyone.

Christmas 2013

A full moon hung in the December sky this week, casting long shards of light across the darkened landscape of oncoming winter.

A Pause Before Christmas Enables Spirit to Flourish

Rev. Cathlin Baker

When we embark on our Advent pilgrimage we are heading toward Christmas, a familiar destination. But the patterns and traditions of Christmases past may tug us too quickly to that day. The West Tisbury Congregational Church minister reflects.

Christmas Eve Pageant at Agricultural Hall

The West Tisbury Congregational Church moves over to the Agricultural Hall once again for a 5 p.m. Christmas Eve service.

In Step With Edgartown’s Holiday Wonderland

Bill Eville

It is approximately 471 strides, done at a leisurely saunter, from the steps of the Harbor View Hotel to the steps of the Edgartown Lighthouse. While this may seem like useless trivia, it is actually a Christmas in Edgartown public service announcement.

Lights, Trees, Garland, Action! Decorating Committee Gets Busy

Sara Brown

An Islandwide attraction, the yearly Christmas display in Edgartown seems to appear overnight, but there’s a method to the magic. Instead of elves, the town has the Christmas Decorations Committee.