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Advent Storytellers
A Hoptown Chronicle project
Observe the holiday season with our 2019 advent calendar. It unfolds as a narrative, day by day, with stories from local contributors sharing memories of family, friends, community and faith.
A perfect Christmas tree prank pulled on big sister
By Martha White
A new Santa Claus right in the nick of time
By Wayne Goolsby
Searching for holiday cheer in empty Target shelves
By Rev. Kimberly Zarley
Timely surprise helps a foreign exchange student weather Christmastime blues
By Imelda Gorman
Mother's memory declines but her joy in Christmas is renewed
By Gwenda C. Motley
Family traditions made Christmases joyous and memorable
By Ruth B. Lynch
A Christmas observed at the birthplace of Jesus
By Quenton Brooks
Christmas was for wish catalogs, cedar trees and cotton stockings
By Bettye Shelton
Unlikely tree ornaments honor the memory of family members
By Pam Dossett
Santa Claus learns gift of giving hope for the season
By George Fillingham
Bad weather threatens weeklong Christmas feast
By Jeanette Owen
The best Christmas gift that wasn’t
By Dennie Burke
Observe the spirit of Christmas year-round
By Eugenia Snorton-Davis
Church, family were focus while father served in WWII
By Jerry Brockman
A new tradition saves Christmas Day for Mom and Dad
By Julie-Anna Carlisle
Christmas memories forged in Cayce-Yost's toy department
By Anne Noel
Simple toy brings Christmas joy to girl, mother during a hard year
By Melissa Felkins
Christmas Eve gets especially hectic with baby's arrival
By Joy Tilley
Keep the magic, wonder of Santa Claus alive for all children
By Mari-Alice Jasper
How one gift created a Christmas tradition for family and neighbors
Holiday revolves around time with family
By Shawna Johnson
Mother's Christmas legacy is believing in what can't be seen
By Chris Jung
Even a visit from Santa couldn't entice her to rise early Christmas morning
By Alissa Keller
50 years ago, Pennyrile Electric rescues Christmas dinner
By William & LaVena Turner
