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Shoes, Shoes, and Saint Nick in a Turbulent Christmas
A narrator recalls his son's first U S Christmas and a past London Santa visit. The child asks for shoes due to tight footwear, prompting a tale of clumsy fashion choices, thrift, and stubborn feet. A Nashville instep stomper adds a grim, darkly comic coda about foot violence and heredity.
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The
U.S. of A
Santa
London
Father Christmas
James Morgan
Connecticut
Mr Claus
St. Nick
Bob Cratchit
Tiny Tim
Harrod’s
Brooke Astor
Clark
U.S
Nashville
Music City