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Article: Luther Village residents recall old-time holidays
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- Arlington Heights Post (IL)
- Article date:
- December 19, 1996
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Stomach grumbling from all the hoopla, hokum and hucksterism that make up much of the recipe for Christmas in the '90s?
If so, a good dose of seasonal nostalgia may be just the right prescription for that holiday heartburn.
The cure comes courtesy of residents at the Luther Village retirement community in Arlington Heights.
A group of those residents met with a reporter last week to share recollections of family Christmases past that were marked by homemade food and handmade presents, not mad searches for Tickle Me Elmo.
The seniors recalled memories of Lutheran Christmas services, sleigh rides, caroling and the sheer pleasure of being with their families for the holidays. They also told ...