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December 2015

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MAY + JUNE 2015 nshoremag.com | 173 November 2012 nshoremag.com 173 www.wolfhillgardencenter.com 60 Turnpike Road, Ipswich • 978-356-6342 104 Eastern Avenue, Gloucester • 978-281-4480 Create your own winter wonderland this holiday season, we can help! Christmas Trees and Stands • Twinkle Lights and Ornaments Fresh Greens, Wreaths, and Garlands Custom Centerpieces • Artificial Trees and Arrangements Kissing Balls • Poinsettias • Unique Gifts and Plenty of Holiday Cheer 173 A lit Christmas tree on the Salem Common is a favorite tradition. Nat's, named after Nathaniel Hawthorne's wife Sophia Peabody. Reservations are required, as this event sells out quickly. The Hawthorne Hotel is also the place to be on Christmas Eve. Local acoustic favorite Julie Dougherty will be in the majestic Grand Ballroom from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a round of Christmas caroling. Although admission is free, donations, which will support a local charity to be named, will be accepted. From 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., a delicious Christmas Eve dinner will be served, again in Nat's and Sophia's. And the next day, after the gifts and stockings have been opened, bring the family to the Hawthorne for the Grand Christmas Day Buffet. This mammoth spread is the culmination of the holiday season. Every corner of the first floor of the hotel will be brimming with delicious dishes, as the buffet fills the lobby, Nathaniel's, Sophia's, the Tavern on the Green, and the Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. But the festivities do not end with Christmas. Six days later, the Hawthorne will treat you to another fine meal before you officially ring in the new year. A live pianist will accompany an a la carte dinner in Nat's and Sophia's from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Reservations are required.) The next morning, the hotel will host a trio Photograph by Jeff Folger

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