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There was singing and eggnog, a key to the city was given, a wish was granted to a young girl, and then Santa arrived on a fire truck and counted us down from ten to zero, at which point the tree lit up and everyone cheered and started singing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and I felt like maybe the world will go on a little bit longer after all.