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Merry Christmas from Sewickley Patch!

Share your Christmas wishes with Sewickley Patch readers. Plus, learn how to put Patch to work for you in 2013.

We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas—and a Happy New Year from Patch! We’d like to give our readers the opportunity to wish their loved ones a Merry Christmas today. Leave a greeting or a holiday memory of a special someone in the comment section below and have it appear (prominently) in our shout out box. As we move into 2013, we want to remind you that this is your site—and you can use it to your advantage. Help make this site a better representation of what's going on in the community by adding the events you know about to the Sewickley Patch events calendar and announcements page. Our event calendar and announcements page are great for things such as fundraisers, classes, garage …

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Before Black Friday Poll: How Early is Too Early for Christmas 2012 Gift Shopping?

It used to be Black Friday was for the earliest of birds. Not anymore.

It's only one day past Halloween (with trick or treating still to come), but it's already starting to look a lot like Christmas around the Sewickley area. Yup, the early birds no longer wait until Black Friday to do their holiday shopping. This year, Black Friday is on Nov. 23, but big retailers and mail-order companies are starting well in advance. Amazon, for example, is beginning its Black Friday on Nov. 14. Step into the local Target, Bed Bath & Beyond or Lowe's and you'll see a full array of Christmas items. Some people, no doubt, will be purchasing gift cards from the most popular establishments in the Sewickley area, listed as our Sewickley Patch 2012 Readers' Choice Award Winners. Crazy or crazy smart? Just how early is too early …

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