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December 17, 2012

Canadian Non-Smokers vs. Santa Claus

Kelly Boggs, Baptist Press

A Canadian anti-smoking activist, who is also a self-published author, has leapt into the Christmas wars by producing an updated version of the classic holiday poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (better known as "Twas The Night Before Christmas"). The new version edits out two lines that reference Santa Claus smoking a pipe.

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