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Merry Christmas Amigos, Poem

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Merry Christmas Amigos, Poem

August 20, 2026

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Marie de la Torre, while working for Harry L. Hussman Jr. Inc., sent El Paso Times editor Bill Hooten an anonymous bilingual spoof of Clement Moore’s “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” , which he first published in 1948 and then reprinted annually in his holiday column, “Everyday Events.” The…

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