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From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Date: 19961103
Author:EMILY WAX

EMILY WAX
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
11-03-1996
A HOLIDAY IN THE IRVING TRADITION
By EMILY WAX
Date: 11-03-1996, Sunday
Section: TRAVEL
Edition: All Editions -- Sunday
Column: TRAVEL PLANNER

TRISTATE

Washington Irving, through his stories "Old Christmas" and
"Bracebridge Hall," introduced Americans to many of England's Christmas
traditions, including the yule log, caroling, and the sumptuous
Christmas dinner.

From 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 13-15 and Dec. 20-22, you can tour Irving's
former home, Sunnyside, by candlelight, and see where he spent his
winters writing "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and ...

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