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Falls Church parish hosts a ‘Country Christmas’

12/13/18

Ronald Isaacson leads the Bishop O’Connell High School Jazz Ensemble at the “Country Christmas” event. They were one of three groups from the Arlington school to perform. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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Children pet a camel at a petting zoo that also included rabbits, sheep, goats and a donkey. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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Children pet a camel at a petting zoo that also included rabbits, sheep, goats and a donkey. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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A track-less train ride was one of the activities available for children. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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Harmon’s Carriages provided hay rides along Park Avenue in Falls Church. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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The night’s festivities included a living Nativity. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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Catherine Deloye, 11, and her brother Timothy, 4, enjoy a camel ride atop 27-year-old Chewy from the Leesburg Animal Park during a “Country Christmas.” JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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St. James Church in Falls Church hosted a “Country Christmas,” complete with camel rides, train rides, a living Nativity and musical performances by students from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington Dec. 8. 

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