This week the Southeast Missourian asked five people to finish this question: "It wouldn't be Christmas without ...".
Connie Simmons, Cape Girardeau
"I guess it wouldn't be Christmas without snow and being able to go home and spend it with family."
Carrie Cline, Cape Girardeau
"It wouldn't be Christmas without remembering the birth of Jesus."
Barbara Freed, Advance
"Going home and celebrating with family."
Harold Webb Sr., St. Louis
"The children and the tree."
Don Fadler, Cape Girardeau
"The birth of Christ. There is no Christmas really without that."
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