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Happy Holidays! Chances are, you're reading this the day after Christmas, back at your day job after all-too-short a holiday, and the last thing you want from us is stuff about the holidays. But that's just too bad. Because, see, here in the Ist-A-Verse, we do things ahead of time. It might be December 26 for you, but that's what you get for not checking your Favorite Local Blog on Christmas Eve. Austinist is......

Dear Philadelphia: Happy Holidays! That’s right, we said it. Because it’s the holiday season, goddammit. We’re talking about all the holidays that happen between the last Thursday in November and the first day of January. Even the ones you haven’t heard of. Bill O’Reilly. But we digress. The thing that we here at Phillyist like so much about the holidays is how darn nice everyone is. Store clerks are especially helpful, bosses are extra......