{"id":6326,"date":"2010-11-04T06:59:03","date_gmt":"2010-11-04T06:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6326"},"modified":"2020-09-17T10:14:09","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T09:14:09","slug":"an-alternative-advent-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/11\/an-alternative-advent-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"An Alternative Advent Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"amazon_ad_right\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-uk.amazon.co.uk\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=alslikklworls&amp;o=2&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;md=0M5A6TN3AXP2JHJBWT02&amp;asins=B003A2JCYK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s not long until Christmas, so time to start preparing. 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