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Family Ornaments

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Ed McCarthy breaks into the house he grew up in to rescue a precious box of Christmas decorations.

Tags Loss Holidays Home Healing Joy Adversity Nostalgic Moving Bittersweet Grateful Atmospheric Thought-provoking Serious Sad

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Ed McCarthy

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The Moth Holiday Special 2016: Unexpected Gifts of December The Moth Holiday Special: Unexpected Gifts of December

Original Air Date

December 13, 2016

Recorded Date

December 15, 2015

“She even kept those awful ornaments we created out of popcorn and macaroni in art class.”

Photo by Sean Costello
Ed Mc Carthy

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