Sir, – For many years, my late husband and I had an annual wager as to who would be the first to spot a Christmas tree. The rules of the game were simple: the tree had to be in a private residence, had to be decorated and had to be lit up.
Today I spotted this year’s first and the all-time record. – Yours, etc,
ATTRACTA HEFFERNAN,
Rathmines,
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Dublin 6.