The soon-to-be-launched New York Sun, named after a deceased publication famous for whimsically proving the existence of Father Christmas, will be a 12-30-page broadsheet a form of newspaper that, apart from the Times and a handful of other publications founded in the 1800s, has largely ceased to exist.

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The former legal secretary was to be cremated until Mrs Sanders stepped in, maintaining that Miss Davies' last request was to be buried near her father, William Christmas Davies, back in Rhondda.

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And recognising the risk of Christmas fatigue, the shop's full array of decorations and displays won't be put up until early November, when Father Christmas also makes his first appearance.

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But the document belongs to a long tradition of those who have felt compelled, like Father Christmas, to categorise those whom they consider to be "naughty" rather than "nice".

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