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For the most part, December is a time of Christmas trees and menorahs. So it's easy for the month's less popular celebrations to get overlooked.
But in addition to Christmas and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the Winter Solstice, December also brings National Pawnbrokers Day, National Fritter Day and the Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales.
Reporter Nikki Tundel and DJ Mary Lucia talk about some of December's often forgotten holidays.
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