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Dr. Brian Merritt, Central Carolina Community College Vice President of Student Learning, read the holiday classic, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, at the college's Third Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on the college's Lee County Campus.

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Santa Claus visits with one of the many children who attended the Central Carolina Community College Third Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on the college's Lee County Campus.

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Members of the Southern Lee High School Marching Band perform during the Central Carolina Community College Third Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on the college's Lee County Campus.

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There was plenty of joy at the lighting of the Christmas tree during the Central Carolina Community College Third Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on the college's Lee County Campus.