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Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey: 12/17

WTTW News | December 17, 2012, 9:00 am

From Candy Cane Lane to the Christmas Tree Ship, Geoffrey Baer talks holiday traditions in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

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