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Off the Couch: A bounty of Christmas events coming up

A bulldog licks its nose as it walks in the Mutt Strutt during a previous Mainx24's EPB Southside Parade, along Main Street in downtown Chattanooga.
A bulldog licks its nose as it walks in the Mutt Strutt during a previous Mainx24's EPB Southside Parade, along Main Street in downtown Chattanooga. A bulldog licks its nose as it walks in the Mutt Strutt during a previous Mainx24's EPB Southside Parade, along Main Street in downtown Chattanooga.

By Barry Courter, Lisa Denton 3 min read

LISA DENTON: Barry, it’s the time of year we need a little elfin magic to get to all the events around town.

There are Christmas parades, Christmas markets, Christmas plays, Christmas concerts and photos with Santa. Not everything is Christmas-related, but there’s an ample portion.

Ample portion apparently I’m still trying to digest everything that happened over Thanksgiving weekend.

BARRY COURTER: That would be a good band name . or porn name.

It’s crazy how many events are just this week. There are new ones and ones with long histories. There are also a couple that are fairly new, but fairly long, if that makes sense. MainX24, which goes around the clock beginning Saturday at 8 a.m., and Chattanooga Market’s Holiday Market are both Saturday and Sunday. Market hours on Sunday are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., so you could theoretically shop and do other holiday things downtown for 33 straight hours.