Bursting with customers one afternoon the week before Christmas, a second-hand charity shop in London's Marylebone High Street looked even busier than the upscale retailers surrounding it.

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For many Kenyans, Christmas has always been the happiest time of the year. It is a season that is cherished for its festive music, delicious chapatis, bright new clothes, and joyous family reunions.

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With Kate's possible promotion resting on accomplishing this task, she checks in and haggles with the aforesaid Christmas spirit, who suspiciously seems awfully solid for a ghost.