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Christmas pictures should be shared

The holidays are a time of love and laughter ... except when it comes time to take the annual holiday picture.

Do you have a picture of Timmy pulling off Santa's beard? How about one of Jane sticking her tongue out at the camera? Crying kids? Collapsing Christmas trees? We want them all.

The Augusta Chronicle is looking for the best worst holiday pictures you've got. We'll run our favorites on Christmas morning to give everyone a chuckle amid the wrapping-paper remnants.

We understand that even bad holiday photos are still cherished, so The Chronicle will mail back every photo sent to us.

To share the love, please include your name, address, phone number and the year the picture was taken, and mail your photo to: Seasonal Snapshots, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928 or drop them by the office at 725 Broad St. For more information, call Erica Cline at 828-2946.

We will accept photos until Dec. 16.

BIRTHDAYS

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Blues musician John Mayall is 72. Musician Chuck Mangione is 65. Singer Denny Doherty of The Mamas and The Papas is 65. Country singer Jody Miller is 64. Actress Diane Ladd is 62. Singer-keyboardist Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals is 61. Comedian Garry Shandling is 56. Director Joel Coen is 51. Actor-comedian Howie Mandel is 50. Actor Jeff Fahey (The Marshall) is 48. Actress Cathy Moriarty is 45. Actress Kim Delaney is 44. Actor Tom Sizemore is 44. Actor Andrew McCarthy is 43. Actor Don Cheadle is 41. Singer Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block is 37. Guitarist Martin Carr of the Boo Radleys is 37. Actress Gena Lee Nolin is 34. Actress Anna Faris (Scary Movie) is 29. Drummer Ringo Garza of Los Lonely Boys is 24.

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Contact Lifestyles Editor Erica C. Cline at: 828-2946 or erica.cline@augusta chronicle.com.