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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: Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. is 88. Actor Robert Guillaume is 78. TV personality-producer Dick Clark is 76. Director Ridley Scott is 68. Singer Rob Grill of the Grass Roots is 62. Singer Luther Ingram is 61. Bassist Roger Glover of Deep Purple is 60. Actress Margaret Whitton is 55. Singer-actor Mandy Patinkin is 53. Guitarist Shuggie Otis is 52. Singer June Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is 52. Country singer Jeannie Kendall of The Kendalls is 51. Singer Billy Idol is 50. Guitarist John Ashton of Psychedelic Furs is 48. Comedian Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) is 48. Rapper Jalil of Whodini is 42. Actor-director Ben Stiller is 40. Actress Sandra Oh is 35. Country singer Mindy McCready is 30. Singer Clay Aiken is 27. Actress Elisha Cuthbert (24) is 23.

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