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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock Ncwa Staff Writer
Several merchants report that last weekend’s Blue Ridge Christmas in Sperryville was a success.
Jimmy Swindler Jr. of Country Manor, who is head of the Sperryville Business Concil, said that merchants he talked to were very pleased about the weekend, especially the crowds Friday and Saturday.
“Before-we started Blue Ridge Christmas, this weekend was no busier than any other weekend in November or December," he said. “It doesn’t beat the two busiest weekends in October, but it’s getting there,” he added.
Mr. Swindler noted that the Friday after Thanksgiving is the busiest" shopping day of the year nationally. Sperryville merchants want to attract some of those crowds, he said.
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