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  • How a Hallmark Christmas shoot quietly put Norwich City Hall onscreen

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• We're All in the Snowglobe, Now (truthdig.com) — Norwich gets a brief spotlight as City Hall’s festive decorations appear in a Hallmark Christmas movie filmed there, “Sugar Plum Twist.” The broader piece reflects on how Hallmark’s holiday films have shifted from nostalgic, conservative fantasies toward more diverse, inclusive storytelling, and how that evolution contrasts with Trump-era politics and culture wars over what “real America” should look like.
   

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