🌱 Patch AM: How one Tysons Santa became a 32-year McLean family tradition

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Tysons Santa became a 32-year McLean family tradition
• Why a McLean surgeon is worried about Jake Paul’s broken jaw

Also on today's calendar: Brunch with Santa: A Christmas Celebration and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Morning mist; mostly cloudy, with a high of 54 and low of 30 degrees.
• Friday: A bit of ice in the afternoon, temps: high: 37, low: 33.
• Saturday: Low clouds and not as cold, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Beloved Santa spreading Christmas joy at Tysons Corner Center for over 30 years (dcnewsnow.com) — A McLean family’s 32-year tradition with the same Santa is continuing just down the road at Tysons Corner Center, where Mike Graham has donned the red suit for decades. The Fishman family of McLean returns annually for photos and quiet, kid-focused conversations that have turned a simple mall visit into a multigenerational holiday ritual.
   

• Will Jake Paul follow doctor's orders? Return to boxing at issue (usatoday.com) — A McLean-based oral and maxillofacial surgeon is weighing in on YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul’s broken jaw and warning that his return to the ring depends on strict compliance with recovery rules. The expert explains how fragile plates and screws can fail if Paul rushes back, potentially leading to infection, more surgery, and a much longer layoff.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in McLean

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 25

• Brunch with Santa: A Christmas Celebration
  Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Dr, McLean, VA, 22102,
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Service
  1367 Chain Bridge Rd , McLean
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day Worship - 10am Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
  Lutheran Church of the Redeemer , 1545 Chain Bridge Rd , McLean
  10:00 am

Saturday December 27

• Falls Church Farmers Market
  City Hall Parking Lot , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
  8:00 am

Sunday December 28

• Sunday Worship Service
  1367 Chain Bridge Rd , McLean
  10:00 am
• Lessons and Carols Worship Service, Sunday 10am - All are welcome to Redeemer Lutheran Church
  Lutheran Church of the Redeemer , 1545 Chain Bridge Rd , McLean
  10:00 am

Saturday January 3

• Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show
  Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003
  9:30 am
• Celebrate the New Year with MCC's Winter Block Party!
  McLean Community Center , 1234 Ingleside Ave , McLean
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Pars Place Closed
  Iranian-American Community Center , 2236C Gallows Rd , Vienna
• Tysons Winter Lantern Festival
  Lerner Town Square , 8025 Galleria Dr , Tysons
  6:59 pm

Saturday December 27

• MAMMA MANIA! Live in Falls Church, VA!
  State Theatre , 220 N Washington St , Falls Church
  7:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Lego Building Challenges
  Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library , 7584 Leesburg Pike , Falls Church
  4:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• CANCELLED: Mayor's Agenda Meeting with Staff
  Falls Church, VA Calendar , 300 Park Ave. East Wing, Second Floor , Falls Church
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fairfax County firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm commercial building fire on Little River Turnpike in Annandale, with no injuries reported.
  11:27PM on Dec 23: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue are on scene of a 2-alarm commercial building fire on Little River Turnpike in Annandale, with no… (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

Tysons

• Christmas Grocery Store Hours 2025 In Vienna: Giant, Whole Foods, Walmart (patch.com)
• Large crowds at Tysons Corner Center as last minute shoppers pick up holiday gifts (dcnewsnow.com)
• Tysons hotel stays still below pre-Covid levels, but outpace region (ffxnow.com)

Vienna

• How to figure out your ideal credit limit, according to financial experts (cnbc.com)
• OPEC Fund to co-finance up to $2 billion to accelerate development across Africa (statenews.net)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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