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🌱 Patch AM: How one Tysons Santa became a 32-year McLean family tradition
Also check out Comedy Night in Manassas! on the McLean Patch calendar
Good morning McLean! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How one Tysons Santa became a 32-year McLean family tradition
Also on today's calendar: Sunday Worship Service and 9 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in McLeanfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 36 and low of 33 degrees.
- Saturday: Low clouds, temps: high: 44, low: 33.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 49 and low of 43 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 continues just down the road at Tysons Corner Center, where Mike Graham has been donning the red suit for decades. Their annual photo and quiet conversations with “Santa” highlight how this long-running local ritual still brings Northern Virginia families together every Christmas. 
📸 Around McLean
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🗓 Upcoming Events in McLean
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★ Featured events ★
- Comedy Night in Manassas!
Aroma Wine Tasting Room, 9249 Center St, Manassas
7:00 pm
Friday December 26
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Other local events
- Falls Church Farmers Market
City Hall Parking Lot , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
8:00 am - Meredith Willson's Miracle On 34th Street
Capital One Hall , 7750 Capital One Tower Rd , Tysons
2:00 pm - International Saturdays at The Salsa Room
THE SALSA ROOM , 8453 Tyco Rd , McLean
8:00 pm - 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 - 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 - Heirloom - Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
10:00 am - Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
10:00 am - Heirloom Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURDSAYS 10-4
6830 Elm Street Suite 9, McLean Virginia
10:00 am - Redeemer Renaissance Preschool Open House & 2026-27 Information Session - 5:30 PM
1545 Chain Bridge Rd , McLean
5:30 pm
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Saturday January 3
Thursday January 8
📣 McLean Shout Outs!
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- McLean Youth Soccer
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Discover a new way to find your wedding venue in NoVa! - Redeemer Renaissance Preschool — (703) 356-3567
Redeemer Renaissance Preschool 2025-26 Open Enrollment - Dogtopia of Tysons Corner — (475) 338-3501
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Give Your Child a Competitive Advantage - Good Beginnings at Redeemer Renaissance Preschool — (703) 356-3567
Register now! - Stanley Martin Homes — (703) 964-5000
Discover New Homes throughout Northern Virginia - The Brooksfield School — (703) 356-5437
A private school in McLean, VA - The Brooksfield School — (703) 356-5437
Brooksfield is Enrolling for the 2025-26 School Year
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Piano Teacher Needed
Local reputable Music lesson company seeks Piano) instructor for in-home lessons as well as lessons in your studio – whichever is preferable to you. (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A crash on I-66 westbound in Fairfax County, VA, closed all travel lanes, but they have since reopened and remaining delays have dissipated.
7:17PM on Dec 24: All westbound travel lanes on I-66 at mile marker 67.8 in Fairfax County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor ) - Happy Holidays!
Please listen to my piano solo of "Carol of the Bells." I have the Youtube link in the first comment below so that you can share the joy of the… (Nextdoor Langley Farms)
- McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc. posted a job opening for Transportation Solutions Leader (Full Time) in Vienna. Apply here.
- Sunrise Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Vienna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McLean here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tysons
- Large crowds at Tysons Corner Center as last minute shoppers pick up holiday gifts (dcnewsnow.com)
Vienna
- How to figure out your ideal credit limit, according to financial experts (cnbc.com)
- This Crystal Doesn't Melt Like Ice: Physicists Capture a Strange New Phase (scitechdaily.com)
- From Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz to Jannik Sinner and Iga Świątek, Here's How Tennis Stars Are Celebrating Christmas (profootballnetwork.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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