{"id":14730,"date":"2023-12-24T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/bloemfontein\/?p=14730"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:15:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T09:15:44","slug":"the-ultimate-read-for-christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/bloemfontein\/blog\/2023\/12\/24\/the-ultimate-read-for-christmas-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate read for Christmas eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>The children are asleep. The gammon\u2019s glazed. And a vast glass of something delicious has been poured.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Late Christmas eve reads are the best. 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