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arepeoplewho spend heirhol i-day energystringing colored lights,ingyardsnowmen nd singingcarolcarol boutSanta, leighsand pres-Candy,olorsand kitschcompete or

in theirhal lsandon their awns.there realso olkswho let the focus

theChristmaseason-the birth of theircenter tage.n fact, heirhomes

carry ccents f church ll year ound.Religiousrt and artifactsabound in

City. ltar ticks, aintings,cons ndareamong widevariety f objects

to add a soulful depth to youriors. Theyare certainlyprevalent nneighborhood,"aysRickBumgardener

Morning loryAntiques eferringo theshops on State Line. He and co-

pieces,ncluding l i fe-sized adonna. ygrandmother ad a similarpiece n herguest bedroom hat she rescued rom achurch enovation.Whodecides o ditchthe Motherof God?) t waseerie, ut alsosoothing, o drift off to sleep under her

gazeduringmy chi ldhood isi ts.Don andRickalso have omesaintlygarden tatuesthatwouldgraceful lyi ll a barespotby hestoop,perhaps roviding bit of calm dur-in g heholiday ustle ndbustle.

Justdown the street,BarbaraFarmeron Fieldscarry several eligious

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,{.";;/z&7;ft;;,tludyRoberts asa striking olywater ont,a beautifulair-hairedngel olding largeclamshell. stunning isplay n herown,sh e would be a distinctholidaydecora-tion holding he boxesof chocolate rornamentshat youaregiving ourdinnerguests sPartYavors.

A quick rip to the Crossroads istrictoffersurther eligiousreasures.oeHaas fWebster ouse avemean enthusiasticourof theirselection. ebster ouse asa vari-ety of altarsticks,all candlestickshat areusually ildedor brass.When stopped ntheyhadpairsof lgth-century nglish rasscandlesticks,usticand rich l8th-centuryPortugueseandlesticksithoriginal aintand a pair from Francen a gorgeous il tbronze.My avorite asapairof unbelievablybeautifultalian 8th-centuryandleholdersthat orm ightangles, s heywere esignedto gracehe corners fan altaror table.

Another dramaticPieceat WebsterHouse s a lgth-century renchpelmet.Beautifullyrafted nd Gothic n detail, twouldbe a stunning omponentf a holi-daycenterpiece,eeding nlya low bowloffoliage r flowersn thecenter.

Continuing he hunt, MissionRoadAntiqueMallwas hockullof reasures.osurprise, we nand TeriMcClure'sooth,French y Design, ffered omecompellingpieces.You could easilycreatea dazzlingdisplay ith theirselection f ivoryprayerbooks,osaries,rucifixesndcrosses.

lustaroundhecorner tNancyMcGee'sbooth herewere everal iniature ortraitsof holy figures.Miniatures ere popularduring he lTthand 8th century ndwhilesome were actual portraits,others were

copies of larger, recog-nizedpaint ings. heY ffera sophist icated accent

displayedon a diminut iveeaselor hung ona wall.A col lect ionon th e mantel,scatteredjust above he stockings,would be memo-rable ndeed.

Mccee has a few Pieces of rel ig iousar t in he r home. One piece n part icular,aMexican etabloof a saint, holdsa surpriseevery ime you look at it , " saysMcGee Thelate lgth-centurypaint ing on tin is subt le."She's oldinga dove,bu t you might not seeit if you weren't looking at it closely."

Whether you choose o make rel igiousar t an d art i factspart of yourdailysurround-ings or not, adding them to your holidayd6cor certainly makes for a sophist icatedevolution from Rudolph and Frosty. If youar e going over th e top, you might as welltake your cue from a higher Power'