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Children can listen to a story read by Santa from November 18 until December 24 at the new Edinburgh's Christmas grotto at St Andrew Square. Sessions last 20 minutes and host up to 22 little ones. Each child will have the chance to meet Santa and get a gift. Tickets from £3.50 are time allocated and available at https://edinburgh-christmas.com/whats-on/santa-stories.

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Picture by Stewart Attwood

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Santa Claus pictured in his grotto. (Pic: Getty Images)

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Dobbies, which is headquartered in Lasswade on the outskirts of Edinburgh, has a network of about 70 garden centres across the UK. Picture by Stewart Attwood

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