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The tower houses Deagan tubular chimes that ring on the hour and play an occasional hymn, DuMelle said.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
With snowfall on the hour and festive drinks for adults, this market is enjoyable for a romantic stroll.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
Surprises arrived on the hour to bump up the party like life-sized mojiganga puppets of the couple, disco-ball dancers on stilts, a mariachi band, and late-night snacks of tacos and chilaquiles.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Holiday Tree light shows can be seen on the hour from 5 to 9 p.m. weekdays, noon to 9 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays as well as on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
With snowfall on the hour and festive drinks for adults, this market is enjoyable for a romantic stroll.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
Surprises arrived on the hour to bump up the party like life-sized mojiganga puppets of the couple, disco-ball dancers on stilts, a mariachi band, and late-night snacks of tacos and chilaquiles.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Holiday Tree light shows can be seen on the hour from 5 to 9 p.m. weekdays, noon to 9 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays as well as on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
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“On the hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20hour. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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