It’s Christmas today, and from all of us on Bailey Line Road, we wish you happiness, health and a big thank you for taking time to be part of the family out here on Manitoulin Island, Canada. Enjoy the singing of our youngest, Ellie. She recorded this a few years ago.
Merry Christmas to all!
– Steve, Mary and all 15 of us here on the Island
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