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Sears christmas wishbook catalogue october 2015 online selection of gifts, womens fashions, holiday decor. The sears wish book was a popular christmasthemed catalog released annually by the american department store chain sears in august or september. Every christmas, at my grannys, i would spend hours circleing all the toys i wanted for christmas. The holidays have officially arrived, and this year holds extra excitement as sears has brought back their annual holiday wish book a tradition that the holiday had discontinued in 2011. And weve got you covered with the wish book, kelly cook, chief marketing officer for sears and kmart, said in a statement.
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