Twenty years ago, Calgary Herald editors started a Christmas Eve practice. Rather than the front page of the last paper before Christmas being filled with news stories and photos, they decided to use the space to wish readers the best of the season and publish a large holiday photo. Several of those front pages during the first few years were filled with intricately crafted stained glass images. Other photos over the years began to reflect holiday happenings in Calgary, such as Heritage Park’s seasonal celebrations, the 10th anniversary of Alberta Ballet’s Nutcracker, the installation of new lights on the Calgary Tower and at Spruce Meadows, and the 20th anniversary of Stephen Hair playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge (he eventually went on to do the role for 27 years) in Theatre Calgary’s A Christmas Carol. What will the Dec. 24 front page photo be this year? Check out tomorrow’s paper to find out, or visit this post again after the 24th. Read More