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Gainesville couple’s decades-old hobby keeps Christmas spirit close to home

Hall County residents Bruce and Dayna Bell have spent the past 35-40 years collecting Department 56 Dickens Village collection pieces. Their collection now takes days to set up and takes up their entire dining room each holiday season. - photo by Scott Rogers

12222021 BELL 1.jpg — Hall County residents Bruce and Dayna Bell have spent the past 35-40 years collecting Department 56 Dickens Village collection pieces. Their collection now takes days to set up and takes up their entire dining room each holiday season. - photo by Scott Rogers

Relics of Christmas past reside inside one Gainesville home, conjuring the spirit of Charles Dickens and Victorian England.