Hollie Shaw | November 27, 2015 3:15 PM ET

TORONTO – On a quiet midtown street after dusk, a Christmas scene right out of a children’s storybook unfolds in front of a two-storey brick home.

Carollers dressed in velvety robes and top hats sing seasonal tunes on the lawn while neighbourhood residents gather to celebrate the coming holiday, eating foil-wrapped chocolate and drinking hot cocoa dispensed by cheerful hosts.

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