{"id":10562,"date":"2011-12-25T19:50:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T00:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=10562"},"modified":"2011-12-25T20:05:54","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T01:05:54","slug":"california-carolers-surprise-shoppers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/12\/california-carolers-surprise-shoppers","title":{"rendered":"California carolers surprise shoppers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A bunch of friends in Redondo Beach, California, had a bright idea &#8212; why not put on their own &#8220;flash mob&#8221; Christmas pageant at the local Galleria shopping mall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10570\" style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2011\/12\/p.txt_.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10570\" title=\"p.txt\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2011\/12\/p.txt_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">California carolers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Without any permission, they just showed up and began singing Christmas carols.<\/p>\n<p>And then Mary, Joseph and the Christ child showed up as they began their final number, &#8220;O Holy Night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch the crowd&#8217;s reaction. 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