{"id":165,"date":"2015-11-12T03:45:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T03:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/industry\/2015\/11\/12\/are-you-ready-for-christmas\/"},"modified":"2015-11-12T03:45:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T03:45:12","slug":"are-you-ready-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/financial-services\/2015\/11\/12\/are-you-ready-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you ready for Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/enterprise.blob.core.windows.net\/whitepapers\/MS_ENT_Black_Friday_V2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/az370354.vo.msecnd.net\/wordpress\/cspImageUpload\/Christmas.png\" alt=\"Christmas infographic 2015\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before you know it, Christmas lights will be going up, ugly reindeer sweaters will take over the office, and stores and websites will be filled with shoppers \u2013 and hopefully Christmas Cheer. 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