Thanksgiving is over, and though many people had their holiday decorations up early this year, the NEast Philly staff wanted to wait for the official beginning of the season. So we give to you The 12 Days of NEastmas, a Northeast version of a classic holiday song.

You can click below for an instrumental version of the song, with our original NEast-y lyrics. Tip: start singing at about 17 seconds, and follow the lyrics to the tune and pattern of 12 Days of Christmas.

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Here’s a summary of the week’s Northeast news we didn’t cover. See others here.

Northeast native and 2005 grad of the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts Peter Sabasino is currently a contestant on the FOX TV hit show So You Think You Can Dance. Sabasino’s primary style is tap, though he’s trained in modern, jazz, hip-hop and other styles.

Continue reading for coverage of last weekend’s Overington Park Fall Fest, a Holy Family basketball pep rally and more.

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South Philly native Rob McElhenney drops Northeast references in a recent episode of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

The writer, producer and star of the wildly popular FX “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” absurdist sitcom is a South Philly guy by birth, but he represents the Northeast, too.

A familiar neighborhood and popular shopping destination found their way into an episode earlier this season of the show, which also stars Danny DeVito.

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