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Good morning, Washington. It’s Christmas Eve, which means that Washington’s streets are much quieter than usual — though not that it will stop people from really getting into celebrating the holiday. And I don’t know about you, but if there’s anything which could stand to be coated in some Christmas joy, it’s a Metro station. We thoroughly enjoyed this Post profile of Willita Wright, the station manager at Farragut West who spends her own cash on decorating her kiosk with glitter, lights and train whistles, passes out candy canes and plays holiday tunes on a CD player every year. Though there is one Grinchy aspect about Wright’s festive display this season: Farragut West is such a busy station, Wright was not able to put up “huge blow-up snowmen, polar bears, penguins, sleds and even igloos,” as she has in the past. Bummer.

Speaking of Grinches, your DCist team will be taking things a little bit easier than usual today in order to facilitate the consumption of an unacceptable amount of cookies and eggnog — from all of us to you, we truly wish everyone a very happy holiday.

Activists Plan Fight Over Norton Vote: The House of Representatives’ new Republican leadership may have stripped D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s ability to vote on amendments to tax and spending bills, but activists aren’t going to let it happen without a fight. WAMU reports that representatives from voting rights advocacy group D.C. Vote will lobby legislators to restore Norton’s vote in January — we suggest they start their efforts by sending Congress some wine. Meanwhile, Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander is suggesting people flood Congress with phone calls on January 4 in a show of support for Norton’s vote.

Prince George’s To Look Into Police Off-Duty Work: The Prince George’s County Police Department will dedicate a new commander whose job it will be to monitor how the County’s police department handles the off-duty employment of its officers. The move comes after three police officers were indicted in a federal corruption case earlier this fall. According to the Post, the Prince George’s has the region’s least restrictive policy on where its police officers can work once they’re off-duty: unlike most every other jurisdictions, P.G. officers can work in bars and even manage shifts of off-duty work for several other officers; as a result, reform is expected to be an uphill battle.

Briefly Noted: Four hundred mourn slain Brookland shopkeeper…The Senate approved two D.C. judicial nominees on Wednesday; two more will be voted on next year…Man impersonating police officer commits robbery in Jessup, police produce one of the most alien-like sketches ever…Whole Foods recalls cheese sold in D.C.

This Day in DCist: Last year, legendary sportscaster George Michael died after a long battle with cancer; we also looked into the projections that showed D.C. on the cusp of breaking 600,000 residents, a figure which the city officially surpassed earlier this week.