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MBTA dispatcher receives light warning for ‘Deck the Halls’ display

‘Deck the Halls’ from dispatcher a big hit on Twitter

By Eric Moskowitz

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 27, 2011

The MBTA issued a warning yesterday to the dispatcher who added some unauthorized holiday cheer to Park Street Station by programming Red Line message boards to display the lyrics to “Deck the Halls,’’ accompanied by a robotic reading of the carol over that station’s public address system.

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