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For decades, Betty Montoya’s house in Santa Fe was full of people, music, food and love on Christmas Day. Family members, in-laws, in-laws of in-laws and others would gather for a celebratory feast and music fest, with folk songs, holiday tunes and, of course, “ Feliz Navidad.” Often, the group would number 100 or more. “It’s maddening,” said Montoya, a native Santa Fean and retired teacher. “Some of them would end up on the patio where we had an outdoor firep...