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Category Archives: Christmas
A Mind of Winter
Tom Gualtieri reflects on winters spent in Syracuse, N.Y.—including the tragic one in 1988. Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Memoir
Tagged Lockerbie, Pan Am 103, poems, poetry, Wallace Stevens, Winter
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Straddling the Dual-Holiday Fence
Jeff Nishball makes the case for Christmas, forsaking the Menorah for Santa, trees, glitter and tinsel. Truly all that shines is…. Continue reading
All I Want For Christmas…
But will it make you happy? In Jennifer Kabat’s case, probably not. And why she doesn’t want presents. Okay some presents. Okay I want the thing that will make me… Continue reading
Posted in Christmas
Tagged Christmas, Hershey's Kisses, Lifesavers, pleasure, Raleigh bikes, the hedonic treadmill
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Let Them Know It’s Christmastime Again
Learning from Jingle Bell Rock, Amanda Nazario discovers the joy of Christmas – and music. And Christmas music. Continue reading
Posted in Christmas
Tagged Bobby Helms, Jim Boothe, Jingle Bell Rock, Joe Beal, Mariah Carey
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Song Beneath the Song: Xmas Edition
Greg Olear examines the lyrics of some popular holiday favorites. Continue reading
A Philosopher’s Holiday—Does a Certain Morning Even Exist?
Sean Beaudoin astonishes his friends and family by refuting cynicism and embracing Claus. Continue reading
Posted in Christmas
Tagged Christmas, Chuck Brown, existence, Linus, Peanuts, Santa, Spinoza
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Three Presents
Quentin Rowan’s tale of three Christmases, 1980, 1996, 2010 and how each comes back with Christmas past, present and future. Continue reading
Sex Ed & Santa Claus
In which Zoe Zolbrod ponders what we talk about when we talk about sex to our children. Continue reading
I Was Thinking of You
Lauren Cerand enjoys Christmas. Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, DIana Athill, Downton Abey, Eli Cash, Julia Child, King Tut, Vasilisa
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The Ghost of Scowling Past
Peter Mountford embraces an unexpected parenting method based on the Christmases of his youth. Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Hokey Pokey, sweatbands, The Bible, Tutti Frutti
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An English Christmas of Snow, Ghosts, and a Kiss
Wherein Danbert Nobacon revels in the notion of the elusive English Christmas Kiss. Continue reading
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Tagged Alistair Sim, Christmas, Irving Berlin, Marie Corelli, Nobacon, Snow
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The Magic of Christmas
James D. Irwin is a believer. Continue reading
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Tagged dad, Father Christmas, magic, presents, the feeling of Christmas
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