It’s the most wonderful time of the year. So the song claims. Family arguments. Memories of emotional loss. Fruitcake. Credit card debt. Office party inappropriateness. Humor gets humanity through the worst of times. And at Christmastime, humor beget from horror seems… Read More ›
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Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays: Facts Bring It Together
Republican and Democratic. Summer and Winter. Science and Religion. Men and Women. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. Like so much of the national dialogue, even this festive period of the calendar has been reduced to a winner-take-all Team Red versus… Read More ›
President Claus: The Chief Executive as Santa
Both are invested with powers that reach mythological proportions. Simply by the title they hold, each represents a long history of various traditions and customs which is nothing less than their duty to carry out. Within the seemingly secret realms… Read More ›
Once Banned in Boston: Mince No Pie in the Old Bay State
Cakes may rise and fall on matters as minor as baking powder but for some pies it is a matter of politics. Christmas Day is over but in earlier times, it was simply a highpoint of the long winter days… Read More ›
Old Hollywood Movie Stars & their Holiday Greeting Cards
Romantic, ridiculous, egotistical, modest, perplexing, mundane, creative, funny. Like the Christmas cards once sent by Grandma and Grandpa, all those cousins, the neighbor and the business downtown, the Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year messages once… Read More ›
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