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Picture this: black-and-white TVs glowing in cozy living rooms, families squeezed together on couches, the scent of popcorn in the air, and the soft hum of a world that moved just a little slower. For ...

Over the years, many people have had their sentiments concerning Christmas captured for posterity. Here are a few examples. Norman Vincent Peale wrote, “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, ...

Holiday playlists change every year, but a handful of Christmas records from the 1950s and 1960s still feel like the season’s default soundtrack. These albums mix lush orchestration, crooner warmth, ...

Are you having yourself a very merry Christmas? Not really? Well, you are not alone then. OK, you may be alone—which could be one of the reasons why your Christmas isn’t so merry. Nonetheless, you ...

With Santa’s deliveries done and presents unwrapped, families are likely preparing to take down their decorations and toss their real Christmas trees into the trash. While those who want to throw ...

No, these movies aren’t masterpieces, and they don’t reinvent the genre, but they do something a lot of other holiday releases completely fail at: they’re creative, and they work. There’s something ...

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