The Christmas Spirit: In Defense of Ebenezer Scrooge / Rob Long -- The Commercialization of Christmas: God Moves (the Merchandise) in a Mysterious Way / P. J. O'Rourke -- Season's Greetings!: Ten Simple Rules for Sending Christmas Cards / Joe Queenan -- Jingle Bell Rock: Taking the Christ Out of Christmas Songs / Andrew Ferguson -- Oh, Tannenbaum: A Tradition Unlike Any Other / Christopher Caldwell -- The Nativity Stories: The Best (and Worst) Christmas Movies Ever / Sonny Bunch -- Home for the Holidays: The Trials and Tribulations of Family / Matt Labash -- Saint Nicholas: Friend or Foe?: A Document Dump from Santa's Secret Email Server / David "Iowahawk" Burge -- All Good Gifts: Tickle Me Elmo and the Madness of Christmas Toys / Heather Wilhelm -- Here Comes Santa Claus: The Wonder of Christmas Morning / Stephen F. Hayes -- The Ghosts of Christmas: Holidays Past and Present / Toby Young -- The War on Christmas: It's Real, and It's Spectacular / Jonah Goldberg -- Jews Who Love Christmas: We All Love Christmas Magic / Larry Miller -- I'm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas: Celebrating a Day You Don't Really Share / Joseph Epstein -- The Greatest of These Is Hope: The Impossible Promises of Christmas / Michael Graham -- Saint Joseph: The Forgotten "Father Christmas" / Christopher Buckley -- Mary, Mother of All: The Real Miracles of the Virgin Birth Aren't What You Think / Mollie Hemingway -- The First Noel Christmas with Jesus / Kirsten Powers -- The Day After: The Illusion of Returning to Normal / James Lileks.
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