The older I get, the more I find myself drawn to the Christmas songs that have a touch of melancholy to them. Songs that acknowledge the complexity of Christmas emotions. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” “Christmastime Is Here.” And, of course, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”

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In a famous exchange in the “The Sun Also Rises,” Ernest Hemingway wrote: “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually, then suddenly.”

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It’s holiday season again, but instead of being filled with joy, we seem drained by a national sense of discontent. Most of us believe there is something very wrong with our country, even if we can’t agree on what it is or what to do about it.

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Redemption is when somebody pays for your sins so that you can be forgiven and walk away justified. They do your time. They pay your penalty. All the things you’ve done wrong are paid for by somebody else.

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It’s holiday season again, but instead of being filled with joy, we seem drained by a national sense of discontent. Most of us believe there is something very wrong with our country, even if we can’t agree on what it is or what to do about it.

Here’s a link to the editorial.