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So rather than slipping into the temptation to act like Christmas is here and will be gone on the 26th, I exercised restraint. \u00a0No particular focus on Christmas this year. \u00a0It wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n

But now that the final Sunday of advent\u00a0is behind us, Christmas is almost here! \u00a0 To kick it off, we have one of the greatest readings of the Gospel of Luke in recorded history, courtesy of Linus. \u00a0I can add nothing more, except my never ending admiration<\/a>\u00a0for this greatest of all televised Christmas specials.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DKk9rv2hUfA<\/a>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"