A Well-Earned, and Very Capitalistic Christmas

Richard Salsman, ForbesAmong the many joys of the Christmas season, along with festive parties and cherished reunions, are the exuberant lights and bedecked homes, the twinkling trees and sparkling ornaments, the cheery music and piles of gifts, the good eats and drinks — all imbibed in a spirit of earthy, untamed merriment. But for many ornery critics — religious and secular alike — the commercialism and mirth undermine and desecrate the “true meaning” of Christmas, which, they say, should entail a somber, ascetic tribute to the birth of Jesus Christ, and...

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