This is a repost of a column I wrote for the Question on Christmas Day 2015, because when I wrote last month about getting a compliment and wanting to duck away, I thought, oh god, I just keep going on and on about this. Turns out, it’s more of a four-yearly thing, so I’m a…
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Taking the “bah, humbug” out of Christmas
“Christmas is here, the magic of Christmas, filling our hearts with glee…” I kill the radio before I can burst my eardrums with sharpened chopsticks to prevent having to listen to another second of sentimental drivel. Explaining why I hate Christmas in the middle of December is too much like honestly answering what motivated me…