Opinion: T'was The Night Before Christmas in 2020
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, NPR's Scott Simon updates "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for 2020.
T'was the night before Christmas, and all o'er the houseStirred the clicking - most frantic - of every mouseAll the stockings were hung by the TV with flairBut children played on apps in theirSneaking smart-phones and laptops right into their bedsWhile visions of going viral danced in their headsWhen out on the street there arose such a clatterI sprang from my bed to see what was the matterWhen what to my wandering eyes did appearAn electric sleigh, without any reindeer
