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    We Need a Little Christmas (Music)

    Let’s not fight this Christmas, unless it’s about what station to tune the radio to.
    by Tom Nichols Dec 09, 2022 7 minutes
    Source: Mark Peterson / Corbis / Getty

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    It’s time for the takeover of the airwaves by Christmas TV specials and music. I have some nostalgic favorites—and some nominations for songs that should get a Scrooge-like burial after being boiled in a vat of Christmas pudding.

    But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.

    Comin’ to Town

    Look, everything can’t be about politics and war. We need to fight about other things, such as Christmas.

    I do not mean the inane “war on Christmas,” but rather the endless conflict over our personal loves and hates during this holy and reflective season. Last year, I vented about the best and worst Christmas specials. Readers of The Atlantic were, shall we say, divided in their reactions, and so at the time, I offered some thoughts on Christmas music in my newsletter, which I present this year with a few eggnog-influenced amendments.

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