from the EDITOR
Do you have a particular tradition that always starts off the holiday season in your household? For me it’s watching the 1992 musical The Muppet Christmas Carol. (Don’t laugh! It’s actually a faithful adaptation of the Charles Dickens novella published in 1843.) While others are fighting Black Friday shopping crowds, I’m singing along as I put up my decorations. I’ve watched the movie dozens of times now, but some things stand out to me more as an adult than as a kid. One of those things is a line in the song “It Feels Like Christmas,” which is about how the holiday season is a time of sharing kindness: “The message, if we hear it / Is make it last all year.” It’s a simple sentiment, but it’s not always easy…