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    No. 2 - Holiday Classics

    Some of us in our old, crabby age are slow to get into the holiday mood like other chipper, go-getter types. That’s where a good Christmas classic movie or song comes in handy, setting you immediately into that cheerful holiday spirit, whistling your favorite carols and quoting Chevy Chase from the film most worthy of quoting Chevy Chase (see previous slide).

    What’s great is that there is such a wide variety to choose from when it comes to Christmas music, like the six hundred-year-old hymns or modern rocking of jingle bells and one-horse sleighs.

    When it comes to movies, there are always the classic Scrooge stories, especially if Bill Murray is involved, a good dose of Tim Allen flop marathons and the childlike elf stories of Will Ferrell and a bunch of midgets. No matter which way you go, you can’t really go wrong, unless of course you choose to "Jingle All the Way."