Live like it’s Christmas every day
For Christians, that spirit of charity must continue after the twelve days are up
Christmas
Thursday
Wednesday
Time for a national snow day
The best part of being a child should make a return to adult life — if only for a day
I’m dreaming of a ‘problematic’ Christmas
Ignore the woke outrage over carols and movies: the entire point of the season is to feel unsettled
Tuesday
The Christmas carol canon that could have been
Pheasants? ‘Dickory dock’? Here’s how a narrow slice of our history changed the holidays forever
Bad boy: Bidens dump dog week before Christmas
Major is being replaced by a new puppy, Commander — and a cat
Monday
Seventy-five years of It’s a Wonderful Life
In George Bailey, we see our own fathers, our own brothers and husbands and sons
Friday
Why do so many Americans believe in the Devil?
More than believe in God in fact
Thursday
Covid is no excuse to dress like a slob
Time to get rid of the ‘athleisure’ wear and start caring about our appearances again
The war on Christmas comes home
The torching of the Fox News tree calls to mind a culture war gone by
Sunday
Saving Henry James’s Christmas ghost story from the critics
If you’ve never read it or only read it in graduate school, give it a try by the ole yule log
Friday
The problem with Christmas movies
Our writer gets grinchy about Love Actually and Elf
Wednesday
Cockburn cruises the DC Christmas party scene
So much for not mixing drinks
Friday
Let Cockburn debase himself at your Christmas party
Email your invites to cockburn@thespectator.com
Monday
Thursday
What’s good from the goose
Goose used to rule the roost
I ate Audrey Hepburn’s kidneys
I had contemplated knocking on my famous neighbor’s front door and asking if she had any suggestions for cooking veal kidneys
Sounds of Christmas past
I tend to associate Christmas music with the records I received as gifts when I was a kid
Fashion, fairies and folklore
As every sullen teenager knows, headphones are a great way to escape the family gathering and retreat inward
Silky, sumptuous wines for Christmas dinner
Chambertin was Napoleon’s favorite wine. I am prepared to make it mine, too, at least for Christmas
Friday
The supply chain crisis that stole Christmas
Last year, no gatherings. This year, no toys
