You also can do whatever you want with the one you said you liked - The Messiah. We have a double-CD set, and there is a total of 4 minutes worth listening to in it. Call me uncultured, but I'd rather just read about the Christmas story than have it sung to me for 2 hours.
That was Thanksgiving. You can't do the same exact thing just one month later.
The author is full of complaints and practical advice but seems as if he could use a little spiritual advice. However, he does leave himself an escape hatch from that accusation so I assume he was just trying to be funny and brash.
Could not have expressed my feelings on this any better. I really like the idea of dumping the presents, except for maybe kids under 11, and inviting friends and relatives for a meal and conversation....spoiled middle-class kids, almost bored, mechanically opening present after present. Yeppers, couldn't agree more.