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The challenge of keeping Christmas simple, meaningful and joyful

SINGAPORE – “Merry Christmas! Out upon merry Christmas! What’s Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer…”

So ranted the famous literary character who said, in response to his nephew’s cheerful Christmas greeting (“A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!”): “Bah! Humbug!”

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