The Spirit of Christmas...

Maurine Dowd recently published what one might call a particularly spiteful piece on what she thinks of the Christmas season. Depressing stuff, and I'm not going to link to it. However...

The Anchoress has posted a particularly eloquent and moving response to Ms. Dowd's column, which you can read here. It is truly a wonderful reminder of the spirit of Christmas. A warning, though... you are not likely to get through it with dry eyes.