If you were raised with Christmas traditions, it’s likely the day holds a singular spot among holidays. With trees, ornaments, réveillons, secret Santa, crèches, stockings, Rankin/Bass Rudolphs and poignantly melting animated snowmen amid reassurances from Jimmy Durante — and Die Hard — Christmas has more superstructure than any other day of the Canadian calendar. The result is a day that can seem uniquely special, a day we might feel we have a very good chance of being our best selves, for at least a few hours.
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