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The gifts of Christmas past and present

Christmas, schmistmas, you say? The longstanding tradition of giving (or rather, buying... ) Presents for loved ones near and far is, fortunately for retailers, very much intact

Published Fri, Dec 23, 2016 · 09:50 PM

SO this is Christmas. And what have we done? Blitzed through a sleighful of wrapping paper, ribbons and cash, is what. Goodwill towards mankind usually reaches an orgasmic crescendo of ka-chings around this time of the year.

Even so, the modern festive season is universes apart from the Twelve Days of Christmas, the carol in which an assortment of fowl and …

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