How many of us grew up with the concept that Advent was just Lent, only for Christmas? As a child of the '90s, my experience tells me “not many.” Don't worry, this isn't going to be the standard “spirituality over materialism” Christmas special that you usually get this time of year. After all, if 40 years of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” isn't going to convince the Internet, one blog post won’t tip the balance.
"Angels We Have Heard On High" is good, but "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is better.
And then one has kids, and starts singing at bedtime "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent"!