We all know that 2020 has become a mess of unpredictable events disrupting both our global and our personal worlds. A virus called COVID-19 has upended our lives, shut us up indoors, robbed us of income, separated us from loved ones, and restricted our lives outside our homes.
Our collective frustration with hatred and intolerance in our communities has run the gamut from peaceful protests to violence in the streets. But alongside all that, something remarkable happened: in the midst of COVID-19’s initial surges in early spring, homes were displaying Christmas lights.
From March and April right into July, some radio stations have been adding Christmas music to their schedules. At a time of year when sparse Internet traffic to Christmas-themed websites is the norm, they have been swarming with visitors. Christmas podcasts are attracting numbers of listeners never seen before in the summertime...
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