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Well, once again, it’s the Christmas season in at least a few remaining parts of America, and I have a question. It’ll only take a second, and then you can get back to hall-decking, or harking, or wassailing, or whatever it is you do at your house to drown out Burl Ives.

Here’s the question. Like everybody else, I’m sure you’re busy buying thoughtful, love-infused gifts, as long as they’re on sale. But as you wend your way through the retail...