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Whitley Strieber

The upheavals of adolescence silenced 'A Christmas Carol' for a few years. I became a firebrand atheist. Christmas - humbug! Too commercial! Then I became an agnostic. Christmas was a pro-forma affair, basically a chore. Buy mother a book, dad a new tie,

Whitley Strieber

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During adolescence, the author rejected the traditional joy and meaning of Christmas, viewing it as fake and overly commercialized. Later, their attitude softened to a more indifferent one, where celebrating felt like an obligatory task rather than something heartfelt.

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