Christmas again, and again, and again

Christmas is back. 

For the past month (or more), people have put up their lights and trees, sung along to their favorite festive tunes, bought and wrapped gifts, attended local celebrations and parties, and overall done most of the same activities they do every year. 

“Something Magical,” a new Christmas song released this year by my favorite Icelandic musician, Dadi Freyr, sums it up well: 

“We go through the same routine, just like last year, and the year bеfore that, and the year bеfore that, and the year before that. There is something comforting about the repetition, I don�...