I Hate Christmas. Here's Why I'm Celebrating It for the Next Two Months

I Hate Christmas. Here’s Why I’m Celebrating It for the Next 2 Months.
The saddest Christmas ever turned me against the holiday; the hardest year ever has made me look forward to it
Elisabeth Ovesen
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Oct 26, 2020
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Photo: Klaus Vedfelt/Getty ImagesI must have been 12 the year I decided to hate Christmas for the rest of my life. I awoke that particular Christmas morning to the sound of my two younger sisters…
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Written by Elisabeth Ovesen
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