Maybe more than any other holiday, Christmas is a time when we think back. It might be the one time of year when even the most pragmatic and austere among us can’t help but indulge in remembering things the way they once were— with tender feelings and warm fuzzy edges.
As we sit watching young ones, we remember our own lists for Santa and think about the friends and family who watched us gleefully rip away colorful paper from our presents.
But at Christmas time, it seems almost anything can send us into throes of nostalgia. Unpacking the old box of ornaments, remembering where each one came from— but also reading the decades-old newspapers each piece is wrapped in…