What would this dumpster fire of a year be without a smoldering ruin of a Christmas to go out on?
No "Nutcracker." No Radio City. No sitting in Santa's lap. For many of us, no visiting with friends or relatives.
Whatever we consider a "normal" Christmas, this won't be it. But then, an abnormal Christmas is nothing new.
People have been celebrating Christmas under daunting circumstances, in odd places, ever since the holiday began.
Not, let us remind you, in a Thomas Kinkade living room with a glowing tree and a fireplace, but in a stable outside a motel.
So in honor of Christmas 2020 — God bless it — here are some other hard-luck holidays.