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I love Christmas music and movies. As soon as December arrives, I tune in to my playlists or Pandora, Netflix and Prime to the new and classics. This year, they feel even more important than ever before.
My son is now old enough to enjoy these holiday favorites with me, so we just finished watching “Home Alone.”
Not having paid much attention to it before, on this viewing I noticed that the theme of redemption runs throughout the film. The particular moment I locked into was in the character of Old Man Marley, who always seems to be shoveling.