The Nativity is part fact and part fantasy — but does it really matter?

THREE days to go: are you ready yet? Ready for what? For Christmas, of course.

The Nativity is part fact and part fantasy — but does it really matter?
Wed, 22 Dec, 2010 - 00:00
Stephen King

Oh, that! Or, rather, what?

Just what is it we’re supposed to be getting ready for? For most of us, it’s a welcome few days off work; a time for family. “It’s just for the kids, really,” you increasingly hear.

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