<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>With Christmas just around the corner, it occurred to me that I might tell you about some classical Christmas music. But then I thought “No. Why should I?” To be perfectly honest, I find the Christmas thing a bit of a bore<wm>. All that carols and songs about Snowmen and Reindeer and Trees and Santa. They all start to sound so very overused and silly. You can hear it coming. All that’s really different from my grandchild would say on Christmas Eve. That kid will just ask me about how to build a tree and want a list of the latest gadgets and games. We want some actual present-giving time.

But, I still want to tell you about Christmas music because if you know how</wm> much joy it can bring. My little friend Emma has always been especially festive, and I want to