You undercut this point by condescendingly calling The Ringer “Bill Simmons’... new blog” in the title. Forgive him if he didn’t realize you meant to say “Bill Simmons’ new potential entertainment media behemoth.”

But why does this matter? Grantland was great and I'm happy at least some semblance of it has returned

To me, the choir captures that innocence of childhood at Christmas, which is what makes it so bittersweet to hear as an adult. Probably why that song, among all the assorted schlock the season gives us, is what sticks out to me. I see what you're saying; I guess I'd just interpret it as an adult (Guaraldi himself,…

In a just world, people who don't like A Charlie Brown Christmas would be herded into the cargo holds of ocean liners and then sunk into the Mariana Trench.

For "Christmastime is Here" alone, A Charlie Brown Christmas doesn't suck. And then there are all the other reasons, too. It's one of the few Christmas-related things I can stomach.