Retro Nog: Secrets to a Merry Little Xmas…

by Madeline Iva

What makes you love Christmas? For me it was my grandmother. She brought the x in xmas. She had a kind of classic 50′s sophisticated spirit thatlingers in my heart to this day. For her holidays were about food, drink, and making merry. When I think of the holiday season I think of her cooking, her generosity–as well as her whack tree ornaments.

In addition to grandma, a few key Christmas movies shaped my holiday ‘tude over the years.

First there was WHITE CHRISTMAS. I saw White C...