Darkest Christmas: December 1942 and a World at War

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Based on a Gene Autry standard, this goombahtization is peppered with copious F-bombs (Santa equals “fat fuck”), courtesy of Pesci at his post- GoodFellas/ My Cousin Vinny peak. One of the 20th century’s most commanding voices sings of being laid off at the factory, figuring if his family survives until spring they can move someplace warmer. It’s another unwelcome file folder of information dropped in my brain that my heart tries to destroy.

The exhortation from a booklet published for Christmas 1942 was typical of this view: “Now, comrades, we will celebrate a German Christmas in enemy country! That night we believed in miracles,” Jung wrote many years later, “that Christmas Eve in 1942 on an insignificant section of railroad in Poland. For anyone weary of the cheap sentiment and tinselly glitz of so many Christmas offerings, and wanting a taste of deep midwinter mystery, these novels are the best place to start, and these new ways of sharing them are part of the magic. this fabulous book focuses almost entirely on Christmas 1942 and the range of man's conduct toward fellow man, reflecting the extremes of behavior, good and bad, that WWII gave rise to.On his journey, Harmsen touches on Japanese Prisoner of War camps, besieged troops in Russia, those living under Nazi tyranny, including prisoners in concentration camps,as well as those just missing loved ones or trying to rustle up a wartime Christmas. Misanthropy, isolation and self-pity must be replaced by self-knowledge, generosity, communion and compassion – usually as a result of some pivotal encounter in which innocence thaws bitterness and cynicism.

Everyone gets a little blue this time of year; these nihilistic Houston punks took that sentiment to its logical conclusion.Among the vast library of books on World War II Darkest Christmas stands out as uniquely poignant and original. Even if the religious message isn’t overt, there’s often a strongly Christian-flavoured strand of magic at work: in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the Witch’s curse over Narnia decrees that it be “always winter, but never Christmas”. My career to spans carbon paper to failed IT and I too have seen great tragedy and more often than not miraculous miracles brought about by the skill and teamwork that typifies the NHS at its best. Like many in the NHS, there is a feeling here that technology will solve all – interoperability, AI, EPR and so on.

Christmas 1942 saw the entire range of man’s conduct towards his fellow man, reflecting the extremes of behaviour, good and bad, that World War II gave rise to. Modern historians may argue that the Allies had effectively already won the war at this stage, but this was far from obvious for the actors standing in the middle of the maelstrom of history. After all, two rich guys use Murphy and Aykroyd’s characters as puppets in a bet, ruining their lives. I finally get to the pub and my hot date is still there, Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson is playing on the juke box.

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