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Christmas revolves around family traditions of setting out cookies for Santa, opening one gift on Christmas Eve—or completely dreading the five hours you have to spend with your relatives. But if your holiday season is becoming more about stress than joy, consider returning to the jolly stories of our youth or discovering some adult holiday tales. This list of holiday classics and contemporary selections should do the trick.
 

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