Spirits Of Christmas Past......and Present

December, 1971

Christmastide is no time for martinis, manhattans or other conventional nostrums. The mood of the season is open and convivial; Gemütlichkeit is loose in the land. The idea--to paraphrase Simon ... or is it Garfunkel?--is to make the feeling last. And it isn't that hard. All you need is a group of simpatico souls and a complement of cheery libations whose color and content evoke thoughts of yuletide.Whether you opt for spirits past or present is a matter of personal choice. Saxons once guzzled w...

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