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And then came the unusual duo or unlikely star remake trends for Christmas songs, which were, really, equally moving: Bing Crosby joined David Bowie to remake “The Little Drummer Boy.” Slade and Wham! Do Christmas classics. Elvis’s “Blue Christmas” is resuscitated.

And for a few years we have strayed from lyrics, per se, and have indulged in the saintly sounds of chanting Monks. I love these original options, as much as I still get chills when I hear original or other versions of those songs that had such limited meaning when I was kid doing solos for the elementary school parents. But every year, I still am moved to weeping, contrition, self accounting, and soul-searching when I hear, “And so this is Christmas, and what have you done?”