evidence: "Time was, with most of us, when Christmas Day encircling all our limited world was like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections and hopes; grouped everything and everyone around the Christmas fire: and made the little picture shining in our bright young eyes, complete," Charles Dickens reminisced in a charming essay, "What Christmas Is, As We Grow Older" written in 1851.