Some Grinchy, grouchy, Scroogy types say that only small children can experience the true magic of Christmas. And, in the US, only for the first few years of life, because family doesn’t count much and money counts a lot. In Italy, by contrast, a place with which I have native familiarity, family and social ties are still intensely felt, and money is yes, important, but not the single overriding factor…
