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Article: CHRISTMAS EVE SHOULDN'T SEND ENTIRE NATION INTO A PANIC.(LOCAL)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- December 24, 1999
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Byline: DAVE ADDIS
OK, it's Christmas Eve. T-minus-24, and the clock is running. The ``T'' stands for ``terror.''
If you accept one bit of unsolicited advice from a concerned friend this season, please accept this one: Just relax.
There probably is no more stressful day on the calendar than Christmas Eve. It is a day when astronomical expectations run headlong into insurmountable realities. When those forces collide, the best of human intentions often are left bleeding by the side of the road.
So, please, remain calm. As the poet/philosopher Bob Marley once put it, ``Ev'y little t'ing gonna be all right.'' If you know the tune that accompanies those lyrics, ...