The good news is that no matter how grumpy we might be, we’re all just one redemptive gesture away from making good.
The combination of impeccable vocals with Irving Berlin’s gold-plated standards embodies the holiday spirit incarnate, and forms the backbone of this lighthearted musical.
It’s a tough world out there, even on Christmas, and the line about “peace on earth, goodwill toward men” needn’t be so gender-essentialist.
Indeed, have we not all had our Grinchier moments, when all the world’s smiles and upbeat attitudes must be taken as personal slights?