It's that time of the year

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3. The gods don't come down from Olympus any longer

Think of all the top-tier artists and entertainers who contributed their ‘star power’ to those holiday productions as late as the early 80s. Perhaps they got price-squeezed out of TV productions as business conditions changed. Maybe their schedules are too restrictive, like tours and Vegas residencies and whatnot. I really don’t know much about show business.

Americans don’t gather around the TV as a family as they once did - back when it was the only game in town. People can sit in the same room together, each immersed in their own data stream, which may or may not have content from superstars.