A lot of people have cherished rituals that, whether handed down through generations or of more recent provenance, are central to their observation and enjoyment of the holiday season. I’m not much of a holiday person—I’m typically somewhat more of a bemused observer than an actual participant—but one holiday season ritual of which I have become quite fond is watching ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ on NBC on Christmas Eve.

Springtime means a variety of different things to a variety of people, but one central element in Your Humble Narrator's personal observation of the season is watching 'The Ten Commandments' on television.