Dear Candid Candace: It is shameful to admit, but in my later years, I’ve found I have a hard time getting “into the spirit” for another holiday season. As you get older, time seems to fly by and it just seems like the holiday season comes around so quickly that it is hard to get in the spirit every year. Plus, I dread shopping for gifts, never knowing what to get. Any suggestions for improving my holiday spirit?

—Dreading December

Dear Dreading December: There is nothing shameful about having a hard time “getting up” for the holidays. With the state of the world now, many of us aren’t feeling the holiday love just yet either. My suggestion to you would be to visit some of the many wonderful holiday experiences this city has to offer—Macy’s State Street, where Santa has returned this y

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