Playboy After Hours

January, 1963

As this issue goes on sale, the annual cries of outrage concerning the commercialization of Christmas will be at their height. By the time it goes off sale, the ululations will have peaked out -- for another year. What better time to solve the problem, permanently and painlessly? This is a rhetorical question requiring mere assent; we have the solution and propose to present it, not as a Christmas gift, herewith.The arguments against commercializing Christmas are pure and persuasive: It is a key...