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- Round-robin_letter abstract "A round-robin letter is a letter, typically included with a Christmas card and sent to multiple recipients, in which the writer describes the events of the year.The round robin has been the subject of much ridicule, particularly from the Guardian journalist Simon Hoggart, who compiled examples of the genre in his newspaper column, as well as writing the book The Hamster That Loved Puccini: The Seven Modern Sins of Christmas Round-robin Letters. One example Hoggart cited read:"Harry was Jesus in the school Jesus Christ, Superstar. This was the best production I have ever seen, youth or adult. Both boys, especially Harry, were physically and emotionally drained at the end. I was drained too… seeing your son crucified nightly is not an experience I would recommend."Critics have drawn attention to a number of typical characteristics of the round robin, including the airbrushing of bad news, the "excruciating" level of banal detail and the implied egocentricity of the sender.The survival of the tradition in the face of such criticism has been termed "heroic".".
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- Round-robin_letter subject Category:Christmas_traditions.
- Round-robin_letter subject Category:Letters_(message).
- Round-robin_letter comment "A round-robin letter is a letter, typically included with a Christmas card and sent to multiple recipients, in which the writer describes the events of the year.The round robin has been the subject of much ridicule, particularly from the Guardian journalist Simon Hoggart, who compiled examples of the genre in his newspaper column, as well as writing the book The Hamster That Loved Puccini: The Seven Modern Sins of Christmas Round-robin Letters.".
- Round-robin_letter label "Round-robin letter".
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