2025 Final Results

 And the 2025 Christmas Bracket Champion is...




O Come O Come Emmanuel!!!


I said it last year, and I get to say it again:  I am overjoyed that we have yet to have a repeat champion.  I think the streak will end next year, but to go five years with a new winner each time has really kept this whole endeavor interesting.  

And the fact that Pa's favorite won the whole thing this year is especially satisfying.  Yeah, sure, by telling everyone, I probably tampered with the process, but I have no regrets and I'd do it again.

Although it is a lot of work, this is a labor of love and I hope that it brought you some light and levity this season - and that you maybe listened a little more closely to the Christmas music around you.  It has been a tough year here, and I apologize that my quips have not been as humorous or informative as in previous brackets.  Here's hoping for a joyous return next time.  

But for now, I leave you with a quote from a relatively new Christmas song with a great deal of personal emotional significance - one that has become a favorite for me:


"There it goes round the bend,
The year that would never end,
Gonna wave bye-bye."

- Calexico, Seasonal Shift

Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings, and Happy New Year from the Specter Family.

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