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  Naughty or Nice? Remember back in the day when the weeks before the holidays were all about being good? As children, we cleaned our rooms, washed dishes, took out the trash, etc  to glean the good graces of Santa Clause who just knew . Santa holds all of the magic of this mid-winter season. The song that was often played by my parents and parents near and far sang out the reality that we faced: Oh! You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list Checking it twice Gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good  So be good for goodness sake! More recently I realized that Santa was not on his own... He had a brigade of elves who kept an eye on us, the "Elf(ves) on the Shelf!"  those little beings who watched our every move ensuring that our actions were pure o