{"id":187,"date":"2020-12-31T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliverwang.net\/writing\/?p=187"},"modified":"2022-08-08T22:51:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T22:51:47","slug":"jul-dec-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliverwang.net\/writing\/?p=187","title":{"rendered":"2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliverwang.net\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/this-xmas.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliverwang.net\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/this-xmas.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189\" width=\"389\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliverwang.net\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/this-xmas.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.oliverwang.net\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/this-xmas-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.oliverwang.net\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/this-xmas-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.oliverwang.net\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/this-xmas-207x207.jpeg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S_RxGMrWRfI\"><strong>How Donny Hathaway&#8217;s &#8220;This Christmas&#8221; 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