The 2nd Annual "Last Waltz" Holiday Special

Celebration Rock by Cumulus Media Minneapolis

Nov 19, 201853:17Music

Back in 2016, I wrote a column in which I declared that The Last Waltz is the best Thanksgiving movie. "It affirms the faith in the power of ritual to heal — at least temporarily — whatever is awkward or unre...

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