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An elegant and luscious soup is the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season and pay tribute to the comforts of tradition. When I was growing up in Atlanta, Christmas was about concerts. That's because my stepfather, Robert Shaw, conducted at least 12 of them every year, including a festival of carols with collegiate and children's groups and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and a "Messiah" with more than 300 people in the chorus. Robert was Mr. Christmas. His album Christm