By the Echo Press Editorial Board 7:45 am, Dec. 22, 2020 Christmas is here but it’s not exactly a holly jolly one this year. Instead, many people are feeling lonely, isolated, anxious, frustrated and downright angry. It’s all because of a Grinch, otherwise known as COVID-19, that’s threatening to steal Christmas by limiting social gatherings, closing indoor service at bars and restaurants, and imposing other rules and restrictions that will make the holidays feel very different this year. And more terrible than all of that, will be the empty chairs at holiday tables – painful reminders of those who fell victim to the pandemic sometime over the last 10 months.