THE BARRETT FAMILY SENDS THEIR BEST TO YOU, YOURS, THAT GUY FROM ‘THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY’

Much to my dismay, Congressman Gresham Barrett will not be having any rocking good Christmas parties this year like Attorney General Henry McMaster.

But fear not, for what the 3rd District Republican lacks in the party planning department, he more than makes up for in the Christmas card department, as I learned today when I got my annual Barrett Family Christmas card — or as I like to call it, the greatest card of all time.

If you disagree with that last statement, then you obviously can’t appreciate the fine art of the posed photographic piggyback. It truly is the pièce de résistance that sets the Barretts’ Christmas card apart from the rest.

Sure, some may say it’s too reminiscent of that mentally-challenged lad from “There’s Something About Mary” who ran around jumping on everyone’s shoulders. But forget them. Embrace the piggyback.

In case you weren’t on his Christmas card list and missed what I’m talking about, here you go: