Is it the case, then, that once the initial sinus congestion has cleared you are not contagious with virus even if the cough remains? I want to avoid getting others sick but I don't know how realistic it is to remain alone in my apartment for a week or two or more.

You got something better?

Remember that we're talking Christmas songs here. Are there any that are better, except for the Vince Guaraldi O Tannenbaum?

It's awesome but also fairly bizarre. It's like they parked it there but they never really cleaned it up, preserved it, or made it a museum. There's 50 year old canned food in the kitchen, there's still tons of oil sludge in the bottom, and let's just say keep your kids away from the paint. But worth doing.