DEAR MISS MANNERS: When people get together and make a toast, everyone wants to clink glasses. Is that necessary? Is it okay to just raise our glasses instead of physically touching everyone’s drink?

Clink, clink, clink — may we have your attention, please? While feasting and imbibing with family and friends this holiday season, you just may feel moved to say a few words. But maybe you don’t know ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I like to entertain using vintage crystal glassware. But if the glasses are clinked together when doing a toast, they can easily break. So how do I stop the table or crowd from ...