“Students at Spring Grove Elementary School in McHenry County, Illinois recently managed to sing holiday songs without ever mentioning Christ or the Christmas story. In another Illinois community, students in the Woodland District schools were forbidden from singing ‘Jingle Bells,’ never mind ‘Silent Night.’ But lucky for them, they are now allowed to listen to Christmas songs on the school bus (a ban was invoked after one student complained, but was later reversed when parents protested).And more stories of the same from the Catholic League.
Another warning went out years ago, for those who remember, when more and more entities resorted to the "XMAS" tag rather than use Christmas...I don't recall seeing "XMAS" of late. Perhaps it's too close to "Christmas"? Happy Winter Solstice, anyone?
Speaking of which...Wlliam Donohue has another article aptly titled, "DON’T CALL IT CHRISTMAS".
The Kansas newspaper [the Wichita Eagle] ran the following clarification: ‘A story in Monday’s paper referred to a tree that was lighted at Tuesday’s Winterfest celebration as a ‘Christmas tree.’ In an effort to be inclusive, the city is actually referring to this tree as the ‘Community Tree.’Winterfest...Holiday Parade...a Tree Lighting. The reason for the season, eh?
In Glendale, Ohio, village officials had a Holiday Walk on the Village Square last Saturday, though no one explained what holiday was being celebrated. And in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the town sponsored ‘a series of holiday events’ that included a ‘Holiday Parade’ and ‘a Community Sing and Tree Lighting.’ Again, there was no mention of exactly what holiday these people were so happy about.
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