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[naelany]

*headdesk* This is getting to be too much. I'm all for political correctness. In moderation (as with most things). But this PC is going too far in my book. They're trying to make Christmas be somethign other. Carols are out, if they (whoever "they" are) get their way. And the Christmas tree should be the Holiday Tree. Come on people! Christmas is Christmas. Leave it be! You really want to spoil the one time a year when we're "allowed" to be the way we ought to be the rest of the year (para-phrased from somewhere, I forget where exactly)? Leave Christmas to be Christmas and allow it the magical time it can be. Celebrate your holiday the way you deem fit. If you don't do Christmas, but do Hanukkah or Kwanzaa or whatever, do it. I'm not picky about it. I don't care what you call it for you. But for me, Christmas is Christmas, and I defy anyone to change my mind about it

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[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

I've been hearing about this, but I haven't been seeing it. The main complaint I've been hearing is that Walmart is having its employees say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas," but I think that's perfectly acceptable. What I want to know is who is calling Christmas trees "Holiday trees"? I keep hearing the rumor, but I can't find out who's doing it and why.

Of course, properly, they should be "Yule trees," but I digress...

And I've been hearing carols at the shopping malls since December first, so I don't know who's been telling you that those are "out." *shudders*

[naelany.livejournal.com]

It was on tv, some segmant or other last night I think it was. I didn't catch who was doing that though, as I came home partway into it.

The argument for carols not being allowed was for some Christmas (oops, sorry, holiday) play I think in New York? Carols are praises to God in song apparently, and are therefore no longer acceptable in a Holiday setting in public *shrugs*. I'm not sure if it's set in stone already though, or if they're fighting to get it that way

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

Hrrrm. I shall have to look that up.

I shall have to look that up, as well. Was that one on TV, too?

[naelany.livejournal.com]

Yeps, same segment, actually