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Every year millions of Americans celebrate Christmas with beloved traditions such as decorating a Christmas tree, setting up nativity scenes, baking Christmas cookies are among many more. However, some in the media and some politicians do not see the importance of these Christmas traditions to American culture.
Wisconsin Governor’s War on Christmas During Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ (Democrat) first Christmas in office, he referred to the Wisconsin State Christmas Tree in their State Capitol Building as a “holiday tree” instead of a Christmas tree. Since 2011 former Republican Governor, Scott Walker, started calling the Christmas Tree by its name a Christmas Tree. Up until that point secular organizations had their way since 1985 by referring to the Wisconsin Christmas Tree as a “holiday tree” (Wisconsin State Journal). Unfortunately, the new Wisconsin Governor caved to the Secular-Progressives- a term coined by Bill O’Reilly. In the Wisconsin State Legislature there was bipartisan support for officially recognizing the state Christmas Tree as so. The resolution passed 64-30 with four Democrats and all Republicans supporting the measure. The vast majority of Democrats opposed the measure. In the Wisconsin State Senate, four Republicans and one Democrat is sponsoring the Resolution (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). New York’s “Holiday Tree” Unsurprisingly, New York State government refers to the State Capitol’s Christmas Tree in Albany as a “holiday tree”. With Andrew Cuomo as Governor, the N.Y. State Assembly controlled by Democrats 107-43 and the N.Y. State Senate controlled by Democrats 40-22 it is unlikely the New York State Capitol Christmas Tree will be called anything but a “holiday tree” anytime soon. Nevertheless, it is still worth N.Y. Republican politicians to push for a resolution that recognizes the N.Y. State Capitol Christmas Tree as a Christmas Tree and bring attention to this attack on Christmas in New York. Rewriting Christmas Classics John Legend and Kelly Clarkson rewrote the classic American song “Baby It's Cold Outside” for not being politically incorrect in the age of #MeToo. The writer of “Baby It's Cold Outside” Frank Loesser won an Academy Award for the song. The duo took issue with several lines and changed the lines to: Clarkson: “What will my friends think …” Legend: “I think they should rejoice" Clarkson: “… if I have one more drink?” Legend: “It’s your body, and your choice.” (NPR) Re-writing a classic lacks creativity. Why don’t they just write your own song and make it a classic? Canadian author Pamela McColl eliminated two lines from the original ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem due to a reference about smoking a pipe. Two lines in stanza 11 of the original 14 were the lines removed. They read “The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath” (Daily Caller). Apparently, Santa smoking a pipe causes kids to smoke. With all the problems related to juuling, I’m not sure that this is the main problem. Sources: Vetterkind, Riley, and Wisconsin State Journal. “With 'Holiday Tree' and 'National Bible Week,' Church-State Controversy Begins Anew.” Madison.com, 9 Nov. 2019, https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/with-holiday-tree-and-national-bible-week-church-state-controversy/article_419ae142-456f-5f49-9468-5e673240e704.html. Beck, Molly. “Wisconsin Lawmakers Are Divided Once Again - This Time over a Tree.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2019, https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/12/wisconsin-lawmakers-divided-once-again-time-over-tree/2580094001/. https://dailycaller.com/2012/12/13/canadian-author-offers-politically-correct-version-of-twas-the-night-before-christmas/ Thompson, Stephen. “'Tis Already The Season To Argue About 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'.” NPR, NPR, 8 Nov. 2019, https://www.npr.org/2019/11/08/777575439/-tis-already-the-season-to-argue-about-baby-it-s-cold-outside.
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