Changes

The tension between religious and secularized Christmas has waxed and waned periodically over the years. Bing Crosby, a devout Catholic, initially refused to sing ''White Christmas'' because of its having been written by a Jew and containing no explicitly religious content; he changed his mind; the song become his greatest hit.

The tension between religious and secularized Christmas has waxed and waned periodically over the years. Bing Crosby, a devout Catholic, initially refused to sing ''White Christmas'' because of its having been written by a Jew and containing no explicitly religious content; he changed his mind; the song become his greatest hit.

In recent years, the celebration of Christmas has become part of the "culture wars," with Christan conservatives asking for an increased recognition of the religious core of the holiday and maintaining a separation between it and other holidays occuring at the same time of yeaer.  

In recent years, the celebration of Christmas has become part of the "culture wars," with Christian conservatives asking for an increased recognition of the religious core of the holiday, and for maintaining a separation between it and other holidays occuring at the same time of yeaer.  

Fox News pundits John Gibson and Bill O'Reilly claim that Christmas has come under attack by "liberals."

Fox News pundits John Gibson and Bill O'Reilly claim that Christmas has come under attack by "liberals."