Grabbed from my blogmarks.

• Red and green elf hats out, ‘magical trees’ in
  Public school officials make sure religion scrubbed from holidays Seeking to ensure there was no association with Christmas, a Massachusetts school barred students from wearing red and green elf hats during its “winter pageant,” one of many cases reported by a public-interest legal group running a campaign to “educate” the educators about religion in public schools.
• 22 Congressmen Hate Christmas
  This year’s “War for Christmas” — keeping “Christ” in the holiday has apparently been won. And, like many “wars,” there has even been a Congressional resolution in support of keeping Christmas alive and well.
• Lost in Translation
  What happens when an English phrase is translated (by computer) back and forth between 5 different languages?
• Gun-Toting Santa Featured on Christmas Card
  The latest reason for gun control and gun rights activists to sharpen their rhetoric is a Christmas card released by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The card features an armed Santa Claus attempting to shield three children from a terrorist.
• Looking at the Thought Behind Christmas
  With the Christmas season upon us, columnist Frank Salvato has some thoughts on the biggest holiday of the year, the difference between “progressive” and “regressive,” and how the “War on Christmas” was won in 1870.
• Bethlehem Hopes for Upswing in Christmas Tourism
  Tourists and pilgrims are slowly returning to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, after years of staying away from the West Bank city, officials and residents said. However, some are concerned that Israel’s security barrier and a brand new crossing terminal might curb that trend.