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Apparently a growing number of offices are foregoing the ritual of an annual holiday party, which can raise December Dilemma hackles on everything from what to call it (“Christmas Party?” “Winter Celebration?”) to how to decorate the room. According to The Boston Globe, more and more companies are choosing instead to give employees a day…

Last year, a major brouhaha erupted in the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when, in response to a request by a rabbi that a Hanukkah menorah be displayed alongside Christmas trees, airport officials removed the trees and all holiday displays of any kind. Eventually, the trees were replaced (and the rabbi’s threatened lawsuit dropped), but not before…

A new article by Austin Cline, a regional director for the Council for Secular Humanism, attempts to dismiss the idea that Christmas is being stripped of its religious meaning in modern times by proving that such secularization began ages ago. Cline, who published “Secularizing Christmas Holidays” on About.com, argues that a number of holidays, from…

The cast of the NBC show “30 Rock” has teamed up with American Express to create a series of “Holiday Fun Times” ads that poke fun at the absurd lengths we often must go to in order to keep the spirit of the holidays alive in a multi-cultural age. The videos show the office, led…
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