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 much ink was spilled about the controversy.
This year, the airport is not taking any chances of a repeat performance. It will not be having any holiday decorations whatsoever, but instead has erected a “winter display” that celebrates the season pure and simple. The $300,000 display includes birch trees, wind chimes, and non-toxic snowflakes, according to WorldNetDaily.com.

“We wanted to move forward without something that would get us back into any sort of controversy, and I think it is very creative,” airport Commissioner Pat Davis told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “I hope the public likes it – it will take a while to get used to,” he said.