Christmastime.  It's the most wonderful time of the year.  Can you smell the chestnuts roasting on an open fire?  Do you hear the jingle bells ring? Are you begging the weatherman to let in snow?  On your Christmas wish list are you writing, 'All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth?'  Yes, the Christmas songs have been pounding the airwaves since the week before Thanksgiving. Oh sure, it would be nice to have a White Christmas.  In fact, Irving Berlin, who wrote the song in 1940, knew plenty about white Christmases, having spent his early childhood in his home country of Serbia. Incidentally, the composer of the most famous modern Christmas song was a Jew, a patriotic (God Bless America) man who loved America the melting pot. I am not aware of Irving Berlin ever raising his voice against the display of a creche or a cross on public land. While most songs are about the season, what about the reason for the season?  In recent times, I...(Read Full Post)