Nearly two decades ago, during a December 2004 segment of “The O’Reilly Factor,” viewers were informed that Christmas was under siege in America. “All over the country, Christmas is taking flak,” host Bill O’Reilly grimly intoned.
He listed off evidence: A Denver holiday parade had banned religious floats; some public schools were no longer permitting the display of Christian Christmas symbols; Macy’s had done away with the greeting “Merry Christmas” in their marketing materials and, just down the street from their flagship location, then-New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg had unveiled the city’s “holiday tree.”
