Religion: Christmas? What’s That?

For behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be unto all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

From various newspaper and magazine ads current last week:

¶ “His Merry Christmas grows on the B.V.D. tree!”

¶ “A brilliant new star in the perfume world . . . to wear it is to be—Divine.”

¶ “SUBTLE BLASPHEMIES IN SILVER—If you’d rather die than give something dull, the schizophrenic stuff we call jewelry will save your worthless life . . . Don’t risk a crestfallen Christmas . . .”