Lysistrata
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Christmas overall is alive and well in my personal opinion, although I do think that the celebration of the birth of Jesus is often times secondary to the celebration of Santa Claus and gift giving, which is very unfortunate. You can, however, find articles and stories from around the country during the Christmas season of local communities, organizations, and individual people making efforts to remove the religious aspects of Christmas out of a skewed understanding of the separation of church and state, but thankfully those examples are smaller in percentage than the people and communities that without fear celebrating with pride the birth of Jesus. I don't believe that there is a large scale "war on Christmas" but I do think that there are many people in this country that get so wrapped up in their disliking of Christmas and the religious connection to it that they lose sight of the positive and beautiful aspects of the Christmas season.
As for the actual topic of Hallmark Christmas movies they are predictable and mushy, but I Iook forward to them every year.
There are many, many opportunities for Christians to celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, as individuals, organizations, and communities. I grew up in a village that had a church on just about every corner, with just about all Christian denominations represented, and the village bandshell was even booked for sunrise service on Easter morning. Put a creche on your church lawn, on the lawn of your home, sing, worship, pray.