O Holiday tree, O Holiday tree, of all the trees most lovely. 

O Holiday tree, O Holiday tree, why won’t the mayor’s office call you a Christmas tree in Philly?

It’s December again in the United States, and that can mean only one thing: Philadelphia Democrats’ resumption of the war on Christmas. 

That’s right! Widely recognized as the “most wonderful time of the year,” December in Philadelphia means the removal of the word “Christmas” from the city’s annual tree lighting ceremonies — multiple annual tree lighting ceremonies. With the holiday season upon us, the Philadelphia political party that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in spirit turns to uniformity, inequity, and exclusion in practice. Mind you, there’s no rhyme or reason for this. Literally everyone in attendance at the ceremony knew it was a Christmas tree. Santa and Mrs. Claus were even among the guests of honor.

And yet, Philadelphia government officials refused to call it a Christmas tree. 

“Welcome to our mayor’s annual holiday tree lighting program, here at City Hall,” said

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