Joy of Christmas

The town of Oxford is making sure no other word but “Christmas” is used to describe the holiday season within town limits.

The town council unanimously passed a motion on Monday proclaiming that the entire month of December should be referred to as the “Christmas season,” because the holiday originated from the birth of Jesus Christ.

Deputy Mayor Leonard Allen says there was no one incident that prompted his motion, only that he believes the word “Christmas” seems to be disappearing.

“I think we live in a free county where we have the right to celebrate things the way as they are, and I don’t see the need to change the name to ‘holiday season’ or ‘mid-winter break’ to make it politically correct,” he said.

The proclamation is not a bylaw, so no one can be charged for calling the season something other than “Christmas.”

Allen says he only wants “Christmas to be Christmas,” and that non-Christians still have the right to celebrate their religion.

Although he expects there are people who disagree with him, Allen says he has heard from many supporters and even some towns that want to follow Oxford’s lead.

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