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Article: The Spirit of The Season; If people are really worried about keeping Christ in Christmas, they might personally exhibit tolerance and charity, kindness and generosity.
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- Newsweek
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- December 27, 2004
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Byline: Anna Quindlen
Without even breaking a sweat you could find at least a dozen performances of Handel's "Messiah" in New York City during the month of December. There was one at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, at Avery Fisher Hall, at Queensborough Community College, at Carnegie Hall, at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. The Mormons had a sing-along version at their building near Lincoln Center: "For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth! Alleluia!"
From the plastic creches on the lawns in the boroughs to the giving trees set up in the back of churches downtown, Christmas came in all its many manifestations to New York. This is a city of nearly a ...