jensenrick
Well-Known Member
There IS a war on Christmas .
no there isnt but as someone said this is not the place to discuss it, so i'm dropping it now.
There IS a war on Christmas .
But I'm so with him if he's saying that Disney has cut Christmas like crazy. It's so bad now, I don't even recommend that people come. I just today told a friend not to do it.
I have only been going to WDW during December for the past 3 years. Can you please tell me what they cut? I know about the LoW, but not much else.
Oh, my gosh. They've cut so much I couldn't even remember all of it. The thing I miss most is the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas show during MVMCP. I also miss Lights of Winter a great deal...and the Christmas Country Bears.I have only been going to WDW during December for the past 3 years. Can you please tell me what they cut? I know about the LoW, but not much else.
Yeah that's what I did last weekFWIW, you can still pretty much just stand in America and watch the whole thing.
Oh, the good ol' days...
Which makes you wonder why go that time of year and pay those kind of prices?It isn't just the religious stuff that they've cut. They've just cut back on everything Christmas like crazy.
We originally had the dinner package reservation and cancelled the day we got to Epcot and saw that line. During one visit we already saw a long line for the 8:15 reserved people as the 6:30 show was just starting!
I used to tell people to visit then. Everything - all the hotels, even - was decorated so festively. There was so much to see and do. It was wonderful and festive and the Candlelight Processional was great, but just a nice part of it all.Which makes you wonder why go that time of year and pay those kind of prices?
Regarding what has been changed, we only noticed 3 things. 1) "Away in a Manger" had the same orchestration, but different choral parts. 2) "Let There be Peace on Earth" has been removed (though I'm OK w/ that as it was added after 9/11 and while a nice ssentiment, never seemed to fit). 3) As mentioned, the "One Solitary Life" narration has been replaced w/ the story of "Silent Night's" inception.
I agree w/ those who think it's a loss, however, I think it's less an example of the "war" on Christmas and more the publisher/owner of this passage exerting their copyright interests. Many think this is an anonymous poem (or from the Bible), however, it's actually an excerpt from a book of sermons. As ubiquitous as the passage is, I wouldn't be surprised if Disney (and others) started using it, not thinking they needed permission to do so.
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