Our View: Love it or hate it, Christmas endures in good times and bad

Every year hundreds of thousands of words are published in the run up to December 25 on Christmas vs everything.

It’s too secularist and materialistic, Bing Crosby’s White Christmas is racist and not really about snow. The latest on Monday from a UK museum was “Santa is too white”. And when UK supermarkets sell “Evergreen Trees” or “Iced Fruit Cake”, the ensuing clickbait is guaranteed to fuel the online outrage machine.

On the extreme end, there are those who believe Christmas...