Irving Berlin, an American Jew, wrote “White Christmas” as a celebration of an American holiday, his holiday. By not wishing me a Merry Christmas, you are not being inclusive. You are ...

Litchfield’s famous resident African American, Van Spence, used to dress up as Santa for the G.A.R.’s annual Christmas party back in the late 1800s. He was roly-poly, and jolly, with a ...