Handel's joyful noise is heard in China; on Dec. 1, a performance of Handel's "Messiah" was permitted for the first time in the Forbidden City Music Hall. Now that would have been something to see/hear.
Christmas wreaths and lighted trees, white-foam snowmen and special dinners, as well as an ethos of "jingle-bell cool" are wafting in on the wings of global culture, bringing a holiday atmosphere to Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. (via Instapundit)
The spread of western style Christmas must reinforce the Islamofacist hatred of the US and our culture. We spread the symbols of our religion without actually exporting the religion itself...without turning the population into hostages or splodydopes. No proffers of virgins or paradise ...just a little tinsel, St. Nick and turkey... that must make them really nuts.