The following list is dynamic and is not
categorized in any particular order.
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Bloomingdale Store |
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You can
only find the "holiday" spirit in Bloomingdales but mention of
Christmas is nowhere to be found. Feels like Christmas, but... |
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Contact:
Public Relations: 212-705-2434
Customer Service: 212-355-5900
Marketing/Advertising: 212-224-7630
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Bombay Store |
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We love
the "holiday decor" that grace their Christmas trees. |
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Contact:
Online form
Customer Service: 1-888-2BOMBAY
Mailing address: P.O. Box 161009, Fort Worth, TX 76161-9967
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Crate and Barrel Store |
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You can
find an Acrylic Menorah at Crate and Barrel - and of course, you
will also find beautiful holiday trees loaded with "holiday
ornaments." Their own sales people mention that calling a duck
a duck might offend some...
However, their catalog and web site do mention Christmas for
some merchandise items. |
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Contact:
Online form.
Customer Service: 800-967-6696
Fax: 630-527-1448
Corporate Headquarter: 800-897-5919
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Discovery Store |
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The
Discovery Store carries "holiday ornaments." They indicated that
they did not want to offend those who don't celebrate Christmas
under their limited corporate mantra of diversity and
multiculturalism. What's more, they indicated that calling a
holiday ornament a Christmas ornament might create an
unwelcoming environment for those who don't celebrate Christmas.
Huh?!! |
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Contact:
Public Relations: Pamela Rucker,
VP of Communications
Customer Service: 800-889-9950
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Hecht's Store |
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Walk into
the "Holiday" section of this department store where you will
find the brand "Home for the Holidays" for most of the ornaments
and Christmas items. Most of the Christmas paraphernalia has
been branded with names such as "Holiday Lights" and "Holiday
Garland." The only hint you get from this section of the store
that shoppers are shopping for Christmas is derived from the
background Christmas music. |
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Contact:
Main Office: 703-558-1200
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Home Depot Web Site |
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Try
searching Home Depot web site using key word "Christmas". You
will find 5 pages of results, but only one product actually has
the word "Christmas" - the swivel straight Christmas tree.
Curious as to what you will find under Christmas category of web
site shopping?! Did you guess right? You will find "Holiday
Yard Ornament", "Holiday Evergreen Classic Wreath", and "Holiday
Lights", just to name a few. Want a fresh cut tree? You guessed
it... |
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Contact:
Online form
corporate office: 770-433-8211
Customer Service: 1-800-553-3199
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K B Toys Web Site |
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The only
thing turned out if you search its web site using the word
"Christmas" is Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. How
ironic! |
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Contact:
Online form
KBToys.com Contact: 877-452-5437
Customer Service: 413-496-3000
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K-mart Web Site |
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Interested in the
Martha Stewart Everyday
Woodland
Holiday wreath?!
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Contact:
Corporate Feedback
Customer Service: 1-866-KMART4U
Fax: 248-463-2563
Email: Vice
President of Online Customer Service
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Lowe's Advertisement
and Web Site |
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From Lowe's advertisement, it claims that
they have the best selection of Holiday trees. However,
Lowe's provides guide on choosing and caring for a Christmas
tree from its web site. |
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Contact:
Online form for commenting on Lowe's stores.
Customer Service: 1-800-44-LOWES (800-445-6937)
Headquarter address: 1000 Lowes Blvd. Mooresville, NC 28117
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Macy's Store |
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Macy's
brands most of their Christmas paraphernalia under the "Holiday
Lane" brand. Hence the Christmas department: "Holiday Lane."
Christmas is MIA - is no where to be found. They recognize
Hanukkah with its own section. |
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Contact:
Macys.com Press Relations: Karen Sakai,
415-422-1105
Macy's West Press Relations:
415-393-3455
Macy's East: Elina Kazan,
Director of Publicity,
212-494-4624
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MSN Shopping Web Site |
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Microsoft's Shopping Network Features the
"Holiday Gift Guide" with a "Hanukkah" gifts link for jewelry,
menorahs & decor, gourmet gifts, etc...While they use the term
"holiday" for ornaments and anything related to Christmas - but
of course, without any mention of Christmas. |
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Contact:
Online form
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Target |
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To buy an artificial Christmas tree from
Target's holiday store, you probably have to settle with a
Disney Princess Christmas Tree. |
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Contact:
Guest relations: 800-440-0680,
Guest.Relations@target.com
Community relations: 612-696-6098
Media inquiries: Carolyn Brookter, 612-696-6557
Headquarters add.: 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis MN, 55403
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Victoria's Secret Store |
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If you
walk by a Victoria's Secret store, you might find the window
display features a "Christmas Dreams and Fantasies" scene. Now,
you walk inside and may notice an attractive Christmas tree on
the tabletop at the front of the store decorated with many
splendid "holiday ornaments." They are not quite there. |
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Contact:
Online form
Customer Service: 800.411.5116
Mailing address: P.O. Box 16589, Columbus, Ohio 43216-6589
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Organizations' "diversity" does
not include Christmas:
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ACLU |
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The
ACLU challenges
anything Christian as First Amendment violations, yet allow
unchallenged the recognition of non-Christian religions in
public spaces. |
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Contact:
Mailing address: 125 Broad Street, 18th Fl., New York, NY 10004
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Americans United for the
Separation of Church and State (AU) |
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Similar to the
ACLU, they have told us that they cannot challenge public
schools' policies that recognize non-Christian religions, yet
their site and organization's mission is to challenge the free
exercise of Christianity in public spaces. |
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Contact:
americansunited@au.org,
(202) 466-3234,
Fax: (202) 466-2587
Mailing address: 518 C Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002
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The Architect of the
Capitol |
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Since 1963, Architect of the Capitol upon
recommendation from House Speaker John W. McCormack, started
displaying a holiday tree on the Capitol grounds. The lights on
the 2003 U.S. Capitol Holiday Tree will be lit during a ceremony
held on Thursday, December 11, at 5 p.m.
Take a peek at the
2003
Capitol Holiday Tree! Not only you will see this holiday
tree on the Capitol grounds, you will also be able to purchase
"2003 Capitol Holiday Tree Merchandise" from its web site. Their
communications' officer indicated that it is the "peoples tree"
and people should celebrate it how they see fit. A phone
conversation with the secretary to the Architect indicated it's
better to have a "holiday" tree as opposed to nothing at all.
Can you say PC... |
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Contact:
website feedback form.
Contact for the 2003
Capitol Holiday Tree: Eva Malecki
Communications Officer:
emalecki@aoc.gov
Susie Borowicz, project coordinator 208-842-2663 or
Cyd Weiland, assistant project coordinator 208-373-4135
Mailing address: P.O. Box 7085, Boise, ID 83707-7085
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Eugene, Oregon |
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The first
city
in the nation to ban Christmas trees from public spaces to
recognize diversity in its population in the year 2000
... more
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Indiana
University Law School |
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IU Law
School put out a new "winter scene" in replacing Christmas tree
after a professor and a couple of non-Christian students voiced
objections. According to IU School of Law Dean that legally, the
school could've kept that tree
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more, and
more
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Kensington, Maryland |
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No Santa or Christmas lights
for the town of Kensington, Maryland under pressure from two
families in 2001! Mayor Lynn Raufaste explained that Santa
has been banned "because two families in our town felt that they
would be uncomfortable with Santa Claus being a part of our
event." So what about this year (2003)? Kensington
has invited Santa back to its annual event that used to be called
the Christmas tree lighting, but it is now called "light an evergreen
tree!"
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Sparkle Season?! A
holiday tradition with a new twist
...more ,
more, and
more,
and
more |
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Pittsburgh Downtown
Partnership:
Online Form, 412-325-0153
City of Pittsburgh:
Online Form to the
Mayor,
412-255-2626
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last updated: 12/14/2003
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