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Grace Notes: Joy to the World
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It’s amazing what a song can do, isn’t it? Not that it’s stopped me, but it’s not politically correct anymore to say "Merry Christmas" in some places, you know. I have to admit a smile crossed my face at the store as the cashier told me to have a "Happy Holiday" even as my kids were singing along to the words of a very "Christ"mas song playing in the background of that same store.Store management didn’t want their workers "spreading their religious beliefs" by wishing someone a "Merry Christmas" – which, when you think about it is exactly what we do when we use those words (which is why I say