Well, I think the Jewish people get enough flack and their traditions shouldn't be brought into the argument - their faith should be protected.
I live in a Anglo/WASP/Christian community, right beside a predominantly Jewish community - the signs posted all up and down our street say, "Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah."
So all is not completely lost, but I do think both religions are under attack.
>>>>>>>>So all is not completely lost, but I do think both religions are under attack.<<<<<<<<<<
There is no evidence that Judaism is "under attack" in December in North America. In fact, the past decades have seen the elevation of a minor Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, to the point where it is now treated as an equal of the major holiday of Western civilization for the past millenium, Christmas. The elevation of Hanukkah is a major reason the public celebration of Christmas is in decline, as increased public recognition of Hanukkah has paved the way for increased public recognition of Kwanza, Diwali, and all the rest--all at the expense of Christmas.
It has reached the point where a friend's son was reprimaned for referring to the decorated tree in his classroom as a "Christmas tree" rather than a "holiday tree," and some of his classmates thought he was "anti-Semitic" because he called the Christmas tree by its right name, and not by the preferred, made up PC name.
There is no need to resort to religious belief to deal with this in the schools, by the way. We could instead adopt this bright line rule: equal treatment for all winter holidays that have music written for them by Johann Sebastian Bach.