No More 'Christmas in Washington': After 33 Years the Show Has Been Canceled

PJ Media ^ | 12-01-2015 | Michael van der Galien

[Michael van der Galien]

[VIDEO]

That's it. No more "Christmas in Washington." After 33 year years and 5 administrations, the live Christmas concert has been canceled:

After last year’s show, hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, TNT announced that it would no longer broadcast the Christmas special, ending a 15-year partnership with veteran producer George Stevens Jr. and his son, Michael. The Stevenses, who had just been ousted as the producers of the Kennedy Center Honors gala, said they were in search of a new broadcast partner. But a new network sponsor was never found, and according to the Stevens Co., the 2014 broadcast was the last.

This tradition started in 1982, when Ronald Reagan was president. Other presidents made sure that it was continued. That is: until Barack Obama. From now onwards, Americans will have to do without this great tradition.

[afraidfortherepublic]

But Ramadan in Washington will continue at the White House...

[Mr. K]

Please please please please PLEASE let Trump announce he is going to take over and do this on his own!!!

[ecomcon]

Seems like a good idea on the face of it.

[Texas Eagle]

Sheeeeyit. It's Christmas every day in Washington.

If you live in Washington or its suburbs.

Or one of the 100 million people or so who are on food stamps or welfare or any of the other number of blood-sucking programs.

[Vic S]

Maybe he could have a special from Trump Towers. But who would show it, NBC (I don’t think so)?

[bigbob]

But instead there will be a “Happy Non-Denominational Winter Solstice-related Holiday Festival” show?

[null and void]

Just in case there was any question about where obama's loyalties lie.

[FreedomGuru]

Coming NEXT is Mr. Evil’s executive order to cancel Christmas all together.
Every day in America since Mr Evil took over with his fundamental changes has been a black day. Opps can I say black?

[Mr. K]

And if he used it to BLAST “no i’m not a muslim” obama at the same time, it would be AWESOME

Maybe it would even make hium back down and reinstate it

[cymbeline]

Rejoice over the fact that the hundreds of Christmas carols will be played and enjoyed by millions. Can’t re-word their lyrics to be non-Christian. Can’t make these beautiful songs go away. Can’t call them “Holiday Season carols”.

You know the composers and performers of these songs were divinely inspired (well maybe not all of the performers).

[ThomasMore]

FUBO

[elpadre]

If Trump were to sponsor the Christmas show it would be his easy ticket to the WH, IMO

[semimojo]

As near as I can tell the government had nothing to do with the production of this show, although POTUS and other politicians attended.

Do we this to become a government function?

[DoodleDawg]

Perhaps it's just not a priority to the 44th president.

Why should finding a sponsor for a TV show be a priority for the president?

[Jack Hammer]

With Satan rampant in the nation’s capitol, this should come as no surprise.

[Theodore R.]

It’s not a black day even to Republican voters in LA who elected an Obama Democrat as the governor to succeed Jindal.

[bkopto]

Who cares. Such shows are nothing but facades, hollowed-out, dilute Christian-flavored pabulum for the brain dead. And taking place in D.C. , that hell-hole of the propagandizing elite?

No loss at all.

[T-Bone Texan]

Still, it is a victory for their side and a defeat for our side.

It doesn’t matter if the program itself is lame.

It is an attack on our culture.

[JEDI4S]

I understand a movie featuring a gay bear and a movie star will be run in its’ place.

Look ok I’m suffering from thread leakage.....

bad fingers....bad...