The Mayor's "Holiday" Celebration
It's that time of year: the city's gearing up for its annual "Holiday Celebration," including the traditional lighting of the "holiday" tree:
Mayor Bill White and KHOU Channel 11 invite all Houstonians to the annual Mayor's Holiday Celebration hosted by Deborah Duncan and Ron Treviño, featuring live music, fireworks sponsored by Cricket Communications, Inc., and the lighting of the City's official holiday tree sponsored by Reliant Energy. This year's holiday celebration will take place on Hermann Square next to City Hall, 901 Bagby, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8, 2006.
“This is a great chance for Houstonians of all backgrounds and faiths to come together as a community and celebrate the spirit behind the season and have some family fun,” said Mayor White.
It's unclear what holiday or season the city might be celebrating. Could be Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo, or St. Patrick's Day. Maybe Houston is celebrating the spirit behind baseball season.
Hard to say.
Also unclear is what happened to 2004's Pancho Claus and 2005's Christmas Tree.
What's really grating about the mayor's comment is that the true "spirit behind the season" is Christmas, and there's nothing wrong with saying "Christmas tree" or "Christmas season." It is not exclusive to do so.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 12/01/06 04:40 PM | Houston Life | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (3)
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