For Christmas Joe Biden had a 2:19 video message titled The 2024 Holidays at the White House: A Season of Peace and Light with stunning graphics and this thoughtful message:
“How silently, how silently the wondrous gift is given. There’s a certain stillness at the center of the Christmas story. Silent night, when all the world goes quiet. All the noise, everything that divides us, it all fades away in stillness of the winter’s evening. And we look to the sky to a lone star shining brighter than all the rest, guiding us to the birth of a child.
A child Christians believe to be the son of God bringing hope and peace and joy to the world. Yes, even after 2,000 years Christmas still has the power to lift us up, to bring us together, to change the world, speaks to all of us as human beings who are here on this earth to care for one another. To love one another. And too often we see each other as enemies, not as neighbors, not as fellow Americans.
So, my hope this Christmas season is that we take a few moments of quiet reflection. Find that stillness in the heart of Christmas and look at each other. That’s who we really are, fellow Americans, fellow human beings worthy of being treated with dignity and respect. {Be]cause there’s so much that unites us as Americans, so much more that unites us than divides us.
We’re truly blessed to live in this nation, and I truly hope we take the time to look out not at one another for one another as we sing Oh Holy Night. May I wish for you and for our nation now and always that we’ll live in the light, the light of liberty and hope, of love and generosity. Of kindness and compassion, of dignity and decency.
So, from the Biden family we wish you and your family peace, joy, health and happiness. Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and may God protect our troops.”
In contrast, an article by Diana Glebova at the New York Post is titled Trump keeps it merry and bright with recycled Xmas photo and simple wish. All he first almost thoughtlessly said was:
“MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!”
And then he recycled his 2018 official Christmas portrait captioned MERRY CHRISTMAS 2024! Last year I blogged about his previous one in a post titled MAY THEY ROT IN HELL! doesn’t belong in a Christmas message.
Meanwhile, King Charles had a very thoughtful ten-minute Christmas Broadcast (beginning and ending with music) which you can either watch on the BBC with added sign language, or at The Telegraph without it.
I removed the German caption from a 1904 Christmas postcard.
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