A victory for Christmas in CA.....

 A Choral Society decided to entertain Christmas shoppers with a impromtu performance of the "Hallelujah Chorus” as had been done in other cities with much appreciated approval. They picked a mall that had suffered from a fire last fall. After contacting management and getting their approval, they put out message via the social media and hoped for a few hundred to show up. Be careful what you wish for. 5,000 showed up to hear the singing and participate and show their appreciation and yes to celebrate CHRISTMAS....but alas due to safety concerns the mall had to be evacuated. No injuries and property damage reported. One firefighter said, keep singing but please move outside for safety. The caroling continued outside. Is this a victory for Christmas......ACLU and Hedy Weinberg. (Note: in TN...head of ACLU sent a letter  to school superintendents warning against singing Christmas carols and  I would say so. 

Read press account here and statement from the group who organized it here.