My wife owns and operates a Montessori pre-school and kindergarten, whose clientele is represented by just about every race and creed. In fact, her kindergarten teacher is a dynamic lady, who is a Mexican Jew.Thus, when it's time for the annual "Holiday Program", they considered being ultra politically correct, but decided that watered down references to the specific holidays wouldn't be too interesting for kids 1 to 6.

Instead, the kids honored Chanukah with a spirited, albeit clumsy reenactment of the battle scenes of Judah Macabee with appropriate narration. Christmas was honored with a Nativity Pageant, in which Mary was Indian and Joseph Asian. They paid tribute to Kwanza with a play and music. In the end an older child was dressed as Santa in a cardboard sled that was pulled by nine kids dressed as reindeer with 2 year old elves looking confused while the rest of the school sang Here Comes Santa Claus.

Everyone loved it.

By the way, a day care nearby mandates that on March 17 there can be no reference to St. Patrick, and that the day be referred to as Green Day to welcome Spring. What a kick in the Shamrocks.