Six Christmas Lyrics You Didn’t Realize Were Offensive

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by Kat Timpf,

from National Review,
12/15/15:

A lot of you probably enjoy singing along to Christmas music this time of year. That’s fine — but have you ever stopped to think about how offensive some of those words you’re singing really are?

And I’m not just talking about the garbage in that institutionally racist “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” or that date-rape anthem “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” In fact, here are six other seemingly cute Christmas lyrics that are actually disturbingly problematic:

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