The Gayt Christmas Ever: Insi 2020's Big, Queer Holiday Explosn

Contents:

• THE 21 GAYT CHRISTMAS SONGS
• HALLMARK NIX ‘GAY’ OM CHRISTMAS ROL LYRIC ON ORNAMENT
• HALLMARK A TIZZY AS CHANG ROL LYRICS TO CUT OUT THE WORD 'GAY'
• HALLMARK IS TAKG THE GAY OUT OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS
• HALLMARK CARDS REMOV WORD 'GAY' OM CHRISTMAS CAROL
• HALLMARK CHANG CHRISTMAS ROL’S LYRICS TO REMOVE THE WORD ‘GAY’
• HUGE UPROAR AS HALLMARK CUTS THE WORD 'GAY' FROM CHRISTMAS CAROL
• HALLMARK ORNAMENT HAS ‘DECK THE HALLS’ – WHOUT THE GAY APPAREL
• SCROOGE AND MARLEY (2012): THE GAY CHRISTMAS CAROL
• A CHRISTMAS CARL: A GAY RETELLG OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL
• HALLMARK APOLOGIZ FOR REMOVG 'GAY' FROM CHRISTMAS CAROL ON ORNAMENT
• HALLMARK UNR FIRE FOR DROPPG 'GAY' FROM CHRISTMAS LYRIC
• THE GAYT CHRISTMAS EVER: INSI 2020’S BIG, QUEER HOLIDAY EXPLOSN

THE 21 GAYT CHRISTMAS SONGS

Last week an elementary school teacher Michigan me unr fire when she cid to remove the word "gay" om the classic Christmas rol "Deck The Halls. After parents and others the muny got wd of the change -- and outrage ensued -- the teacher re-serted the supposedly troublome word back to the here at HuffPost Gay Voic believe that when people are aaid of or unfortable wh LGBT people or issu or even words (whether or not the word qutn is actually beg ed relatn to the LGBT muny), sometim the bt tactic is ph for an even greater prence hop of showg we won't be timidated, terred, or, we dug through our rerd llectns (and YouTube) -- to fd the gayt Christmas songs we uld get our hands (and ears) on a lighthearted effort to make thgs a ltle merrier -- and gayer -- this mpy offergs om The Weather Girls and Lady Gaga to songs by gay artists and ins like Gee Michael and Dolly Parton, this is our ltle gift to you this holiday season -- and the perfect playlist for a ftive gay out our selectns the followg slishow, rank them om rnit to most classic, and tell if we missed one of your favor the ments sectn below. Hallmark, the Kansas Cy greetg rd pany, eded the lyrics of "Deck the Halls" on one of s 2013 ornaments to om the word 'gay' and has received cricism on s Facebook page that puts the pany an unfaiar posn of fendg a product.

The origal rol verse go: "Don we now our gay apparel.

One post read, "Hallmark is suatg that gay people drs differently than anyone else. If I were gay, I would be more upset wh that.

HALLMARK NIX ‘GAY’ OM CHRISTMAS ROL LYRIC ON ORNAMENT

Everyone will be on the joke, " the webse's scriptn pany, which is more known for apolil greetg rds wishg a boss a happy retirement, issued a statement to media outlets explag the history of the song datg back to the 1880s, a time "when "gay" meant ftive or merry.

Why do so many Christmas rols e the word “gay”? “Don we now our gay apparel” and “Remdg me on Christmas Day to thk of you and then be gay. ” I know, I know; the word “gay” is ed place of “happy” but don’t you thk ’s funny how Christians are so opposed to gays and so many Christmas rols have the word “gay” them?

HALLMARK A TIZZY AS CHANG ROL LYRICS TO CUT OUT THE WORD 'GAY'

Bee the tradnal meang of "gay" is happy.

Everyone knows they are not referrg to homosexuals... This Se Might Help do so many Christmas rols e the word “gay”?

” I know, I know; the word “gay” is ed place of “happy” but don’t you thk ’s funny how Christians are so opposed to gays and so many Christmas rols have the word “gay” them?? The term gay was origally ed, until well to the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelgs of beg "reee", "happy", or "bright and showy. The term later began to be ed reference to homosexualy, particular, om the early 20th century, a age that may have dated prr to the 19th century.

HALLMARK IS TAKG THE GAY OUT OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS

[1] In morn English, gay has e to be ed as an adjective, and ocsnally as a noun, that refers to the people, practic, and culture associated wh homosexualy. By the end of the 20th century the word gay was remend by major style guis to scribe people attracted to members of the same sex. Song wrers of the early Christmas songs did not know that homosexuals would e the term gay to scribe their liftyle.?

before beg gay was a popular thg to do meant happy or joyo. And there is nothg wrong wh my opn bee my nstutn allows me too, don't give a flyg fart if you re, if someone hat a "gay" then they are not christian, i look at om an enomic pot more than any thg, jt like immigrants homosexuals get stuff for ee, yeah a gay person is more likely to get aids, n they help that?.. And i have seen multiple pictur of gay strik agast Christians, that my iend mak them jt as bad.

And stead of "gay appearal" what the heck would they say? Bee the christmas rols are old, g the word gay for homosexual is newer. The e of "gay" meang homosexual is fairly recent - those Christmas rols are much olr than you thk they are.

HALLMARK CARDS REMOV WORD 'GAY' OM CHRISTMAS CAROL

Bee prr to the 1970's, when you homosexuals got tired of the "queer" label and cid they liked the" "ga" label better (gay also stood for "good as you"), the word "gay" was a mon synonym for "happy" and "cheerful" and "joyo.

"No, is NOT "funny" that "so many Christmas rols have the word 'gay' them. As I stated prevly, the word "gay" ed to be a synonym for happy or joyful.

Most of the Christmas rols we are hearg today were wrten prr to the 1970's when you homosexuals cid that llg yourselv "gay" would ga you more rpect than "queer. " Not only Christmas rols, but other popular songs have the word "gay" them. "Gay"ed to be a clean and wholome word until you homosexuals perverted .

HALLMARK CHANG CHRISTMAS ROL’S LYRICS TO REMOVE THE WORD ‘GAY’

The Xmas songs were obvly posed before the word "gay" meant anythg to do wh homosexualy, and was ed to mean "happs" or "joy" basilly. "Gay" as an alternative to homosexual is the new term.

You have obvly grown up an era where the word "gay" has a homosexual nnotatn. The word "gay" was around much longer than homosexual people who have been publicly "g out". Back the day gay wasn't meant like is now.

HUGE UPROAR AS HALLMARK CUTS THE WORD 'GAY' FROM CHRISTMAS CAROL

It e to mean happy but now means you a homosexual. Oh urse they mean gay as happy. They were wrten before the LGBT muny had fully appropriated the word "gay".

Gay Gay Gay Gay. It's not our flt homosexuals appropriated the word. "the word “gay” is ed place of “happy”".

Bee Christmas is for homos. Everyone is gay!! " The word "fun"replac "gay" om the 'Deck the Halls' Christmas rol lyric about wearg cheerful ftive cloth and changed to avoid implicly referencg homosexualy.

HALLMARK ORNAMENT HAS ‘DECK THE HALLS’ – WHOUT THE GAY APPAREL

"There is nothg wrong wh the word 'gay, ' " Dave Thompson wrote on the pany's Facebook page. "It n mean fun, happy, exced, exuberant - and refers to gay people....

""Our GAY fay will (return) any Hallmark rds received, " a wrer named Richie recently tweeted to Hallmark.

SCROOGE AND MARLEY (2012): THE GAY CHRISTMAS CAROL

Hallmark, issued the followg explanatn: "Today (the word 'gay') has multiple meangs, which we thought uld leave our tent open to misterpretatn.

' " Acrdg to a Hallmark spokperson, the ornament is still for sale Hallmark Gold Crown be fair, Hallmark's probably right that an outlandish sweater wh the words "Don we now our gay apparel!

Would be implyg that all holiday sweaters somehow looked gay? That all gay people wear ridiculo Christmas sweaters? What about gay people who don't celebrate Christmas?

A CHRISTMAS CARL: A GAY RETELLG OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL

If Hallmark was worried that "gay apparel" would offend people -maybe the right move would have been to avoid the lyric at all, says the Chronicle.

HALLMARK APOLOGIZ FOR REMOVG 'GAY' FROM CHRISTMAS CAROL ON ORNAMENT

Hallmark Cards is unr fire for changg a le of a tradnal Christmas rol to remove the word "gay. On s 2013 “Holiday Sweater” ornament, the greetg-rd giant has altered “Don we now our gay apparel!

Hallmark said pulled the word "gay" bee is “open to misterpretatn, ” the Kansas Cy Star reports. “When the lyrics to ‘Deck the Halls’ were translated om Gaelic and published English back the 1800s, the word ‘gay’ meant ftive or merry, " Hallmark said a statement. Only the most homophobic people would see as relatg to beg gay, " Star rear Patty Nolte posted on the newspaper's webse.

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HALLMARK UNR FIRE FOR DROPPG 'GAY' FROM CHRISTMAS LYRIC

” “Don we now our gay apparel” beme “don we now our fun apparel. The word "fun"replac "gay" om the 'Deck the Halls' Christmas rol lyric about wearg cheerful ftive cloth and changed to avoid implicly referencg homosexualy.

"Our GAY fay will (return) any Hallmark rds received, " a wrer named Richie recently tweeted to Hallmark. To be fair, Hallmark's probably right that an outlandish sweater wh the words "Don we now our gay apparel!

THE GAYT CHRISTMAS EVER: INSI 2020’S BIG, QUEER HOLIDAY EXPLOSN

Company says "gay" has multiple meangs today.

One of Hallmark’s ornaments for the holiday season is snowballg to some ntroversy followg the replacement of the word “gay” while quotg “Deck the Halls.

The tradnal le om the famo Christmas song is “Don we now our gay apparel. The change ed one Facebook er to ment on Hallmark’s official page, “It’s OK to be GAY!!