The Holidays Imagine the bedazzlement experienced by the new immigrant from Asia, Africa, or South America when they spend their first December in the United States. Lights are strung everywhere. Lawns are covered with huge blown up representations of Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, polar bears, menorahs, and even the Nativity scene, which includes the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and the Christ Child, all quite reminiscent of the Pillsbury Dough Boy! Shoppers mill about in great numbers, and the occasional panic arises over a much-in-demand gift item. Music is also omnipresent, so the new immigrant is likely to encounter such inscrutable tunes as "Grandma Got Run Over y a Reindeer." And
