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[quote=Anonymous]I am a Catholic church children's choir director, and also taught public school music for 7 years.  I think that in a public school context, singing religious songs is not appropriate, and I would feel it is likely illegal.  For my choirs, in December, I would do a Winter Concert.  We would on occasion do a Hanukkah or Christmas song, but mainly would stick to some more generic "Winter Music".  When we did do Christmas, or Hanukkah songs, they would NEVER be overtly religious.  The classroom general music books also had more generic holiday songs in them as well.  O Come O Come Emmanuel is inappropriate.  Obviously, my church choirs sing religious pieces.  Currently, I teach at church based preschool.  I am not allowed to do any songs that mention Santa.  This is because many of our students, though they attend a church funded preschool, they are not Christian.  Our director feels strongly that though we can clearly sing religious Christmas songs, so many students will not see "Santa" as part of their December, she does not want them to feel left out.

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