One battle in the war on christmas we can all rally behind

As has been discussed infinitum around the blogosphere the "War on Christmas" is a reacurring myth cooked up by lazy columinists on right wing rags and news channels and dragged out every November/December when there aren't any gays/foreigners/poor people in the news for them to bash.

However, it appears that USDAW have decided to end the phoney war and go over top in a full frontal attack on christmas music being played in shops (Guardian story). Ok at the moment its more like a small skirmish, but quite frankly anything that brings the day when I can walk into a shop in December and not imediately want to rip my ears off closer is a good thing.