A friendly competition between political leaders turned into teamwork Wednesday, as Boston Mayor Marty Walsh had an unexpected visitor drop by to help him as celebrity bell ringer: Gov. Charlie Baker.
Within minutes of Walsh taking over at The Salvation Army kettle post located outside Macy's at Downtown Crossing, Baker showed up to join Walsh in an effort to help the charity reach its goal.
Each holiday season, it seems Americans find themselves immersed in what some commentators describe as a "War on Christmas." From bans of Christmas trees in some public squares to viral videos decrying "secular" red Starbucks cups, the debate has become a holiday tradition all its own.
Just this month, a Marlborough, New Hampshire, man was told to erase the word "Christmas" from fliers he was handing out to students about the local tree-lighting ceremony.
