School drops Christmas carols to respect other religions

​​​​​​​ A primary school in northeastern Switzerland has dropped three carols from its Christmas singing event out of respect to other cultures. The decision has been greeted with widespread surprise. “Go Tell It On The Mountain”, “Fröhliche Weihnacht überall” and the Swiss German modern carol “S’grööschte Gschänk” - all songs recounting the birth of Jesus - will not be sung by the school Schulhaus Matt in Wil during its traditional Christmas singing event on December 20, as reported by 20 Minutes. Consideration for other cultures and religions was the reason given, the newspaper said. Local politician Jutta Röösli, who is also the head of school board, confirmed the decision to Swiss public television SRF. She said that she regretted the move had caused such dismay in the media and among the public. Varied reasons She said there had been objections from a few Muslim parents in the past years, but also from people “who have no religion affiliation or who go through life ...