The United States Postal Service's nationwide ban on Christmas caroling is antagonistic toward the Christmas traditions held by millions of Americans, and is an unnecessary affront to patrons who use the post office daily to send Christmas cards and packages.

Are your Christmas cards and packages in the mail yet? If you have to stand in long lines at the post office, don't expect any Christmas cheer as you endure the wait. Last Saturday, FRC's own J.P. Duffy was waiting in line with his family at a Maryland post office when three Christmas carolers entered to sing for the longsuffering customers.

The carolers were quickly silenced, however, by an angry postal manager who instructed them to immediately leave the premises, citing that they were in violation of a "no-solicitation policy." Despite jeers from the postal patrons, the manager never relented, causing the carolers to take their cheer elsewhere.

Fox News reporter Todd Starnes followed up on the story and received confirmation that the United States Postal Service does indeed ban Christmas carolers. Such a ban on Christmas caroling is antagonistic toward the long-held Christmas traditions of the American people, and is an unnecessary affront to patrons who use the post office daily to send Christmas cards and packages.

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, (R-CO), has introduced a resolution (H. Res. 489) that recognizes the importance of the symbols and traditions of Christmas, strongly disapproves of attempts to ban references to Christmas; and expresses support for the use of these symbols and traditions by those who celebrate Christmas.