Hating Christmas in New York City

Associated Press:

It was quite a sight in front of a multimillion-dollar Manhattan townhouse: a bloody-bearded Santa, holding a knife and the severed head of a doll -- blood gushing from its eye socket.

The eerie display popped up outside Joel Krupnik and Mildred Castellano's East 18th Street home. The couple and their three children said they are protesting the commercialization of Christmas.

Krupnik and Castellano's 16-year-old daughter, Darla, came up with the idea for the bloody Santa. The family is Jewish and non-practicing, but they say they like putting up decorations for their kids.

The girl said she based her bloody Santa display on the movie "Silent Night, Deadly Night," the New York Post reported in Tuesday's editions.

Krupnik said the figure of Santa is not in the Bible, but, rather, a piece of Americana.

In addition to the Santa with the knife, the family's outdoor display includes a tree whose bare branches are adorned with beheaded Barbie dolls.

The Anti-Christian League