"Merry Christmas to everyone across the city and around the world! I join the Christian community in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, peace be unto his name. I have tried to embrace and embody lessons from His teachings of justice, and I take inspiration and instruction from the model of a revolutionary that stands up for the oppressed and dismissed.
"The nativity story also shares a humility and hope that I believe still resonates – a story of a refugee who sought a better life and made a better world. Who stood for what was right, not merely what was popular. Who gave voice to the voiceless and support to the weary.
"For all of us celebrating, Christmas is a moment of gifts and gratitude, of joy, of spirit, of peace and blessings. Together with family and friends, we find warmth and comfort in the traditions we share. I ask that today, we also think of and support all those unable to gather with loved ones or engage in festivities. As we spend time with family and friends, we should take time to remember our newest New Yorkers, refugees themselves, and work to provide aid and compassion with what we have, where we can.
"Wherever and however we celebrate, I wish a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season to all."
"The nativity story also shares a humility and hope that I believe still resonates – a story of a refugee who sought a better life and made a better world. Who stood for what was right, not merely what was popular. Who gave voice to the voiceless and support to the weary.
"For all of us celebrating, Christmas is a moment of gifts and gratitude, of joy, of spirit, of peace and blessings. Together with family and friends, we find warmth and comfort in the traditions we share. I ask that today, we also think of and support all those unable to gather with loved ones or engage in festivities. As we spend time with family and friends, we should take time to remember our newest New Yorkers, refugees themselves, and work to provide aid and compassion with what we have, where we can.
"Wherever and however we celebrate, I wish a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season to all."
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