what a bummer for all the Christmas travelers- and the employees who have been putting it up for the last 10 years
but really an 8 foot tall Menorah? where do you buy something like that?

further more I agree that the Menorah has a direct correlation to the Jewish religion's holy book- where the Christmas tree didn't become part of the tradition until much later, several centuries after the Christian holy book was written

here's the history of the Christmas tree if anyone is interested http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree

this part is pretty interesting:
"According to one legend, Saint Bonifacetrinity to the pagan tribes using the cone-shaped evergreen trees because of their triangular appearance.[citation needed] attempted to introduce the idea of trinity to the pagan tribes using the cone-shaped evergreen trees because of their triangular appearance.

The Christmas tree is often explained as a Christianization of the ancient pagan idea that the evergreen tree represents a celebration of the renewal of life."