The last few days of broadcasts have been dominated by Christmas programs.

Local churches also produced a joint Christmas program in 2011.

"It's like all these schools getting rid of their Christmas programs," she said.

Other Christmas programmes followed in 1979 and 1981.

Additionally, there is an annual Christmas program and spring musical that students at different levels can participate in.

"We do our best to offset some of that depression by mounting special Christmas programs here."

At first, 15 to 30 parents turned out for the Christmas program; later 250 was the average.

Jews often insist that their children be excused from Christmas programs.

As an adult, he visited the church two or three times a year and supplied fruit for the Christmas program.

However, for the 2007 Christmas programme, none of these traditions were featured, ending a format repeated annually since the 1960s.