No Google Christmas Logo

Posted December 21st, 2006 by Alan De Keyrel

In the past, I've commented on the custom logos that Google produces for various holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. With the next holiday rapidly approaching, this got me thinking about what they might be up to for Christmas. However, during my research I discovered something interesting.

They don't create a custom logo for "Christmas".

I found this interesting because they have created custom logos for all other "official" U.S. holidays that don't necessarily apply to other countries (like Thanksgiving and Halloween). Instead, Google opts to create something they call "Holiday Doodle". It's a collection of complimenting logos displayed over several weeks.

For example, here are the logos which displayed during the holiday season of 2003. As you can see, the "doodle" tells a story about a snowstorm and the aftermath of "digging out".

1: Happy Holidays from Google
2: Happy Holidays from Google
3: Happy Holidays from Google
4: Happy Holidays from Google
5: Happy Holidays from Google

Personally, I was a bit disappointed that they did the "politically correct" thing and avoided this national holiday all together. After all, it is a nationally reconized holiday like all of the others. If Google can't stand up for recognizing Christmas for what it is, who can?

Please Note: Google has requested that the above logos are only available for historic purposes and should not be used for daily use. If you are linking to Google you should use an official logo made available for daily use.

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7 Responses to “No Google Christmas Logo”

  1. Anonymous says:

    Check the site.

  2. Anonymous says:

    I WANT TO SEE A CHRISTMAS GOOGLE!! I ENJOY ALL THE OTHER HOLIDAYS, WHY NOT THE BIGGEST, THE MOST IMPORTANT HOLIDAY... CHRISTMAS? WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY?

  3. Anonymous says:

    I AGREE ITS NT CHRISTMAS IF U AINT GT A CHRISTMAS GOODLE IT AINT DA SAME!!!!!

  4. Don says:

    How sad yet another organization turns to politically correct motivations instead of Socially Correct attitudes.

  5. DonF says:

    How sad yet another organization turns to politically correct motivations instead of Socially Correct attitudes.

  6. Anonymous says:

    its because its Joogle.

    The Jews run everything now, even Google

  7. Anonymous says:

    I do not understand what is happening to our world, when the simple statement "Merry Christmas" gets people freaked out. People have become intellectually and morally numb. Shame on Google for not celebrating this special Holiday as we all know as Christmas!