Stephen Colbert has a great faith-based solution to Starbucks' War-on-Christmas conundrum

Stephen Colbert advises Starbucks to give in to the War on Christmas protesters, sort of

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published 12 November 2015

Halloween is past, said Stephen Colbert on Wednesday's Late Show, "which means we're about to enter the magical season of getting angry that there's not enough talk about Christmas." The early target, of course, is Starbucks, which had the audacity to roll out a plain red cup for this holiday season. "Yes, they got rid of the Christian religious symbols like snowflakes and snowmen," Colbert said. "I mean, I think we all remember the story of when Baby Jesus was visited by the Three Wise Frosties." (It didn't end well.)

Colbert pointed out that Starbucks still sells lots of Christmas items in its stores, including its annual Christmas Blend coffee, and that the red and green cup is pretty Christmas-y. He wasn't super impressed with Starbucks' corporate-speak response to the uproar, or the plan to hurt Starbucks by flooding their stores and buying their coffee so protesters can "trick" Starbucks into writing "Merry Christmas" on their cups. Still, Colbert advised Starbucks not to fight this, but rather to "give customers a cup so full of Christmas, they'll be picking tinsel out of their yule log for months." If you're wondering what that might look like, Colbert has you covered, singing dogs and all. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.