on December 4, 2014 in World News
Critics Rip Rucker for Performing ‘White Christmas’ After Garner Decision
Critics Rip Rucker for Performing ‘White Christmas’ After Garner Decision Social media lit up Wednesday evening with complaints about former Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker performing “White Christmas” at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at New York City’s Rockefeller Square. Some activists had threatened to attack the ceremony after a grand jury declined to indict a New York police officer in the death of unarmed Eric Garner during a confrontation over cigarette sales in July. The ceremony went ahead under police protection, and Rucker performed “White Christmas,” a classic written by a Jewish immigrant, Irving Berlin…. View Article
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