Merry Christmas

John Lennon famously stated that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Time has softened the edges of that pronouncement, and what seemed to be inflammatory now barely provokes. But was it true?

Playing with our new toy, Google's Ngram viewer, we find that it's no contest. Jesus wins hands down; references to Him far outstrip those to the Beatles, even in 1966 when John Lennon made the statement. Sorry about that, John.

Jesus is adapting just fine to the age of the Internet. Below is the digital story of the Nativity, which as of this writing has had over six million views. It's good for a chuckle.



Merry Christmas!