`  Second opinion by Dana boomer I would agree that there is still work to be done on this article before it reaches GA status. First, the web references should all have access dates. Second, some issues with prose and completeness: * In the War Activities section you say ``There was also a military execution for desertion that the soldiers were forced to witness.`` Which side?  Can you find a reason for why it was done on Christmas?   * I like the idea of a section on Christmas in the ACW in film and literature. If Nast gets an entire section to himself, I'm not sure why famous authors who wrote about Christmas during the Civil War (which they themselves had lived through) should be denied even a mention. Although I disagree with Silk Tork that the way the army's celebrated needs to be expanded, I think that differences between the way families in the North and South celebrated could certainly use more work. For example, you mention that a Southern newspaper showed Santa Claus as a Northern thing that wasn't true to Southern traditions - was this a true reflection of how things were?  What is present in the article is well written and well referenced. However, I agree with the other two reviewers that there is still some information missing.   `