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#BringBackTheTree: Mall petitioned after replacing Christmas tree with a ... glacier? [photos, video]; Updated

The Santa display at one mall in Charlotte, North Carolina just got a little more of a “climate change” type setting:

Taking the kids to visit Santa will be a bit different this year at SouthPark Mall.

Officials announced on Friday that instead of the traditional Christmas tree and North Pole set up, Santa will be sitting inside of a large glacier.

Simon Property Group officials say the new “Glacier Santa experience” is aimed to modernize the holiday experience.

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Kids visiting Santa at the mall will now do so under a faux glacier instead of the shadow of a Christmas tree that was on display in previous years.

Before and after:

https://twitter.com/andilockard/status/662807775593021441

Oh my.

A petition to #BringBackTheTree is now getting plenty of signatures:

Meanwhile, the mall’s holiday glacier is being ridiculed and criticized:

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There’s even a song for #BringBackTheTree mocking the mall’s display:

Update:

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