Christmas at Fontaine's?[]
Apart from Jack Frost's Village having that kind of holly jolly holiday look to it, could it be possible that either Fontaine or Ryan (when he resumed business in the Department Store) set up the building for Christmas (albeit a toned down, non-Christian Christmas)? Though it isn't expressed throughout the store, there are the giant ornaments hanging in the Pavilion. Tricksteroffools (talk) 21:07, February 12, 2015 (UTC)
- Christmas, from the Old English "Crīstesmæsse" or "Christ's Mass," is literally the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth. In the mid-Twentieth Century, the holiday had a far greater religious tone than it does now and Andrew Ryan would never openly celebrate any such holiday. Frank Fontaine doesn't strike me as one who would either, even for a business promotion. Plus I get the feeling that ANY public religious display (AKA anything outside of someone's own house) would be grounds for some kind of legal action (remember the siezed Bibles and crucifixes in BioShock?).
- I get what you mean about the "ornaments," but they can just be explained as ceiling art. Even Jack Frost's Village has the tune "Good King Wenceslas" playing. Yes, it's technically a Christmas jingle, but it's far more secular than what could've been chosen. I think the designers are trying to create a "winter wonderland" feel, just not specifically Christmas.
- Unownshipper (talk) 21:28, February 12, 2015 (UTC)
- If you want to take notes from the novel, Andrew Ryan did consent to allow Christmas decorations, but no angels, wise men, stars, baby Jesus, etc. It would make sense that he would acknowledge the commercial aspect. The book also mentions an advert where "A secular Christmas is a merry Christmas!"
- That being said, "Good King Wenceslas" is an odd choice as it celebrates the altruism of a king. UpgradeTech (talk) 22:49, February 12, 2015 (UTC)
Funny coincidence, but there is book titled Christmas at Fontaine's. I kept finding it when looking for images of Fontaine's on google. :D Pauolo (talk) 00:06, February 13, 2015 (UTC)