In the 1966 Simon and Garfunkel album “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme”, one track was not a tradition song. That track was 7 O’Clock News/Silent Night. Even though it was not a protest song, per se, it was taken on as one by the anti-war movement. The track had the duo singing the classic Christmas song, while a newsman read highlights of news in the background. And all the news involved anger and violence.
Ben Pfeiffer at Keys Radio here in Corpus Christi put together the following track as a modern version. The sense I now get from it is thanks and grace upon those who give up their Silent Night so that we may keep our own Holy Night here at home.
You can hear it at Homespun Blogger Radio. I also have a link to this feature, an ongoing effort, down the left column.