The Royal Lion with a green Santa Cap indicates Islamic heritage during the Winter Holidays. Likewise the green and white lights indicate that a household is celebrating the long Winter nights as Canadian-Muslims, peacefully alongside their Canadian-Christians neighbors.
Muslims can celebrate the birth of Jesus, since he is considered a high prophet a kind to Moses or Elijah. In a way, it would like Christians celebrating Hannukah. Technically both Muslims and Christians can celebrate Hannukah, since this event occurred before the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, when the keepers of the Original Books of Divine Law were working solo. It'd be like celebrating the landing of Noah's ark, if such a holiday were created. If Noah's Ark Day were indeed to be, March 25th in spring would be perfect, since Jews, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Latter Day Saints, Ba'hais, Moonies, and many others accept this story as divine truth. Also the rainbow flag could be flown, by all.
For a Muslim to celebrate the birth of Christ would be like a Christian to celebrate the birth of Moses. All Muslims, Jews and Christians respect and honor the divine truth of Moses but celebrating the core Law Giver's birth is not really celebrated in true glory. But several movies and cartoon do a fine job retelling Moses' life. Rather, it is Moses' reception of Divine Law is what all the Big Three honor as God's Will. Like Jews, Muslims believe that Jesus was just a man. However, like Christians, Muslims believe in the miracle of the Virgin birth of Jesus from Mary.
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