protected static void SetCurrentTheme(Theme theme, IThemeColorsBase themeColors, ResourceDictionary themeResources)
        {
            // set the current theme colors that will be referenced by the theme styles
            //CurrentTheme.Instance.ThemeColors = themeColors;
            CurrentTheme.SetTheme(theme, themeColors);

            // merge the XAML based light/dark theme set of styles
            ResourceDictionaryHelper.MergeIntoApplicationResources(themeResources);
        }