Saying Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays

Do you say Merry Chrismas to people, or Happy Holidays?
I find myself saying Merry Christmas still if I know them. It sounds nicer to me.
If I dont know them then I say Happy Holidays.

My ex is Jewish and he says Merry Christmas to me still.
What do you say? Do you even care?
By Marc | 12/24/2012 06:49 PM | 3 comments
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  • In the U.S., there are hyper-sensitive religious observers who insist that it should always be "Merry Christmas." They miss one of the BEST aspects of our nation - the melting pot idea where many cultures come together and gain strength from associating with and learning from one another. For example, I love eastern philosophy, Oriental food and French art.

    Some think there is such a thing as a "War on Christmas." If there IS such a conflict, it happened decades ago when Santa Claus and other commercial factors came into being. No, Christians in the U.S. never held such paranoid beliefs in the past because they were more stable-minded, more self-confident. They believed in the "live and let live" philosophy behind the Freedom of Religion guaranteed in the U. S. Constitution. Today's conservative pseudo-Christians seem like cry babies to me. Christianity is not under attack. As certain churches struggle to retain membership they become paranoid and blame outside influences. However, if they took a real look what they are doing, they would find that the problems are frequently internal.
    rjzip 12/24/2012 08:32 PM
  • If I know somebody celebrates Christmas, I say Merry Christmas. If I don't, I say Happy Holidays...and I ALWAYS respond in the same manner. There's a large jewish community near me and I will get a "Happy Hannukah" now and then and certainly respond with the same greeting without feeling offended or weird at all about it.

    What's weird is the people who are HELL BENT on "Merry Christmas". I work in the retail sector, and ..um...DUH! of course we don't know the religious faith of our customers based on a purchase, so we state "Happy Holidays", but same as my personal credo, if they initate it with a "Merry Christmas", we respond with "Merry Christmas".

    There's always the asshole here and there who gets all riled up when you start with "Happy Holidays" and wants to lay into you about not saying "Merry Christmas". Which, btw, is TOTALLY unfair, because in the retail sector you can't really speak your mind and point out what douchebag he/she is!
    LuvDadsCum 12/24/2012 06:58 PM
  • Btw those colors of the white box and red bow are pretty on this blue background. I should make a logo like that.
    Oh wait I did lol
    Marc 12/24/2012 06:50 PM