Merry Christmas!
I realize that there are all kinds of objections to the phrase ‘Merry Christmas’, many politically correct minded individuals will tell us that we should say ‘Happy Holidays’ and respect the various religions that don’t celebrate in the birth of Christ.
Some will tell you that Christmas was originally celebrated by Pagans as the Winter Solstice, or Yule. Many object to Christmas as just an opportunity for retailers to make gobs of money. Others who are Buddhist or Jewish etc. don’t celebrate the Holiday at all.
No matter what background we come from, we have to appreciate that it’s the season for good cheer and love.
I for one enjoy the closeness of people during the holiday season and am not reluctant to exclaim:
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Disclaimer:
For all those retail organizations, schools and others who insist that their employees use ‘Happy Holidays’ to greet their customers and friends during this holiday season instead of ‘Merry Christmas’, no offense is intended..
But seriously, lighten up, however its said, if a person will get offended by the intent to wish goodwill they probably won’t be a satisfied customer no matter what you do.
