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“Happy Holidays,” a greeting that grew to encompass both Christmas and the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, actually shows the power of Christianity to flatten the culture of minority religious faiths.

‘Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays’ Even Has an Animated Music Video If the original music video doesn’t do it for you, ‘NSync released an animated version in November 2023.

That left the country nearly exactly split — 47 percent for “Happy holidays” and 46 percent for “Merry Christmas.” It hasn’t always been this way, of course.

Preferring “merry Christmas” or “happy holidays” is quite political, as Trump and Lewandowski know well. In both 2013 and 2016, ...

You won't see the guy fostering the Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays debate turning down free eggnog at the company holiday party. And indeed, he shouldn't. He needs to lighten up a bit.

While both meanings changed over time, merry and happy were also jointly used in Christmas greetings. Although, when it came to other holidays, merry did not appear as often.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 50. Sending you happy holiday wishes from over the mountains. We can’t wait to visit next summer! 51. Wishing your family the joy and wonder of the season.

People should say Merry Christmas — or Happy Hanukkah, Happy Diwali, Eid Mubarak, or any other holiday greeting proudly and happily, and hope others will take it in the festive spirit it is offered.

Christmas is a sacred holiday of faith, says Bea Hines. Just like you say Happy Hanukkah to people of the Jewish faith, Merry Christmas is what to say to Christians, she says.

According to the findings, evangelicals, on average, strongly favor “merry Christmas” and seculars prefer “happy holidays” or “season’s greetings.” But the war on Christmas is not ...