Proponents of “Happy Holidays” argue that it’s no big deal at all, and that proponents of “Merry Christmas” are making a mountain out of a molehill, especially when proponents say that ...

“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.

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.

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, ...

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.

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.

The conundrum is complicated when we add “Happy Thanksgiving” and “Happy New Year” to the likes of “Merry Christmas,” “Happy Hanukkah,” and “Happy Kwanzaa.” ...

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 ...