When Americans go Christmas shopping, many prefer to see stores use the traditional phrase “Merry Christmas” in their seasonal advertising rather than “Happy Holidays,” a new poll found.
The survey released by Rasmussen Reports after the Thanksgiving holiday showed that 67 percent of Americans favor “Merry Christmas” while only 26 percent would choose “Happy Holidays.”
After all, it is a national holiday, “Christmas”, and has been recognized for years worldwide. It is about the birth of Jesus Christ, God’s only Son. He is the reason for the season and the cause to celebrate. However there are many who are not Christian and celebrate Christmas with gifts and parties; it is a holiday that has always been inclusive of everyone – Christian or not. There is no need to “water it down” with a renaming campaign as proposed by various groups.
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I agree. I am so sick of people phasing out the word Christmas. I am really sick of tv personalities calling Christmas trees Holiday trees. I even emailed abc about it!!
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