Happy Holidays!

It's that wonderful time of the year, where all the holy people start bitching about people saying Happy Holidays, or heaven forbid, Merry Xmas.  Well, this is something I've wanted to say for some time now.  Just because someone says Happy Holidays or Merry Xmas, it doesn't mean they don't have faith, or are taking Christ out of Christmas.  To a lot of people, Happy Holidays is an expression to use from the day after Thanksgiving until New Years Day.

Between those two holidays, there are a number of religious and holy days for a number of faiths.  In my opinion, Merry Christmas is appropriate on December 25.  When it is December 14, it is Happy Holidays.  You don't get greeted with Happy Birthday each and every day of the month you were born, right?  No, you get Hello the other thirty some days.

Now where I do draw the line is places that are putting up trees and calling them "Holiday" trees instead of what they are - Christmas Trees.  You don't see Jews putting up Menorahs and calling them Holiday Candelabras.  If you are going to call them holiday trees, well then they should be up all year long and decorated for each and every holiday of the year, including Groundhog Day.

Now, for the folks that get their panties in a bunch over Merry Xmas.  Well, did you know, that yes, the X is taking place of the word Christ, however it is not being replaced with an "X", it is supposed to be a cross.  Well, on an old keyboard, there isn't such a character, so an X is used.  I've also read where the X is the Greek letter X and you can read all about it here.

Why all the sensitivity?  Why all the anger and resentfulness towards people who greet you with Happy Holidays or Merry Xmas?  I will wish you all a Merry Christmas ON DECEMBER 25!

--Nancy