Ummmmm, it is a Christian holiday. Non Christians who celebrate it are goofy.
Celebrate as you choose.
How do you celebrate Rosh Hashana? Ramadan? May day? Cinco de Mayo? Boxer day?
(Excuse spelling errors if I have made them)
"How do you celebrate Rosh Hashana? Ramadan? May day? Cinco de Mayo? Boxer day?"
It all depends. Normally, I do not celebrate these at all. However, if I am in company which does celebrate one or another of them, I am happy to participate in their celebration, just as I do at Christmas with my church-going family and friends. I am respectful of their beliefs, even though I do not share them. My atheism doesn't come up at all unless someone asks me directly.
When table grace is said, I lower my head and close my eyes, out of respect of the beliefs of others. I needn't believe as they do to show respect.
"Not everyone celebrates Christmas as a religious holiday. Not everyone is a Christian.
Ummmmm, it is a Christian holiday. Non Christians who celebrate it are goofy."
The thing is that the end of December and the first part of January is a period for many holidays. Christmas is just one of these. "Happy Holidays" is quite a good and respectful greeting for this period, since one doesn't normally know the beliefs of the person being greeted. Same with "Season's Greetings."
A person who is not a Christian is unlikely to greet you during this period with words which have meaning only to Christians.
Too much is being made of all this, IMO. Why do we not just let everyone say whatever they want to during the season?
Or...do you believe that a Jewish clerk in the store you visit should wish you a "Merry Christmas?"