Posted on 11/22/2005 3:18:10 PM PST by churchillbuff
If you're expecting a hearty "Merry Christmas" as you're doing your shopping; you might be disappointed.
Usual holiday ads say things like Christmas, but you might want get used to hearing and seeing the term holiday. Because some stores are cutting Christmas out and putting a generic phrase in.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but don't expect to hear someone say it.
"I love Christmas, so I don't mind," says Rebecca Reyes.
Wal-mart is one of many stores asking its employees to replace Christmas with "Happy Holidays". The company says its trying not to offend anyone, by catering to one kind of celebration. However, some say it makes the season generic.
"I really don't care what people say to me. Merry Christmas, Merry Xmas, it's all the same," says Lorenzo Maxwell.
Other people want to boycott stores like Macy's and Bloomingdales where they also say the same, cutting out Christmas and Hanukkah from sayings and banners.
"I think Happy Hanukkah is appropriate, if your gonna say Merry Christmas say Happy Hanukkah as well," says Diane Sandy.
"That its so generic, not gonna offend anyone by saying Happy Holidays," says El Pasoan Eric Morales.
Rabbi Stephen Leon says he personally isn't offended by Merry Christmas, but believes corporations are just trying to please everyone, "one thing I've learned in life is you can't please everyone."
Some think the generic phrase is taking it too far and want to keep the season traditional and simple.
"I'm still gonna say it, that's my basis, don't think we should sweep it under the rug," Sandy says.
"Trying to ban everything, so I think they just leave as is," says Reyes.
The Catholic League for Religous and Civil rights had wanted a boycott against Wal-mart saying the store discriminated against Christmas. But called it off after the store apologized.
I like to remind the "Happy Holiday" crowd that holiday refers to holy day!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Will not be shopping at Macy's , or wall-mart, or target this year. Anyone that wishes me happy holidays, I reply to them and "A Merry Christmas to you." I have seen a lot of jaw dropping.
Merry Christmas and God Bless all of You !!!!!
I was about to say, stay open on Christmas.
>>>I like to remind the "Happy Holiday" crowd that holiday refers to holy day!
But that could be referring to a Jewish holy day.
Either is nice in my opinion, I accept them as good tidings of great cheer!
And I get considerable entertainment out of the prigs that ~do~ get upset about this stuff. :~D
People... I just gotta love 'em.
I do. I resist early Christmas. Christmas begins on December 25th and ends on Epiphany.
Forgive them. They're just so excited to get started!
This is a non-issue, as far as I'm concerned. Christmas takes over the country for four weeks every year, beginning with the day after Thanksgiving. No one is trying to supress this holiday. Every year it gets bigger and bigger and more outrageous.
Some people just like to feel persecuted.
Oh yea?
Cross MY path and you will get a Merry Christmas! : )
Gosh, I don't mean to frighten anyone....
I just hope it's a big bright flashy pin that blinds those libs when they see it! Just another reason to love the season! :)
And the true meaning of Christmas on a national level is less and less understood.
BTTT
Ahah! Glenn Beck fan, aren't ya? So am I and I got a kick of out that song he played last year.
Hap~py, rama dama kwan~za, (yada yada).
"But that could be referring to a Jewish holy day."
I guess I don't take your point.
my point was people who try to avoid a religious reference by saying the word Christmas, are still making a religious reference when saying holiday, they often walk away muttering something about season's greetings......
Point taken. But it's crazy to say that anyone is trying to "take away" Christmas as a holiday. There's waaaaay to much money being made for that to ever happen.
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