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OH, good, now we can buy cheap Chinese-made crap to decorate our homes or shower on our friends and relatives in meaningless exchanges of gifts, while hearing "Merry Christmas" rather than "Happy Holidays". I mean, this is a good thing, but I worry more about public schools where the mention of Christmas has been banned, in deference to our multi-cultural society and in defiance of the fact that we (I speak for Canada here, but the same applies to the US, maybe even more so) are a country that is at least culturally Christian, and that remains so even with all the immigration that has occurred. Personally I have never met an immigrant or believer of another faith that had any problem acknowledging this fact - most in fact were perfectly happy to exchange greetings of "Merry Christmas", etc, during the season, despite it not being part of their belief system. In return I try to at least be aware of their major holidays.

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But BEST BUY is!

Here's a copy of an email I got today.

November 10, 2006

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Best Buy Bans Use of Merry Christmas In Advertising

Dear Karen,

Best Buy has announced they will be using "Happy Holidays" this coming Christmas shopping season, and they will not be using "Merry Christmas."

Dawn Bryant, a spokeswoman at Best Buy Co. Inc., says their advertising will not be using the term "Merry Christmas." "We are going to continue to use the term holiday because there are several holidays throughout that time period, and we certainly need to be respectful of all of them," Bryant said. Click here for reference article.

While many other retailers have decided to return to the traditional "Merry Christmas", Best Buy will not be among them. Best Buy considers the use of "Merry Christmas" to be disrespectful.

But while Best Buy, the largest consumer electronics company in the nation, will not be mentioning Christmas, they sure do want the shopping dollars from those who remember the Reason for the season.

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