As the holidays approach, I just want to bring up the debate on, "Happy Holidays," versus, "Merry Christmas." Some people appear reluctant to those that wish to say happy holidays.
I am the biggest Christmas junkie you will ever see. I have ugly Christmas sweaters, I have my own personal Christmas tree in my room, I decorate the house, I play in the snow, I listen to Christmas music exclusively in the month of December, but I will still wish you a happy holidays. I still wish to say a phrase that is all encompassing rather than wishing you a Merry Christmas, despite my obsession with Reindeer, Santa Clause, and the colors red and green during the month of December.
The holidays are about spreading cheer and love. I personally choose to wish a happy holidays as this is a time to spread cheer to all, despite what they are celebrating this holiday season. Happy holidays is all encompassing and lets someone know you wish them a happy and cheerful time in whatever they celebrate.
That is the amazing thing about America. There are so many beautiful and amazing cultures that celebrate a vast variety of holidays. In fact, besides Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Las Posadas, Diwali, and the Chinese New Year are being celebrated. Because of the variety of holidays celebrated, I choose to wish you good times, whatever you are celebrating this season.