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It’s okay to wish me a Merry Christmas. You don’t have to say Happy Holidays, unless you want to.
I’m not religious, but I sing Christmas carols and have a Nativity I put out at Christmas. For me, Christmas is about traditions. My parents gave me the Nativity they had been putting out for years, when they decided to upgrade to a fancier one. I love it.
I’m a huge geek about Christmas. We went to Walmart last night, which was decorated from top to bottom, and after we walked in, I let out a huge sigh and said, to no one in particular, I love Christmas.
I love garland and lights, I love driving by houses at night that are all lit up. I love Christmas commercials – the one for Folgers, where the guy comes home from the Army and his sister says “you’re my present this year”? Chokes me up every time.
I LOVE Christmas music, I’ve had the radio in the van tuned to the all Christmas music station since before Thanksgiving. I love Christmas movies, and have a stack of them I watch over and over.
I love the plush singing snowmen that Hallmark sells every year. I love the Peppermint Stick ice cream that Quality Dairy only sells at Christmas.
I completely understand people of other faiths feeling left out this time of year, and I never want to offend anyone, so in my emails and other social media communication, I stick to Happy Holidays, just to be safe.
So go ahead and say Merry Christmas to me, or Happy Holidays, or Happy Chrismakwanzukkah, or Happy Festivus (the holiday for the rest of us!), whatever you’d like. As long as we are all Merry and Happy this time of year, I’m good.
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Wish you a very happy merry Christmas (early though)
Merry Christmas, ring-a-ding-ding! I love Christmas too, and festivus and hannukah and all the rest. Nothing but an excuse to get together, and thats good enough for me!
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Good post. I love Christmas so much I must be half British. The Brits put trees out 3 months before Christmas. This is probably because they don’t have Thanksgiving. But we should all be British so Christmas can last longer…lol….I guess that makes me a lover of Christmas too. So “Merry Christmas!”
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Hey Elizabeth, these days people find not much time to celebrate christmas except for a few hours time. I would like more and more people visit the churches during christmas day.
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I have also found, “Have a great break!” is a great way to side-step the issue entirely in those two contexts. Everyone goes on winter break at the same time. Who doesn’t want to have a great break?
Advance Merry Christmas to all of you! I am very excited everyday! Thou i didn’t stand out my Christmas tree yet.
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I’m not religious either but I still celebrate Christmas and think of it more of as a reason to get together with family. I’ve never found anything wrong with wishing everyone Merry Christmas, so with that Merry Christmas to you!
Ho-Ho-Ho – Merry Christmas. It’s funny, almost feel like a rebel saying it!
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Merry Christmas!
I don’t allow Christmas talk in my house until December – but now it’s fine!
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Merry Christmas! And my mom loves the nativities as well. Our house is always completely decorated with lights and nativities and tons of other stuff for Christmas
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So what’s really interesting is that by saying “happy holidays” it’s actually offensive to those who don’t celebrate any winter holiday. Me…I just say “thanks” and move on. Kind of like someone saying “how are you?” Unless it’s my friend, the person asking doesn’t really care and that’s fine, so I say “fine thanks” and move on. I giggle at those who get so angry at a few words spoken by a complete stranger. Happy Sunday
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Merry Christmas to you! I’ve been saying it more this year and last because of Happy Holiday fatigue and have found that nobody is offended. Yay!
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HAHAHA! I agree just wish me something!
To me the holidays are about giving love and sharing with others. that is the best feeling ever! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and your family, may they be filled with Joy , peace and love.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays !!!
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Well written post .. and Happy holidays to u .. and your family .
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about Christmas music – it’s wonderfull. And one of my favorite X-Mas movie is Home Alone
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