Why is it overwhelmingly “Merry Christmas” in America, but “Happy Christmas” for many British people?

The campaign against “Merry Christmas” and other uses of the word “Christmas” is a war on Christianity or, more precisely, a war on the religious nature of America.

Christmas is an American national holiday. Although I am Jewish, as an American, it is my holiday — though not my holy day.

“Happy Holidays,” a greeting that grew to encompass both Christmas and the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, actually shows the power of Christianity to flatten the culture of minority religious faiths.

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly assured his audiences that, if he was elected, America would once again say, “Merry Christmas.” Trump won, and earlier this month, one ...

When I wish strangers “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” it’s a battle cry. I’m not waging a war on Christmas. I like Christmas. But I am declaring my allegiance to one ...

If I see Fr. Jim on the street, I’ll automatically say ‘Happy Christmas”, but in the context of the civil Christmas, I can’t get very worked up over whether someone says “Merry Christmas ...

This Christmas season, America remains mired in debate over the lingering impact of slavery. We are reminded of this by the controversies over Nikki Haley’s comment about whether South Carolina ...