But the “Happy Holidays” advocates want it both ways. They dismiss opponents as hysterical while, at the same time, relentlessly pushing to rid America of “Merry Christmas.” So ...

By 1835 its brave dream was dying; in the century after that, America, Ill. almost vanished. Last week, as it prepared to celebrate Christmas, America was not much more than a scattering of houses ...

“Happy Christmas,” a child can be heard shouting ... “Even the children know that America is back!” added another. Being able to say “Merry Christmas” has become a talking point ...