"Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays"?

[Dawnpiplup]

Eh, I think I say Happy Holidays more than Merry Christmas because I don't really want to offend/irritate anybody with saying Merry Christmas, since they may not celebrate Christmas. I say Merry Christmas to my family and some friends who I know celebrate it, and also to people who say Merry Christmas to me.

 

[pandapples]

Not everyone celebrates Christmas so I usually say happy holidays.

 

[mother of all llamas]

I say Merry Christmas to people I know, but Happy Holidays to people I don't know as well just in case they don't celebrate Christmas

 

[Megan.]

Merry Christmas.

 

[Dinosaurz]

Merry Christmas cause in england Holidays in like a vacation

 

[innerutopia]

I tend to say "Happy Holidays" unless I know what that person celebrates, in which case I'll greet them appropriately. I say Merry Christmas to my family, Happy Hanukkah to a Jewish friend of mine, etc. Or if you greet me a certain way then I'll greet you back in the same way.

 

[abbydoll]

If I know them personally, I say "Merry Christmas", otherwise I say "Happy Holidays" to everyone else. c:

 

[Blythetastic]

I tend to say "Happy Holidays" unless I know what that person celebrates, in which case I'll greet them appropriately. I say Merry Christmas to my family, Happy Hanukkah to a Jewish friend of mine, etc. Or if you greet me a certain way then I'll greet you back in the same way.

This is usually what I do. I try to avoid saying Merry Christmas to my online friends because I know many aren't religious or are not Christian. I'd rather say Happy Holidays to them and feel like I've included whatever they may celebrate.

 

[lithiumlatte]

I've been engrained to say merry christmas, because I feel like happy holidays is super rare in the UK? I never hear it. But I'm trying to get out of that habit because obviously you shouldn't assume people celebrate it

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

I say Happy Holidays most of the time leading up to Christmas, but on actual Christmas I'll say Merry/Happy Christmas since it's actually the day of.

 

[Serine_Sapphire88]

I tend to say 'Happy Holidays' more often because I want to be polite.

I usually only say 'Merry Christmas' to family and close friends.

 

[Mango]

all of my friends except a few who dont celebrate any holiday at all celebrate christmas so i say merry christmas to my friends but i usually say happy holidays

 

[Ablaze]

Any of them. I don't really initiate greetings so normally I just say "You too" or just reply with whichever greeting they said.

 

[Dim]

I don't care what people are I say Merry Christmas no matter what.

 

[tobi!]

Happy Holidays sounds better cause of the alliteration but yeah.

 

[That Zephyr Guy]

I say Happy Holidays cus being forceful about Merry Christmas is like the edgiest thing possible during the Holidays and that's just sad.

 

[TheGreatBrain]

I've been saying and hearing "Merry Christmas" all my life. It's only been this last couple of years that I've heard that we're suppose to say "Happy Holidays". Heck, I recently heard that a Christmas tree is now a Holiday tree. And after reading some of these posts, It seems that saying "Merry Christmas" is considered rude. I could care less if others want to say "Happy Holidays", but to me, it will always be Christmas. I'm sure that will eventually change too, because people who don't believe in Christ, ( but want to celebrate his special day) will make sure that the name will be changed as well.

 

[BungoTheElf]

I usually say merry christmas more but I do say both? I'm not christian but idk it's christmas so I just say that and I don't really know anyone else around where I live that celebrates other holidays :B

 

[RainCrossing]

Happy holidays sounds more tumblr-esk in my opinion.

 

[Psydye]

Neither. Though, to be offended by either, is quite ridiculous.