Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays Nonsense

It's finals season! I had 3 today; they seemed to go pretty well. I do need to get an A on my next exam if I'm going to keep my A in the class. So, one quick post before I go study:

On my way to and from school, I often listen to the Russ and Lisa show on WORD, the local talk-radio station. Occasionally it's entertaining, and they report the traffic regularly.

Anyways, Russ has gotten on this kick about the phrase "Happy Holidays." Apparently, it bugs him when people say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." He's spent at least two full hours of the show ranting on this topic, taking calls from others ranting on the subject, and generally raising cane.

Could there possibly be any more pointless thing to get angry about?

So some people say "Happy Holidays." Maybe they looked at the calendar and noticed that Hannukah and even Kwanza, the made-up holiday both fall in the same month as Christmas. Therefore, unless you know the person, you have little to no idea which holiday, if any and assuming not more than one, they celebrate. So, store owners say "Season's Greetings" and "Happy Holidays" to be more sensitive to their customers.

They aren't trying to strip Christ out of Christmas. Which is what Russ and others like him who keep talking about "Jesus is the reason for the season" and "the True Meaning of Christmas (tm)" are really worried about.

Of course, since Christmas began as the Roman Saturnalia, I guess we could say Saturn is the reason for the season.

Look, just be happy. Regardless of the holiday, this is supposed to be season of goodwill and peace. Don't make the greeting marking the season a point of contention.

And now: Back to schoolwork.

Two more days.

Tidings of comfort and joy....

Posted by Blog Jones at December 14, 2004 08:00 PM | Category: Other News