I tried desperately to find other things to fill my time but alas, I was not successful. I am one of the masses of individuals from work starring in a holiday wishes commercial at a local television station. It was a fun group and our fearless leader nailed the commercial on the first take – but flubbed the second one – but I do wish we’d been able to say “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays”.

I know, I know. We’re a multi-cultural country and company. Happy Holidays covers a multitude of religious and non-denominational celebrations that take place in December and January. We have diversity dinners and holiday parties, greeting cards and special occasion clothing, new years festivities and Santa.

As a country, we’ve worked hard to remove any semblance of Christianity from the holiday season. I don’t identify with most Christian faiths, but a tiny grinch in me misses hearing the phrase “Merry Christmas” in schools, stores and at the workplace.

Which leaves me wondering, am I the only one?

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