

Human: today is christmas; happy holidays to all.  i don't like what happened to the celebration of this holiday.  at sixty five years old i've seen it with my own eyes.  we have to be so careful.  we are told that we should say "happy holiday" and not merry christmas. i remember going to a school concert and no christmas trees were allowed because they somehow made some people uncomfortable.

Assistant: This is really interesting! I wonder if you have any stories that illustrate what you just said, or ideas of how you think this came to be?  It’s hard for me to imagine how a person like you could be at all uncomfortable with Christmas, but I wonder what your thoughts are around the cultural context of the holiday.


Human: today is christmas; happy holidays to all.  i don't like what happened to the celebration of this holiday.  at sixty five years old i've seen it with my own eyes.  we have to be so careful.  we are told that we should say "happy holiday" and not merry christmas. i remember going to a school concert and no christmas trees were allowed because they somehow made some people uncomfortable.

Assistant: Happy Holidays is a more appropriate greeting for a generic holiday. It is more inclusive than Christmas, and you can say it to people of any religion, including those with no religion, so it’s a good alternative to merry Christmas.
today is christmas; happy holidays to all.  i don't like what happened to the celebration of this holiday.  at sixty five years old i've seen it with my own eyes.  we have to be so careful.  we are told that we should say "happy holiday" and not merry christmas. i remember going to a school concert and no christmas trees were allowed because they somehow made some people uncomfortable.
This is really interesting! I wonder if you have any stories that illustrate what you just said, or ideas of how you think this came to be?  It’s hard for me to imagine how a person like you could be at all uncomfortable with Christmas, but I wonder what your thoughts are around the cultural context of the holiday.
Happy Holidays is a more appropriate greeting for a generic holiday. It is more inclusive than Christmas, and you can say it to people of any religion, including those with no religion, so it’s a good alternative to merry Christmas.