You know, I admit that for many years after I became a conservative (which was circa the mid-1990s), you’d hear me saying “happy holidays” or “season’s greetings” more than “Merry Christmas” this time of year.
It wasn’t because I wasn’t a believer – I was and still am. It’s just that I was still learning my way in the world and finding my voice, and at that time, I didn’t want to risk provoking a ridiculous argument or a glare from politically correct types. Plus, I wasn’t as strong in my faith then as I have grown to be over the years.
Even with the Christmas cards I would send out, I’d get the ones that had the very canned messages about the “holiday season,” and typically would only write a “Merry Christmas” greeting inside the cards that would be addressed to those whom I knew were believers.
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Over the years, however, my relationship with Christ strengthened, and the arguments about how taking His name out of so many things being a big contributor to societal decline began resonating with me more and more. I didn’t want to be contributing to that.
Plus, it hit me at a certain point that being overly careful in how I said my words so as not to offend someone with a different belief system was not how I wanted to live my life, especially when you consider that there is nothing offensive about saying “Merry Christmas” unless one is a perpetually fauxfended individual.
Further, I had Jewish friends and non-believers alike who wouldn’t hesitate to say “Merry Christmas” to people. If they were saying it, why the heck wasn’t I, as a woman of faith, saying it, too, and with conviction?
So for the last couple of decades or so, “Merry Christmas” has been my default Christmas greeting when I interact with someone, whether in person, email, text, phone, mail, what have you. And it pleases me to no end that the vast majority of the time when I say it, it is said back to me in return. Sometimes, it’s even the other person who says it first.
As a side note, I’m also not opposed to adding “happy holidays” to a Merry Christmas greeting, as seen here, for instance:
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from everyone at CMPD! We wish you and your family a safe, joyful and festive holiday season! ✨🎄 pic.twitter.com/YPTrh8AsHE
— CMPD News (@CMPD) December 25, 2025
This evening on X, I was scrolling down my feed to catch up on what was going on in the world since, like many people, I’ve spent most of the day offline enjoying the Christmas holiday. I came across an undated video from a woman who had probably one of the most – if not the most – definitive statements on the whole “happy holidays” versus “Merry Christmas” debate that I’ve ever seen.
In it, she talked about how she didn’t care if people got offended by “Merry Christmas,” that she would always say it. She also noted how she didn’t get upset when she heard someone else say “happy holidays,” but she said her response in turn would be “Merry Christmas” because Jesus was the reason for the season, and people need to be reminded of that.
It was just a great, matter of fact, this is how it is type of stance that we need to see more of from believers, in my opinion:
“I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care. They say happy holidays, I say Merry Christmas.”
“I’m going to be very intentional about saying Merry Christmas.”
“Jesus is the reason for the season.”
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
I’m with her! Everyone who says happy holidays, I make… pic.twitter.com/eryE6Xxwho
— AmericanPapaBear™ (@AmericaPapaBear) December 24, 2025
Amen, ma’am. Amen.
Merry Christmas, RedState community!
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