The nearly universal change from wishing fellow Americans “Merry Christmas” to wishing them “Happy Holidays” is a very significant development in American life. Proponents of “Happy ...

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas day, marking a rare confluence of Jewish and Christian holidays ... to people’s backgrounds and how ...

Yes, we should prefer “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays” because it is more expressive of the truth we are celebrating. But “Merry Christmas” will only regain its meaning if we live ...

This neutrality is particularly important in the armed forces, where individuals from diverse religious backgrounds ... is what makes holiday greetings like "Merry Christmas" possible.