Proponents of “Happy Holidays” argue that it’s no big ... Non-Christians? I am a non-Christian. I am a Jew. Christmas is therefore no more a religious holy day for me than Ramadan.

When people wish others a happy holiday season or just say, “Happy Holidays,” what exactly do they mean? The “season” usually begins around Thanksgiving and lasts through New Years Day.

Few would deny the holiday’s historical roots in Christianity, but there is a prevailing attitude that the holiday has “matured” into a day for believer and non-believer alike. Christ is no ...