“Happy Holidays,” after all, was clearly created to give the false impression of inclusivity. An individual can appropriately wish a Christian “Merry Christmas,” of course.

Happy holidays! 100. Season’s greetings, from our house to yours! 101. May the holidays bring peace, love and joy to your family this season. 102. Wishing you the best this season and always!

Support for “happy holidays,” however, drops dramatically for secular citizens in largely nonreligious states like Oregon. In these areas, ...

“Happy Holidays!” It is the most common greeting offered this time of year. People say it to each other. Retailers greet consumers with it. We hear it in advertisements across all platforms ...

But at the holidays, a ‘90s baby can be spotted when they blast ‘NSync’s “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.” The 1998 holiday hit is part of the boy band’s Home for Christmas album, ...

Saying “Happy Holidays” is a fine idea if your career — say, as a receptionist or retail staff — involves interacting mostly with people you do not know at all.

Although “Happy holidays!” is usually intended as a kind, warm wish to another human being, it doesn’t always feel that way to receive or give. For someone in emotional pain, ...

But at some point since then, the growing popularity of “happy holidays” has been derided as an attack on Christmas. The New York Times traces the trend back to 2005, when Fox News host Bill O ...

1. Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a Merry Christmas. 2. Keeping you in our hearts this holiday season, and always! 3. Happy holidays! So glad we get to spend so much time together.

In 2013, however, support for “happy holidays” dropped dramatically among secular citizens in largely nonreligious states like Oregon. We attributed this to Christmas being more cultural than ...