While many holidays, both religious and secular ... on the greeting “Merry Christmas” rather than the transparent idiom “happy holidays,” which clearly was created to give the impression ...

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.

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‘Tis the season for some to take offense when a store clerk says “happy holidays” instead of “merry Christmas,” or when a coffee chain converts to plain red cups for the holida ...

Every year, as December 25 approaches, certain groups of people take issue with those who say “happy holidays”, “season’s greetings” or some variant thereof. Initially, the phrase ...

By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic When Rami (Toufic Danial), one of the protagonists of Scandar Copti’s cleverly structured drama Happy Holidays, learns that his girlfriend Shirley (Shani ...

“You can leave ‘Happy holidays’ at the corner.” And after Trump’s victory in 2016, his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski proclaimed, “You can say again, ‘Merry Christmas ...

In depicting strained family ties and rocky courtships, “Happy Holidays” veers between anxious and joyful. Copti and cinematographer Tim Kuhn shoot each interaction with an up-close ...

First lady Jill Biden was shouted down by children for wishing "Happy Holidays" instead of Christmas, sparking laughter and joy from commentators online. On Friday, the first lady hosted the ...

we have adopted the trend of wrapping all the holidays of the season with the inscription: “Happy Holidays.” This shouldn’t be. Let me explain. Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights ...