So, ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy holidays’?

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Which side are you on? As if the culture wars needed an additional battlefield, each of us is now required, at this time of year, to line up with those who say “Merry Christmas” or with those who say “Happy holidays.” The former group is far and away the larger, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll on this unlikely topic. It found 69 percent of adults prefer “Merry Christmas,” while 23 percent prefer “Happy holidays.”

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