‘Happy Holidays’ first coined in America as non-offensive Christmas greeting

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Wordsmith Kel Richards says the phrase “Happy Holidays” was coined in America to take the Christian element out of Christmas to avoid offending anyone.

“Happy Holidays, strangely enough, was coined in America,” Mr Richards told Sky News host Peta Credlin.

“We think of America as being a deeply culturally Christian country but their fear of offending someone meant they had to take the Christian element out of Christmas. “They had to pretend that we had this huge celebration on the 25th of December every year, quite by accident, and it’s got nothing to do with the history of Christianity.”

 

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jon_mumford1982 Till my dieing day I'll remember leaving out hotel in New York on Christmas morning to go to St Patricks for Mass. I wished the receptionist happy Christmas... her response 'I dont celebrate it'... she wasn't impressed when I called her a boring fucker.

It wouldn't be Christmas without a Fox News 'WAR ON CHRISTMAS STORY!!!' Every year like clockwork....

I just figured it covered Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year.

Happy Christmas to all you Christians out there, and Happy Holidays to every one else :)

Merry Christmas everyone x

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