What's wrong with "Merry Christmas"?

[Steve]

---  "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
> Carol:
>
> More and more people on TV shows and in advertising are 
> saying "Happy Holidays!" instead of Christmas. I could see 
> that if Hanukkah coincided with Christmas as it did last 
> year, but to me it seems like they really mean "Merry 
> Christmas" but are afraid to say it. ....

bboyminn:

It seems to me that in a world that is not run amok with
political correctness, I, who does celebrate Christmas,
would uniformly say to others 'Merry Christmas', and they
would respond in accordance with their own holiday tradition.

For example, if i said 'Merry Christmas' to a Jewish person,
they would respond with 'Happy Hanukkah', and we would both
be happy in celebrating in our own personal way. If I said 
'Merry Christmas' to certain black persons, they would 
respond with 'Happy Kwanza'. If it was a secular person or
a person of a faith not celebrating Christmas, they would
respond with 'Happy Holidays', 'Seasons Greeting', or whatever
is appropriate to their belief system. 

If they were a grouchy curmudgeon, I would be content with a
'bah humbug' in response. 

It seems that when I greet someone with a seasonal greeting,
I should greet them in a way consistent with what I am
celebrating, and they should respond with something consistent
with what they are celebrating even if all they are celebrating
is the end of the calendar year. '...and a Happy New Year to
you'.

I doesn't seem as complicated as political correctness has
made it.

Steve/bboyminn