What does the phrase "Merry Christmas" mean to you?

As we all know, Christmas is a tradition passed down from generation to generation, celebrating the birth of the Christ who is said to be the savior of mankind in both the Christian Bible as well as the Jewish Torah. Celebrating the birth of Christ is therefore not a pagan holiday. To be "pagan" refers to those people who do NOT worship the Judeo-Christian (Jewish and Christian) God. Rather, they worship other gods such as Zeus, etc., or for instance the Native Americans were pagan prior to being converted because they worshipped the god of the Sun, the spirits of the earth, etc.

To say Christmas is not about the birth of Christ simply because it has been commercialized and federalized, is the same thing as saying the 4th of July (US Independance Day) is not about celebrating the day we becamse a free nation, but rather just about the sale of fireworks and booze. You see, because both holidays had a specific purpose and origination, and have been passed down over the generations as something to be celebrated. But in today's society, religion has become confused, frowned upon, seen as discriminatory or exclusive or just all around inappropriate. So it is easier for many people who do not have a religious conviction to just say Christmas has nothing to do with religion, and everything to do with corporate sales, which is why you may be getting the notion of celebrating Christmas as being a pagan holiday.

But for all intents and purposes, the only people who will ever get offended by being wished a "Merry Christmas", are either those individuals who worship a different faith (and they must TRULY be followers of that faith to be offeneded. I am Christian, but have been wished a Happy Hanukah before and it didn't bother me, because I knew the person saying it meant well and just wanted to send me good tidings), or people who are so afraid of religion, or are made so uncomfortable by it for their own personal reasons, that they scoff when you bring the subject up.

Anywho, have a great day!

It means have a joyful and nice Christmas. No, the birth of Jesus is not a pagan holiday. In the US, Christmas is an official Federal Holiday and, as such, does not have to be celebrated with any religious intent, although the original purpose was to celebrate the birth of Jesus (even though that occurred much later in the year)

Christmas as a holiday is the party of the beginning of Jesus Christ. in case you do no longer have fun the day as such, say regardless of you want, yet Christians say Merry Christmas. while you're offended by utilising Merry Christmas, no longer effortless s**t. that's why we get the smash day from artwork and in lots of situations are paid time beyond regulation because of the fact of working the holiday. If that greeting offends you, do no longer take the smash day and refuse the time beyond regulation, that could be the right ingredient to do.

It just means a bunch of 'normals' going out and spending too much on their credit cards, buying stuff for relatives that they can't stand and eating/drinking too much. It's a complete waste of time, effort and money and all the people that I talk to are totally sick of sending Christmas cards out and spending money they can't afford. They just feel they have to do it because they lack intelligence and imagination.

Christmas is a secular celebration and I don't bother with it for personal reasons.

Fun holidays and vacation in the winter. Coming of a new year.