happy holidays

'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Holidays'?
'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Holidays'?
'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Holidays'?
The holiday season presents a bit of a greeting conundrum. Do you say "Merry Christmas" or "Happy holidays"? This decision weighs particularly heavily on retailers, who want to use verbiage that encourages the widest swath of Americans to spend money at their stores.