Christmas is back. At least in stores that is. In reaction to public outcry over what some call "The War on Christmas", several large retailers have gotten the Christmas spirit. Christmas carols are again playing in stores along with generic seasonal songs like Frosty the Snowman, employees are now allowed to greet customers with "Merry Christmas, instead of "Happy Holidays" and Christmas trees abound.
Yesterday my wife and I shopped in our local Wal-Mart and we saw the change first hand. I got a warm fuzzy feeling as Christmas carols about the birth of Jesus were playing on the intercom and signs of "Christmas" were all around.Apparently, other shoppers feel the same way.
According to a recent Zogby poll, 95% of shoppers (98% for Wal-Mart weekly shoppers) said that they didn't mind being greeted with a "Merry Christmas" while 46% said they were offended being greeted with "Happy Holidays". Read the story about this titled "Zogby Poll: 'Happy Holidays' Strikes Out" on Zogby.com here.
The old saying "money talks" seems to apply to the storeowner's change of heart.Merry Christmas!
To see how things have changed from last year, read my post titled "Special Tree?" on this from last December here.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
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It has seemed to hit a different spin this year with Christmas. I never really know what to make of the controversy. I prefer “Merry Christmas” but since it is probably purely a matter of "Money Talks" it is bitter sweet.
Any chance you can get to share Jesus is a blessing. Let there be controversy. Let people get upset with "Happy Holiday". All an opportunity to share. I personally am not one to ask as soon as an opportunity presents its self to ask: "have you accepted Jesus as your personal savior?" I feel that can put people off really quick. Maybe I bring up the message in the carol or some interesting fact about His birth and the whole story of His birth. Still not super smooth in that arena. So I guess I can pose that question to everyone. How do you spread the work with out putting non-believers on the offensive? Is this “War on Christmas” a tool we can use and how best do we use it?
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