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Originally posted by texas*princess
I have noticed also this year (and maybe it has happened in past years, but I didn't really notice it until now) that small city goverments around where I live are using the term "Holiday tree" (in leiu of "Christmas tree"). Even UNT is using that this year.
Is this common? Has it been happening for awhile?
Personally, I am pretty indifferent on the whole "Christmas"/"happy holidays" thing. I'm just curious to see what other people think.
Do other faiths decorate a tree similar to a "Christmas tree" and call it something else (hence the term "holiday tree")? Or are the small governments and universities like UNT just calling it a "holiday tree" for the same reason as the "happy holidays"/"Merry Christmas" arguement? I'm just wondering b/c I don't know a lot about what other religions do at this time of year (i.e. decorate a similar tree, etc)
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In my honest opinion, I think retailers are calling anything related to Christmas "holiday" is simply because they think it will sell more merchandise and increase profits, but yet the general public is suckered into thinking its because they want to be "politically correct" (and who doesn't want to be that nowadays). Shoot, the other day I was in a national retail store and they were selling......"Holiday Menorahs"!
And they also sold "Holiday Mangers" (formerly known as nativity scenes).
I mean really.......Call stuff what it is....if its been popularly known as a Christmas tree call it that....if its a Jewish Menorah, then call it that. If the song is called "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" don't change the lyrics, just pick a different song. There are plenty with no references to Christmas/religion (ie Jingle Bells, Winter Wonderland, etc.).
Sorry for getting on my mini-soap box but I seriously think all this hoopla was started by retailers in hopes of increasing profits, but its backfired on them. Now people are caught up in the Christianity vs the world agruments, while they sit back and just watch (to see what terms will sell next year).