(For the sake of complete data, we asked those who still thought there was a war whether Christmas was winning or losing. But only 11 percent of Americans say they’d be offended to hear a different greeting. While 29 percent of those who say “merry Christmas” think the phrase would offend people who prefer “happy holidays,” just 11 percent of those who say “happy holidays” say they actually would be offended. Only 19 percent of “merry Christmas” partisans would be offended to hear “happy holidays,” similar to the 22 percent of “happy holidays” wishers who anticipate that the phrase would cause offense. While 71 percent believe there’s a war on Christmas and 85 percent prefer to be wished a “merry Christmas,” fewer than a quarter say they’d be offended by a different greeting.

Source: Huffington Post December 09, 2017 19:30 UTC