“Merry Christmas!”

That’s what it says on the cards I send out every December.  If anybody calls them ‘holiday cards’ they are going to get a harsh reprimand. It’s a Christmas card. I’ve gotten lots of cards that wish me “Happy Holidays” and some that convey sincere “Season’s Greetings”, but the ones I cherish are those that stand up and proclaim “Merry Christmas”. It’s a rare thing these days to see a Merry Christmas card; they’ve been relegated to a little section in the card shop called “Holidays – Religious”. That section shrinks every year.