Y’all, Happy Holidays started because New Year’s is also a holiday and happens one week later. It wasn’t originally anything to do with inclusivity, forced or otherwise. It was because people literally used to send greeting cards which said “Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!” to people they hadn’t seen in a while. I guarantee no one in the 40s and 50s sending Happy Holiday cards was thinking about inclusivity.
Y’all, Happy Holidays started because New Year’s is also a holiday and happens one week later. It wasn’t originally anything to do with inclusivity, forced or otherwise. It was because people literally used to send greeting cards which said “Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!” to people they hadn’t seen in a while. I guarantee no one in the 40s and 50s sending Happy Holiday cards was thinking about inclusivity.