Q:
Every
year,
the
holiday
season
seems
to
get
more
stressful.
On
the
one
hand,
I
have
a
couple
of
employees
who
want
to
make
everything
about
Christ.
They
insist
on
wishing
everyone,
including
our
customers,
a
merry
Christmas
rather
than
happy
holidays
or
not
saying
anything.
They
claim
that
saying
“happy
holidays”
denies
their
faith
by
taking
“Christ”
out
of
Christmas.
I
have
no
reason
to
disbelieve
their
conviction,
but
they
seem
to
overdo
it,
making
it
more
like
a
political
battleground
than
a
joyous
celebration.
On
the
other
hand,
I
have
employees
who
want
there
to
be
no
mention
of
Christ.
At
our
traditional
end-of-the-year
employee
holiday
party,
the
staff
sings
songs
they've
selected.
They
sing
winter
songs
like
“Let
It
Snow,”
and
religious
songs
like
“Away
in
a
Manger.”
A
couple
of
employees
have
complained
that
some
of
the
religious
songs
are
offensive
because
they
do
not
believe
in
Jesus
Christ.
They
want
me
to
ban
the
mention
of
Christ
in
the
workplace.
How
do
I
keep
everyone
happy?
Any
words
of
wisdom?
A:
Our
society
has
changed
quite
a
bit
over
the
last
30
years.
People
have
become
more
vocal
about
whether
the
holiday
season
surrounding
December
25,
traditionally
known
as
Christmas,
is
a
religious
or
secular
observance.
In
this
country,
it
is
both.
Some
people
view
the
holiday
season
as
a
time
to
commemorate
the
birth
of
Christ,
with
varying
levels
of
enthusiasm.
Others
celebrate
Hanukkah,
and
in
some
years,
it
is
also
the
time
of
Ramadan.
Some
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