The Holidays?

Hamsterchops

The holidays, happy holidays, the holiday season!

Slowly slipping into our consciousness, thanks to certain Irish & British media outlets who are consiously dropping Christmas in favour of the ever so American "Holidays" holiday season etc :cool:

I think this is the 1st year where "The Holidays" is beginning to seriously get traction on our airwaves.

Anyone else notice this on some Radio & TV stations? Adverts in particular.

Charlie19

What day are we finishing up?

EmmetSpiceland

The people at Budweiser have been wishing you, and yours, the very best this “holiday” season for years. It’s nothing new.

Hamsterchops

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

The people at Budweiser have been wishing you, and yours, the very best this “holiday” season for years. It’s nothing new.

That's very true, as has Coca Cola ....

That's obvious, so maybe I'm talking about a bigger issue that involves more than those two!

EmmetSpiceland

Hamsterchops wrote: »

That's very true, as has Coca Cola ....

That's obvious, so maybe I'm talking about a bigger issue that involves more that those two!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ5cmrz-mrU

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

Bollocks to Christmas.

pwurple

It's just multiculturalism.


Report for Diversity and Inclusion training OP.

Gregor Samsa

I’ve no problem with anyone wishing me happy holidays. I just don’t know where I’ll be going in July yet, so it’s a bit premature.

statesaver

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

Bollocks to Christmas.

Chin up

irishguitarlad

Hamsterchops wrote: »

The holidays, happy holidays, the holiday season!

Slowly slipping into our consciousness, thanks to certain Irish & British media outlets who are consiously dropping Christmas in favour of the ever so American "Holidays" holiday season etc :cool:

I think this is the 1st year where "The Holidays" is beginning to seriously get traction on our airwaves.

Anyone else notice this on some Radio & TV stations? Adverts in particular.

Ireland is turning out more and more like the U.S everyday.

Your Face

That new coke ad mentions 'Christmas' a few times.

whisky_galore

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Ireland is turning out more and more like the U.S everyday.

Paddy will lap up any oul Yankee shyte. From pretend country n western cowboys to two Wesht of Ireland villages having a media ding dong battle over who is next POTUS.

Embarrassing stuff.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I thought Christmas was cancelled this year?

Hector Savage

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

I thought Christmas was cancelled this year?

It is !

Zebra3

People want their kids christened and making their communion, they want to celebrate Christmas by doing non-religious things, but they don’t want Christianity.

Can’t have it every which way.

Greyfox

Hamsterchops wrote: »

The holidays, happy holidays, the holiday season!

I think anyone saying these words are looking for a kick in the face, really irritating

Gregor Samsa

Zebra3 wrote: »

People want their kids christened and making their communion, they want to celebrate Christmas by doing non-religious things, but they don’t want Christianity.

Can’t have it every which way.

Of course they can.

dzsfah2xoynme9

I prefer xmas

MrStuffins

Zebra3 wrote: »

People want their kids christened and making their communion, they want to celebrate Christmas by doing non-religious things, but they don’t want Christianity.

Can’t have it every which way.

Pretty sure they can!

Church on Tuesday

It's Christmas.

If you are not Christian then fair enough but don't expect people to rebrand it "the holidays" just to make you more comfortable or more inclusive, it shouldn't matter in any event.

Then again the true ethos of Xmas, mainly peace and good will to all, went away a long, long time ago.

Sam Hain

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

I’ve no problem with anyone wishing me happy holidays. I just don’t know where I’ll be going in July yet, so it’s a bit premature.

Destination Unknown.

Gregor Samsa

Sam Hain wrote: »

Destination Unknown.

Once it’s not Destination Fúcked.

buried

You can have a really good holiday the whole year round, every year, if you stop watching the television stations.

silliussoddius

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

It's Christmas.

If you are not Christian then fair enough but don't expect people to rebrand it "the holidays" just to make you more comfortable or more inclusive, it shouldn't matter in any event.

Then again the true ethos of Xmas, mainly peace and good will to all, went away a long, long time ago.

If you (not you personally) wanted to get all twitter woke outraged about it then the appropriation card could be used.
Let's be honest if Santa wasn't involved there probably wouldn't be such a big fuss. The idea of someone being born to to save us from his father who is really him doesn't come across as cheery.

buried

It's a winter solstice festival though, so it's very appropriate to a Irish cultural mindset. Christianity has f**k all to do with the origins of the actual festival. The people on this island built the temple of Newgrange 4000 years before this 'christ' lad showed up over in Egypt, so the end of December was always clearly a holiday for us long before some boys came over here and brainwashed us some other story from Egypt to believe and worship instead.

Ubbquittious

Haaaaaauuuuuuuullllllidays

Kylta

Can I wish you all a merry covid christmas, and a happy covid new year. Actually january could be year 1 AC.