Bah! Humbug!

I haven't been brave enough to brave the stores since about a week before Christmas, but I was in them enough just before to know that despite official store policies whether WalMart, KMART, Target, etc. there are enough people with the spirit of the season to wish you a Merry Christmas even before you say it to them.
There are many phrases, common sayings we hear around this time of year.

Merry Christmas (Xmas is alright too since that's what the early Christians who were Greek speakers and readers wrote)
Happy Holidays ( a great movie and song and it originally meant Have a blessed Holy Day or days)
For the same reason even Season's Greetings is not as bad as some on the fringe would have us believe.
Happy Kwanza (not a religious observance but it should engender a good feeling)
Jesus is the reason for the season unless it's said in a belligerant way should be understood as a happy, hopeful saying.
I've found a new saying this year that is bound to be a holiday classic. I'm sure many of you have run across it by now.

"Going into Wal-Mart with a gift card is like doing Christmas all over again."

God Bless Us, Every One.