Ummmm, isn't it the thought that counts??
I mean, I 'm happy enough to greet my Jewish friends with "Happy Channuka"(sp?), "merry Christmas" for my Christian acquaintances, "Happy Kwanza" if I see you're wearing your kinte cloth, or maybe just "Happy Holidays" if I don't have a clue whiat holiday you dig. I certainly wouldn't wish someone the joy of the season (whatever season), in order to offend, and I don;t think others would do so, either.
I don't take offense if someone offers me good wishes consistent with their beliefs, in fact, I'm flattered, and I appreciate anyone wishing me well. Seeing someone exercise their religion also doesn't offend me (as long as it doesn't involve blocking my lane in traffic or dousing my doorstep in animal blood, etc
) as long as they're respectfuul, I will be too.
As Mr Irwin pointed out, we are becoming a more pluralistic society, with more choices of holidays (and sometimes, more holiday parties
).
Fortunately, there seems to be a lot that occur around year end, and 'christmas' has secularized (some might say crassly) to become 'the holiday season' to cover them all. Live with it.
Afterall, if you were really intend on celebrating Christ's birthdate accurately, you'd be doing it in the Spring, right (like sometime in April?). Otherwise, it's just another religious fraud co-opting the pagan holidays by overlaying Christ's coming with the solistice to sucker in the Druids and other pagans.