if someone really is referring to the holiday season, i don't care. its when people specifically refer to Christmas as the big "H" Holiday. for example: "lets go get the Holiday tree!", "when santa comes this Holiday...". gimme a break, you are referring to the holiday of Christmas, call it Christmas. if you are referring to haunakuh, call it haunakuh. i celebrate Christmas for what Christmas is, so i'll call it Christmas, unless i decide to refer to a different holiday. so, just to repeat, i hate the word Holiday when referring to Christmas, or any holiday, for that matter. call memorial day weekend memorial day weekend instead of this holiday weekend. before you know it, all of our holidays will completely lose their meanings and just be generic, holidays.
haunukuh celebrates israel's retaking of the temple, Christmas is celebrating Christ's birth, Memorial day is remembering those soldiers who have died in combat, Veterans day is remembering those who have served in our armed forces. keep the meanings of what you celebrate, they usually are there for a reason, not just a chance to party for no reason.
now, the commercialization of Christmas is a completely different issue, which i won't get into.
yall have a great night, and have a merry Christmas!