IN the NEWS - Recent Christmas POLL

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise:

Matthew 1:18

"A new Marist poll shows that a majority of Americans — by 20 percentage points — say they like the greeting “Merry Christmas” rather than the generic “Happy Holidays” this time of year. In addition, a strong majority also associates the meaning of the holiday with Jesus’ birth.
... — 57 percent — say they prefer “Merry Christmas,” ...— 37 percent — prefer “Happy Holidays.”
The poll also found — 79 percent — strongly or very strongly identify the birth of Jesus with the meaning of Christmas." CNS