Some of you mentioned the Christmas controversy in Australia and the UK. But about the US, I find the following to be good news - I think it is a good version of multiculturalism (won't you agree, Foxy?):

a big majority (81%) of non-Christians in the U.S. also celebrate Christmas. This includes 87% of people with no religion and even about three-quarters of Asian-American Buddhists (76%) and Hindus (73%). Roughly a third of U.S. Jews (32%) – many of whom have non-Jewish spouses – said in a 2013 survey that they had a Christmas tree in their homes during the most recent holiday season. Among Americans overall, about half (51%) say they celebrate Christmas as more of a religious holiday, while roughly a third (32%) say it is more of a cultural holiday to them personally.


When they go to the store, which greeting do Americans prefer: “Merry Christmas” or “Happy holidays”? For some, this can be a sensitive question, but 46% of Americans say it doesn’t matter how stores greet their customers over the holidays. About four-in-ten (42%) choose “Merry Christmas,” according to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey. “Happy holidays” was the choice of 12%.

But this one is rather depressing (mostly the virgin part) - Gullible is the word that comes to my mind; it's probably because of the same mental processes that US soldiers honestly thought they were saving their country when they invaded Iraq. The military industry certainly has an interest in keeping this mind set in the population:

Americans largely believe that elements of the traditional Christmas story reflect actual historical events. More than seven-in-ten (73%) say that Jesus was born to a virgin and 81% believe he was laid in a manger. And similar shares say that wise men, guided by a star, brought Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh (75%) and that an angel of the Lord appeared to shepherds to announce the birth of Jesus (74%). Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults (65%) believe that all four of these things actually happened, while 14% say none of them happened.