Deanne ... At least you ended on a good note ... (no pun intended)

Fortunately, I did not run into any of that ... Played Carols such "Mary's Boy Child", even ended some gigs with the audience singing"Silent Night" ...
But I hear what you are saying ...

A few years ago, our prior Governor decided that the State would have a "holiday" tree, not a Christmas tree ... The tree grower who donated the tree every year told him that he grew 'Christmas' trees, not holiday trees, so he would not be donating one ... The next Governor went back to a 'Christmas' tree ...
The thing is, the State closes on December 25th, which is CHRISTMAS, so saying Merry Christmas isn't taking anything away from anyone else, it's just wishing them a merry December 25th