For the first time in years, Walgreens’ ads are using the term “Christmas” instead of “Holiday”:

Retailers are calling it ‘Christmas’ again

Walgreens is team Christmas again. (Walgreens handout)

Walgreens is the latest store to return to explicit references to Christmas, switching its position a day after some Christian groups threatened to boycott over its generic holiday wording.

The American Family Association and the Liberty Counsel—Christian groups that maintain lists of “naughty” and “nice” retailers based on which stores reference Christmas—applauded Walgreens’ switch, along with several other big stores who are coming off the naughty list for the first time in years

For full article: http://blog.chron.com/believeitornot/2011/11/retailers-are-calling-it-%e2%80%98christmas%e2%80%99-again/

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