Contact: 
Wendy Knafla

www.oktosaychristmastome.com

wendy@oktosaychristmastome.com

320-420-1313

 
   
It’s OK to Say ‘Christmas’ … Really

 

Tampa, FL, Christmas 2009 — If some people have their way, the songs you’ll hear this season will include, “I’ll be Home for Winter Solstice”, “We wish you a Merry December 25^th”, and “I’m dreaming of a White Winter Holiday”.  It seems Christmas has become inappropriate and even offensive to some.

 

While there’s nothing wrong with all-inclusiveness when it comes to holidays, there is something wrong when the holiday of choice of the majority of Americans is shushed and renamed “Holiday”.

 

Politically sensitive employers are advising their employees to say, “Happy Holidays” to customers in lieu of Merry Christmas.  A town in Colorado banned red and green lights and replaced them with the less offensive white lighting.  One major home improvement store even featured “Family Trees” in their flyers recently – these trees being artificial evergreens with lighting and ornaments on them.  Sound familiar? 

 

This is why the OK to Say Christmas to Me movement began.  It started as a simple message in the form of a button that tells others it’s OK to say Merry Christmas to the wearer. 

 

“I had the buttons made and gave some out to friends,” said Wendy Knafla, founder of www.oktosaychristmastome.com .  “Pretty soon, friends of friends were asking where to buy them, so I ordered more and started selling them.  Last Christmas I sold over 2500—in my spare time.”

 

This year Knafla expects to be even busier.  Button orders began coming in the first week in November.  This year she’s offering car magnets as well.  “Buttons are great, but I wanted the message out on the roadways too,” Knafla said.  “People put messages they believe in on their bumpers, so it seemed like the next thing I should offer.”

 

The response to this notion has been well-received so far.  “99% of people I talk to love the idea and really the other 1% say that they’re not Christian, but that Christmas isn’t offensive to them,” Knafla said.

 

As we enter into a Christmas season in the midst of uncertain financial times, many people look to the nostalgia and meaning of the holiday as a source of inspiration.  “This is a great idea! I bought a handful of buttons to share with my family and friends,” said repeat customer Brad Armstrong of Salt Lake City, Utah.  “With today’s volatile economy, I can’t think of a better way to uplift their spirits and take back control of something we still believe in.  Merry Christmas!”

 

Knafla sells buttons and car magnets online at www.oktosaychristmastome.com with free shipping, because after all it is Christmastime.