Rasmussen: More Americans Want ‘Christ,’ Not Secular Santa, To Be the Focus During Christmas

By Michael Morris | December 10, 2014 | 2:24 PM EST

In this photo taken on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 the Nativity Scene set up in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican that will be unveiled by Pope Benedict XVI Monday, Dec. 24. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Two Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys find that more Americans prefer to keep “Christ” as the focus during the Christmas season.

According to a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, “Most Americans still prefer signs in stores that say ‘Merry Christmas’ rather than ones with ‘Happy Holidays.’”

Yes, despite what you hear in the mainstream media, only twenty one percent (21%) like “Happy Holidays,” while a whopping 66 percent (66%) of American Adults prefer “Merry Christmas.” Thirteen percent (13%) said they were undecided.

Another Rasmussen national telephone survey finds that “most Americans still think the holiday season should really be about the one who started it all [Jesus Christ]” instead of Santa Claus.

In a Nov. 29, 2013 photo, Ava Moser, 2, touches "Santa" Cliff Snider's mustache. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Sixty percent (60%) of American Adults believe that Christmas should be more about Jesus Christ than Christmas’ secular poser Santa Claus. Only twenty percent (20%) think Christmas should be about the pudgy, bearded guy with the red outfit squeezing down your chimney. While another twenty percent (20%) say they are not sure.

It appears mainstream America would do good to take note before attempting to secularize an unmistakably Christian holiday, because Americans still overwhelmingly support keeping ‘Christ’ in Christmas during the Christmas season.