"Merry Whatever"

Just when I realized how politically incorrect I have been in the last two weeks sending out my verbal and virtual "Merry Christmas" wishes I saw this sign on the street in a shop window on Times Square:
"Merry Whatever - Happy 2008."
Despite the fact that I come from a city that has one of the highest Jewish population and has been historically considered to be the most religiously tolerant one in the region, P.C. language has not yet encroached upon our Holidays in Hungary. Thank God! (...or any deity you believe in.)
But of course, when it comes to multiculturalism and diversity of religious affiliation, Budapest and Manhattan can hardly compete with each other. So considering the practical and profit oriented WASP business culture of this country it does make some sense to simply refer to “Holidays.”
But notwithstanding the numeric minority of Christians in New York City, I staunchly oppose “Merry Whatever”. Whatever can’t be "merry". Being PC is one thing and staleness is another especially in the case of quasi-popularist euphemism treadmills aimed at the most sacred day of the year.
I am afraid, MTV’s Broadway sign was the latter one, a linguistic first degree assault on Christmas. On a holiday, that way too many people spend in solitude or in multiplex cinemas in this city.
So, as for myself, I stubbornly refused to be trendy this year and stuck to “Merry Christmas” even to all my Muslim, Jewish, and non-Christian friends. None of them were offended and they all seemed to be happy with the old fashioned terminology.