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Neiman Marcus Scrubs the Word ‘Christmas’ From Iconic 98-Year-Old Holiday Gift Catalog

Department store chain Neiman Marcus has quietly scrubbed the word “Christmas” from its iconic, nearly 100-year-old holiday gift catalog.

The high-end retail company announced the change in a press release earlier this month.

The catalog is now called “The Holiday Book” instead of “The Christmas Book.”

When the Dallas Morning News asked about the name change, a spokesperson said it was done for “inclusion.”

The Holiday Book is a new name for what was formerly the Christmas Book, whose name was changed in the spirit of inclusivity as it welcomes customers of all backgrounds, religions and traditions to celebrate the season, a spokesperson said.

The “Holiday Book” will have over 100 pages of luxury goods.

“This year’s holiday activation and campaign is an invitation to embrace the magic of Neiman Marcus. The storytelling was inspired by the theatrical traditions and folklore during the period that the brand was founded,” said Nabil Aliffi, Chief Brand Officer, Neiman Marcus, in the press release.

Aliffi continued, “Through our comprehensive 360-degree marketing strategy, we will take our customers on a remarkable journey that transcends traditional shopping, immersing them in a world of fantasy both in-store and online. We invite our customers to step into this extraordinary realm, where every interaction is an opportunity to experience the excitement of the season, no matter how they choose to engage with us.”

An upset employee at the company’s Dallas headquarters complained to the New York Post that Neiman Marcus CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck is more focused on DEI than growth.

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New Jersey school board removes holiday names off school calendar to prevent ‘hurt feelings’

Have a Merry “day off” and a Happy “day off”!

That’s the message from the school board of Randolph Township in Morris County, New Jersey, which unanimously voted Thursday to remove holiday names from their academic calendar following an uproar over renaming Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day, according to reports.

Now holidays like Thanksgiving and Memorial Day, as well as Jewish holy days like Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, will simply be listed as “day off.”

“If we don’t have anything on the calendar, we don’t have to have anyone [with] hurt feelings or anything like that,” board member Dorene Roche told Fox 5.

Another board member, Ronald Conti, reportedly said before the vote that “I don’t think really it is the board’s responsibility to be naming these holidays. Either take them off or just adopt whatever the federal and state governments are doing.”

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