"That would make no sense unless you were trying to make some point. Kinda like saying "have a nice day on April 22nd". No need to differentiate."
I'm not sure that, were I to wish another person to have a Merry Christmas, that I would be trying to "make some point" -- other than to wish the other person a degree of happiness on a day that is special to me.
I don't make it a habit to wish people happy April 22nd's (Unless, of course, they are, like me, from Nebraska.)
Isn't it rather sad that we've reached the point where the mere wishing of "Merry" on a particular day means, to some, that the person making such a wish is "trying to make some point"??
I don't look at it the same way as you. You made the exception, not me. You just couldn't bring yourself to consider a scenario that didn't include some reference to a day that has meaning to you, but not necessarily the other person. Instead of have a nice day, it's "have a nice day on a certain day", one of your choosing.
I don't think it's a problem to say Merry Christmas, some might, but I just question why someone would would wish someone a greeting about a religious holiday which they might not belong to. It makes no sense.
Unless someone wanted to secularize a religious holiday. Kinda like Christmas has been secularized.
I'm not talking about you.