Why do we see Christmas commercials but not Hannukah and Ramadan ones in America?

Question

I have only seen maybe 1 or 2 commercials for Hannukah in my life and I have only ever heard Christmas music on the radio in December. I dont think it is fair to people who celebrate Hannukah and Ramadan to go unnoticed in a country like America. I celebrate Christmas but I am going to make my own Hannukah and Ramadan songs and they will make top 40 in no time just for my Muslim and Jewish friends.

Answer 1

Probably because Christmas is celebrated in America more than Hannukah and Ramadan.

I bet if you were to go someplace like Dearborn, Michigan you would see commercials for Ramadan.

Dearborn is known as the "Arab capital of America" and home to alot of muslims.

Answer 2

There is a mixture with the name. Some commercials say "Holidays" regarding to everyone. As for the faith thing, I thought studies showed there were more Muslims or something like that. Christianity had the most conversions, but not the most members. (Correct me if I'm wrong, I'd love to know the exact statistics on that.) The meaning of the name Christmas has seriously changed. The U.S. commercializes Christmas in a secular way, so I don't even think the media targets Christians when they mention the name Christmas in commercials. The media is not fond of Christians. So I think we see Christmas in commercials because the "name" is so famous. That doesn't mean the meaning never changes, (because it has) it's just the name is already popular and glamorized with lights and presents.

Answer 3

I've seen a couple for Hannukah too... I think Christmas is one of the more commonly celebrated holidays in America. We're not against other cultures at all!

Answer 4

Let's be honest here.

Yes, America is supposed to be some big ole' melting pot of super-diverse love, but it's not that way.

Nor is any part of the world, really. None that I've heard of anyway.



What makes money is marketed and most people celebrate Christmas, at least in some regard. Hence the focus on Christmas.

It would be nice to focus equally on other stuff, but honestly, that's not going to happen. Not until Wal-Mart starts making money selling menorahs.



And now I will prepare myself for the thumbs down I will inevitably receive for stating the facts as they are. Bring it on. :)

Answer 5

I celebrate Chanukah and I know exactly what your talking about. Lots of commercials say "Happy Holidays!" but have a Christmas tree, Santa, etc. so Christmas is implied. This is mostly because Judaism and Islam are minorities in America.

Answer 6

Because Christmas is a more widely celebrated holiday throughout America.

By the way, I like your name.

Answer 7

Maybe because a lot more ppl in the us celebrate christmas more

Answer 8

Because the vast majority of the people in this country are Christian/celebrate Christmas.



Durrr da durr



@lalala: Umm...no, it's not American culture. **** off. There are Americans of EVERY religious background. It just so happens that the majority are Christian.

Answer 9

Most people here are Christian and the stores cater to the majority.



Exclusion happens all the time, for instance, why didnt you include Diwali and Kwanzaa in your question?

Answer 10

Maybe because of the population? There's more Christians than Muslims in the U.S, Right?

Answer 11

Because people of that faith haven't made commercials or songs about their holiday.

Answer 12

Because if u come to america, its our culture.. even if u dont like it. just like if americans went to say... iraq.. we couldnt have a million christmas commercials there, now could we?