I've worked here for 8 years and not once have I received a "Merry Christmas!" email. All company messaging around Christmas is watered down to "Happy Holidays" so as not to offend everyone.
I'm not a Christian fwiw but this pisses me off.
I quickly typed a response that said, "Thank you, and I look forward to receiving a Merry Christmas email later this year!", but at least for now I haven't sent it.
I'm just sick and fucking tired of everything Christian being erased from society, while non-Christian holidays are promoted and celebrated by name.
Send the email response or nah?
Companies try to make you work harder out of a sense of loyalty. Which can be appropriate if there is in fact reciprocal loyalty. Rare, but it does happen. However it's usually bullshit, but the bullshit does work on some people.
I'm assuming based on OP being at the same company for 8 years (which is much higher than average) and caring enough about this to post about it that he is more likely than not to be in the "has loyalty" camp. If that's the case he should take this as a sign that the company does not have loyalty to him and act accordingly.
Or he has limited options for alternate employment, in which case upsetting the applecart is plain and simple a bad idea.