[AaronFriel]

He thought it was however perfectly humane to cancel all of the other religious holidays, and though that doesn't speak to his bumbling act, it speaks volumes about his character.

[tom_]

Christmas is a key Christian festival, and the UK is a Christian country, with the monarch as the head of its official church. So perhaps no surprises if it gets special treatment.

[nicoburns]

Most of the UK is secular. Christmas has cultural significance (and everyone gets time off work), not just religious.

[mhh__]

"We don't do God", as the saying goes, is a major difference between (say) the UK and the US.

[randomsearch]

Forgotten that quote, which was from the Blair government for those who don’t recall it.

As other poster pointed out, monarchy and CoE would disagree though.

[Veen]

So would Blair. He is a committed Catholic.

[mhh__]

It was said by Alistair Campbell to Blair when he started talking about (as you might guess) God.