"On Christmas"

[Wbeezer]

Why have people started saying "on Christmas" instead of 'at Christmas", is it American usage creeping in? Evan Davies said it on PM today, i corrected him forcefully.
Its "on Christmas Day" or "at Christmas time" AFAIC, NOT "on Christmas" or am I wrong?

I agree it's becoming more popular to say this utterly dreadful phrase, and I think it's duplicating the abhorrent "on the weekend" that is also creeping into common usage, sadly.

How did you forcefully correct Evan Davies? Did you ring up or e-mail or simply shriek at the radio?

Shouted at the radio!

I always get annoyed at 'on an evening'.

See also: on accident.

@Unsuremover

See also: on accident.

Whatever does 'on accident' mean?

It's this the right place to add in "excited for"? It's "excited about"!

@upinaballoon I assumed the first ten times I heard it was some kind of cutesy kid speak as the opposite of on purpose. Suddenly we are all on things rather than by them.

[quote Unsuremover]@upinaballoon I assumed the first ten times I heard it was some kind of cutesy kid speak as the opposite of on purpose. Suddenly we are all on things rather than by them.[/quote]
So, like, they like say 'on accident', you know, like I, like, say 'BY accident.

Oh, trend - o. I think I've got it, by George. Thank you.

This is not on, but it's the same kind of thing. For days, in a pile, I've had cards as they came in. Today I've had a proper look at one from an English friend who lives in the USA. The greeting in the card is 'Peace and joy to you at the holidays and all year'.
I would say 'at holiday time and all year' or 'for the holidays and all year'.

How about stand ‘on line’ as opposed to ‘in line’? Always popular with New Yorkers!

It's a Welsh thing, I assume it comes from the way we translate Welsh to English speech.