"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?

[FawnDrench]

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.

[upinaballoon]

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

[Wbeezer]

Shouted at the radio!

[ThisIsNotARealAvo]

I always get annoyed at 'on an evening'.

[Unsuremover]

See also: on accident.

[upinaballoon]

@Unsuremover

See also: on accident.

Whatever does 'on accident' mean?

[zurala]

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

[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.

[upinaballoon]

[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.

[upinaballoon]

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'.

[Foolsrule]

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

[RuthsRedDress]

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