What's another way of saying, 'give glad tidings?' One without such religious connotation?
Glad tidings
Glad tidings do not necessarily have a religious connotation. It is generally difficult to avoid the fact that Christmas has religious connotations. Why would you want to avoid them. How about making a bigger deal out of the New Year like Scottish people.
What are tidings?
"tidings of comfort and joy"
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Tidings from Hazel Kahan is the name of the radio program on WPKN 89.5/WPKM 88.7 fm
http://hazeltidings.blogspot.com/2007/08/what-are-tidings.html
(Brit. informal) He hated always being the bearer of bad tidings.
So, it is a funny expression from German and Norse, meaning what has come in on the tide, what's new.
"tidings of comfort and joy"
What are tidings | ChaCha Answers
ChaCha has the answer to this question: What are tidings Answer: Tidings, a noun, means "news, information, or intelligence"
www.chacha.com/question/what-are-tidings
Tidings from Hazel Kahan is the name of the radio program on WPKN 89.5/WPKM 88.7 fm
http://hazeltidings.blogspot.com/2007/08/what-are-tidings.html
(Brit. informal) He hated always being the bearer of bad tidings.
So, it is a funny expression from German and Norse, meaning what has come in on the tide, what's new.