Watch your mouth, Santa

Someone told me public Santas can no longer say, “Ho, ho, ho! Happy Holidays!” Apparently the “Ho, ho, ho” is not politically correct. So what do Santas say now? Ha, ha, ha? Hum, hum, hum? Hee, hee, hee? What is it? I don’t have small children so I might need someone with small children to clue me in. Wait, here is a related story on the matter.