"You prefer 'Merry Christmas'..." Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	28 Dec 2018 3:07 p.m. PST
You were asked – TMP link – about your holiday season greetings preferences. 44% said "I prefer Merry Christmas, but I am not really bothered by other greetings" 19% said "I prefer Happy Holidays, but I am not really bothered by other greetings" 18% said "I prefer Merry Christmas, and damned be they that think otherwise"
Herkybird	28 Dec 2018 4:12 p.m. PST
I prefer Happy Christmas!… To me 'Merry Christmas' smacks of an alcoholic binge!
Gone Fishing	28 Dec 2018 4:41 p.m. PST
I generally prefer British usage to our own, but this is one exception: the word 'merry' is such a stronger, more colourful adjective than 'happy', though both are perfectly acceptable, and always nice to hear!
Glengarry5	28 Dec 2018 4:58 p.m. PST
I just write "Happy Everything to Everybody" on my card to cover all the bases.
20thmaine	29 Dec 2018 9:38 a.m. PST
Feliz navidad!
Grumble87106	29 Dec 2018 9:49 p.m. PST
Feliz navidad! Gracias. A usted tambien.
Swampster	02 Jan 2019 5:33 a.m. PST
"I generally prefer British usage to our own, but this is one exception" We use both. My Christmas cards all have 'Merry', with Happy going with 'New Year'. This is unlikely to be an import – Dickens used 'Merry' and it appears on the first British Christmas cards in the 19th century. Looking back at messages on my phone, 'Merry' is used in all of them. The Queen says 'Happy' in her Christmas broadcast though (as did previous monarchs). I don't know if that is because merry has connotations of rather irreligious enjoyment through imbibing (though it originally didn't).

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