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"Happy Christmas" or "Merry Christmas"?

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  • 03-01-2009 1:25am
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    Permabear
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    eVeNtInE
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    juvenal
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    I personally would say to someone "Happy Christmas". I would also wish someone a "Happy New Year", but only after Christmas had passed.

    I would never wish someone both a Happy Christmas and Happy New Year in the one go; I would only wish someone a Happy New Year after Christmas had already passed and New Year was about to happen/had just passed.

    TBH, anything is better than the generic "Happy Holidays" b/s that many people on this side of the pond use.:(


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    mikemac
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    juvenal wrote: »
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    TBH, anything is better than the generic "Happy Holidays" b/s that many people on this side of the pond use.:(

    Yes, but it avoids offending people which is why its used ;)


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    mikemac wrote: »
    Yes, but it avoids offending people which is why its used ;)

    Offending whom exactly? (apart from Outraged in Dublin 4 ;))

    I understand why some people think they should use it, I've been listening to it for the better part of eight years now. If someone wishes me Happy Hanukkah or a Happy Chinese New Year, I'd be very pleased and not in the least bit offended. Why on earth people get offended over wishing someone a "Happy Christmas" I'll never know, regardless of their particular faith or lack thereof.

    In wishing someone a Happy anything, one is communicating sentiments of goodwill to another, which can only be a good thing. Anyone offended by such a comment must have nothing better to do with their time. It's either Christmas, or else it's a random Thursday (this year) to some people - nothing else.


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    I would say ‘Happy Christmas’ up to and including Christmas Day. After that I would say ‘Happy New Year’ until a short while after New Year’s Day. On Christmas cards I would usually write ‘Merry Christmas and a Happy New year’.

    I don’t like the use of ‘Xmas’ unless in a text message, or small tag. As for the ‘Happy Holidays’ rubbish, I have no time for that sort of nonsense.


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    shqipshume
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    Happy Christmas :)

    Friends of mine who arent catholic wish me Happy holidays i know its their way so doesnt matter :)


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    samhail
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    could say Happy Xmas and New Years ! - though that sounds wrong too, doesnt it ?


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