To say it’s Merry Christmas not Happy Christmas?

[MrsGrindah]

It irrationally annoys me when people say Happy Christmas.

Why? I say both. They’re both expressing good wishes. Personally I’d rather be happy at Christmas than merry!

Can't it be either?

Does it matter?

Sorry forgot the obligatory LIGHTHEARTED

It annoys me irrationally when people don't place their adverbs in end position.

(It doesn't really, and placing the adverb where the OP has is perfectly correct, as is Happy Christmas)

Course you did.

Who cares?
Happy Christmas.

I agree. Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. There are rules about these things.

Happy Christmas, OP. The eye twitch it causes is my gift from me to you

Jesus @TheSilentStars ! You make The Grinch look festive!

Are you sure @MrsGrindah is the right spelling? Sounds more like you’re Mrs Grinch! LIGHTHEARTED

I've just had someone wishing me happy holidays - it's not a sodding holiday, it's Christmas!

I so agree.

It’s Merry Christmas

And Happy New Year.

I always say Happy as my grandmother didn't like Merry. For her we should be happy at the birth of Christ. It is just the norm to me now.

It is a holiday though, isn’t it? A proper Holy Day. Anyway, Season’s Greetings to all.

Oof, no, "merry Christmas" sounds drunken and ruddy faced. Ghastly.

And I say "happy holidays" and "seasons greetings" because a) it's not just Christmas, it's also Yule and Hannukah and b) why not?

Just pondering now..is there any other occasion where we wish each other. “ Merry xxxx”? For example, we say Happy Easter, Happy New Year, Happy Hanukkah etc but I can’t think of another “ Merry”. Which is why it’s so important to say it once a year!

(still lighthearted)

Feliz navidad, vipers.

I thought ‘Happy Christmas’ was British and ‘Merry Christmas’ was American.

Happy Christmas.

I agree OP, it's Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

And there's a special place in hell reserved for people who say 'Happy New Year' before the 1st of January 😝

@StillCoughingandLaughing. I think it’s the other way round, but I might be wrong.

My mum hates "merry christmas" as she doesn't drink alcohol (and never has) and says it has drunk connotations. I think she got it from her mum.

I say both, can't see anything to get my knickers in a knot about though.

You are wrong. American is merry Christmas and happy holidays. British is happy Christmas. Pretty sure Dickens came up with Merry Christmas but it just sounds so shit to say out loud

HAPPY CHRISTMAS