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Merry Christmas and a happy new year" (thus incorporating two greetings) was in an informal letter written by an English admiral in 1699. The same phrase is contained in the title of the English carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," and also appears in the first commercial Christmas card, produced by Henry Cole in England in 1843. [73]
In Mandarin, Christmas Eve is called Píng'ān yè (平安夜, "peaceful night", etymologically from the Chinese title of the Christmas carol Silent Night). People exchange apples, because the word for "apple" ( 苹 ( píng ) 果) is a rhyming wordplay with "peace" ( 平 ( píng ) 安).
Richard Stonehouse/ Getty Images. In the UK, you're likely to hear "Happy Christmas" instead of "Merry Christmas," and "Father Christmas" instead of "Santa Claus.". Even more confusing for people ...
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Merry Christmas to the folks who are always on Santa’s “nice” list. I hope this season wraps you in holiday joy. Your company is the best Christmas gift a mom/daughter/grandma could ask for.
So, Merry Christmas to you if you’re in China. Happy Holidays to everybody else. This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Sax-playing Santa a unique Christmas ...
"Gongxi Gongxi" (Chinese: 恭喜恭喜; pinyin: Gōngxǐ gōngxǐ; lit. 'congratulations', 'congratulations'), mistranslated in public as "Wishing You Happiness and Prosperity" (which is the meaning of gōngxǐ fācái (恭喜發財)), is a popular Mandarin Chinese song and a Chinese Lunar New Year standard. [1]
Below, we've rounded up 109 "Merry Christmas" wishes that range from short and sweet to silly and sentimental, all aimed at helping you express love, gratitude, and a festive spirit this holiday ...