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Merry Christmas, ‘Tis the season, Season’s greetings, Cheers to a lovely holiday, Joyfully yours, Cheers to you, May this yuletide be merry, Related: 150 Christmas Jokes. iStock.
The traditional greeting reads "wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", much like that of the first commercial Christmas card, produced by Sir Henry Cole in London in 1843. [165] The custom of sending them has become popular among a wide cross-section of people with the emergence of the modern trend towards exchanging E-cards .
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen", also known as "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen", is an English traditional Christmas carol. It is in the Roxburghe Collection (iii. 452), and is listed as no. 394 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It is also known as "Tidings of Comfort and Joy," and by other variant incipits.
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]
Christmas Word Scramble Challenge your kids with finding the holiday-themed words hiding in these jumbled up letters. It's a great way to kill time after you put the turkey in the oven.
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 ...
The song is the vocal version of the theme from the Nagisa Oshima film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. It appears on the film's soundtrack album and was released as a single on Virgin Records in 1983 (the second collaborative single release by Sylvian and Sakamoto, following 1982's "Bamboo Houses"). [2] [3]
The Bristol-based composer, conductor and organist Arthur Warrell (1883–1939) [1] is responsible for the popularity of the carol. Warrell, a lecturer at the University of Bristol from 1909, [2] arranged the tune for his own University of Bristol Madrigal Singers as an elaborate four-part arrangement, which he performed with them in concert on December 6, 1935. [3]