Merry Christmas?

Question

We all know Christmas is celebrated on 25 December as the birthday of Jesus! My question is why it is known as MERRY CHRISTMAS why not HAPPY CHRISTMAS?

Comments

Tomorrow is night good and the next day is Christmas

Answer 1

I found that interesting too. 

Here is what I found: 

This is believed to be because "happy" took on a higher class connotation than "merry," which was associated with the rowdiness of the lower classes. The royal family adopted "Happy Christmas" as their 

preferred greeting, and others took note.Dec 9, 2020

 

 

Credit: Country Life (https://www.countryliving.com/life/a37128/origin-of-merry-christmas/)

Answer 2

Yes. It just depends on which side of the Atlantic you're on. Americans are accustomed to, "Merry Christmas!". On the other side of the "lake", they say, 'Happy Christmas". [UK]. In Spanish, it's Feliz Navidad! In Italian: "Buon Natale!".

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Answer 3

While I do think Christmas is a lot more than Jesus' birth (I'm not Christian, but still celebrate it), I think that they really wanted people to realize that this is meant to be a holiday of celebration, not just happiness. Just a thought. Some people still say Happy Christmas, though.

Answer 4

Merry Christmas to u too

Answer 5

I think that they mean the same thing. Also Merry Christmas sounds better in my opinion ;)