Do people actually say "Happy Christmas"?

[Shikomizue]

I've always kind of wondered this ever since I watched the first Harry Potter movie. Is it actually a phrase people use or used, or is it just some random thing from a movie?

[Decay]

No. Everyone always says Merry Christmas.

[Shikomizue]

1 minute ago, Decay said:

No. Everyone always says Merry Christmas.

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, because internet.

[Decay]

Do you see a SarcMark™? No? Then obviously it's not sarcasm. I mean, when have I ever been known to troll people?

Edited December 23, 2016 by Decay

[Shikomizue]

2 minutes ago, Decay said:

Do you see a SarcMark™? Then obviously it's not sarcasm. I mean, when have I ever been known to troll people?

I don't even know what a "SarcMark" is, but judging from the structure of your first comment, it seems to me that you're being sarcastic, because you can't possibly know that every person says Merry Christmas.

Boom, analyzed. Or common sense, whichever.

[Shikomizue]

Okay, now my question is: why? Is there some kinda cultural thing involved?

[Darklord Rooke]

If you're in Britain you may hear people wishing others a 'Happy Christmas'. Like the Queen for example. If you're in America you'll only hear 'Merry Christmas'. Harry Potter is a British book, so it'll contain British sayings and words (although in the books many were wiped out when the books were localised for the American audience. You don't see the word 'skip' in the American versions.) 

[Shikomizue]

I see, never knew that, I guess I should've suspected as such.

[Darklord Rooke]

And anyway ‘happy’ is more proper than ‘merry’. ‘Merry’ is what people become when they get drunk ... forshame America  

[Mr Poltroon]

6 minutes ago, Darklord Rooke said:

And anyway ‘happy’ is more proper than ‘merry’. ‘Merry’ is what people become when they get drunk ... forshame America  

Took the words out of my mouth.
Except I'd have been more derogatory towards America for no particular reason.

[Darklord Rooke]

Just now, UnlimitedMoeWorks said:

Actually, I haven't heard anyone say "Happy Christmas!" It's mostly "Happy Holidays!" because the former sounds weird.

Happy Holidays is what people say when they're being sensitive to the fact that not everybody celebrates Christmas. And it's 'Happy Holidays' and not 'Merry Holidays' because the latter is just being blatantly ... alcoholic xD

... Okay I'll stop now  

[Satsuki]

Don't know about UK and Aus, but here in NZ, we still use Merry Christmas. Never heard anyone use happy.

[Nosebleed]

Normal human beings: Merry Christmas and happy holidays

Cavemen: anything else

[Narcosis]

You people and your silly problems

[Decay]

4 hours ago, Satsuki said:

Don't know about UK and Aus, but here in NZ, we still use Merry Christmas. Never heard anyone use happy.

Pretty sure that goes for Australia as well and Rooke is just having a moment.

[Valmore]

6 hours ago, Darklord Rooke said:

And anyway ‘happy’ is more proper than ‘merry’. ‘Merry’ is what people become when they get drunk ... forshame America  

Like I need to copy my entire language from a people who use the word "pants" to mean "underwear" and "trousers" to mean "pants."

Generally speaking, I mostly hear "Merry Christmas." I tend to say "Happy Holidays" myself.

Also, Happy Fucking Festivus to all you filthy weebs.

[Eclipsed]

Happy Christmas is used in the Merrycas when feeling the trolly trolls, i actually heard it used last night when parting with my coworks for the year

[Mugi]

I've always been fond of "Happy Birthmas".

[Dergonu]

Directly translated, we Norwegians say "good christmas".

[Dergonu]

1 minute ago, UnlimitedMoeWorks said:

Funny. For all this time, I thought you were Japanese for some reason. Don't know why I thought that.

Hehe, nope!

Although I am studying Japanese, I'm Norwegian.

Good christmas!

[Zakamutt]

1 hour ago, Dergonu said:

Directly translated, we Norwegians say "good christmas".

Same in Swedish. Then again, it's not like they're actually separate languages anyway

[xGreyHound]

On December 23, 2016 at 2:39 PM, Decay said:

Do you see a SarcMark™? No? Then obviously it's not sarcasm. I mean, when have I ever been known to troll people?

But you used the Makina emote...

[Okarin]

"Merry Christmas" was probably made popular by the song that wished that, "and a happy New Year". So as to avoid the same word twice.

There's nothing inherently wrong with wishing a "happy Christmas". Christmas can be happy indeed.

Oh, and frohe Weihnachten.

Edited December 24, 2016 by Okarin

[Zakamutt]

Happy christmas and a merry new year, you alcohol-addicted, perverted bastards.

[Lewycool]

Do people actually say "Merry Christmas"?

 

I've always kind of wondered this ever since I watched the first American movie. Is it actually a phrase people use or used, or is it just some random thing from a movie?