Who said merry christmas first

Apr 12, Arushi Dhingra Dec 17, Merry Christmas WonderPolis. Thanks for your amazing content. I hope you publish something on Santa Claus this year if it's already on board,kindly share the link.

Dec 18, Christmas is almost here! I hope all of you at WonderOpolis have a merry Christmas, I really enjoy reading all of your wonders of the day! Question: Can we go on WonderOpolis on a phone? Prediction: I think they use merry because it is another word for happy My most enjoyed part of Christmas is of course spending time with family What is your most enjoyed part WonderOpolis?

Also Merry Almost Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you use wonderopolis on your phone? Dec 14, Sep 12, Emily May 17, I did not know why we said merry christmas but from reading this passage I do know. May 18, That's great! So glad you learned something new with us, Emily! Jan 10, Thank you for sharing the why we say merry christmas on the Christmas. I don't know about untill read your article.

Thanks for research on this one. Jan 5, You're welcome, anuja! Evie Dec 19, I hope you all have a merry christmas wonderopolis!! Dec 19, Merry Christmas to you, Evie! Dec 27, Merry Christmas to you, sansy! We hope you have a happy New Year too! Katelyn Dec 16, Dancing Bears Dec 15, Meghan the Penguinator Dec 7, Hey Wonderopolis! I'm glad I found this wonder that is perfect for this season. Merry Christmas! Dec 8, Hi there, Meghan! We're glad you happened upon this Wonder!

Merry Christmas to you as well! Caleb superman Dec 7, Thanks for sharing what you learned, Caleb! Ruby Dec 7, I learned that we say Merry Christmas because people started saying it their songs and letters and it caught on. Queen Elizabeth even prefers to say merry Christmas instead of Happy Christmas.

Dec 7, We're glad you explored this Wonder and learned some new things with us, Ruby! Jenn Dec 6, Mele Kalikimaka to everyone at Wonderopolis :.

Thank you, Jenn! Stacy barbosa Dec 3, I hope everyone has a Happy Merry Christmas this year! And God may bless you all! Dec 4, Happy Merry Christmas to you too, Stacy! It's so nice to hear from you! Dec 1, Thank you for leaving us your super awesome comment!

Merry Christmas, wyatt! This year seemed to zoom by so fast! Calvin Apr 20, Apr 21, Dec 9, Samantha Nov 17, Nov 18, Modern cards offer a variety of holiday greetings. Merry Christmas reflects that messages of love, joy and well wishes can be communicated irrespective of belief systems. While in recent years the term Happy Holidays has become more popular as well, feeling that there would be more inclusion of other cultures way to celebrate their own Holidays in December.

Although Happy Holidays has always been associated with Christmas as well as Seasons Greetings to share your holiday wishes. And we can prove it. Your subscription to The Christian Science Monitor has expired. You can renew your subscription or continue to use the site without a subscription. If you have questions about your account, please contact customer service or call us at This message will appear once per week unless you renew or log out.

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