Do They Say Happy Christmas In Australia
This is a great post but let me pose another possibility.
Do they say happy christmas in australia. The alternative happy christmas gained wide usage in the late 19th century and is still common in the united kingdom and ireland. Moore s the night before christmas ends with a happy christmas to all and to all a good night in the u k. I think you will find that happy christmas is what they say in england and much of its commonwealth whereas merry christmas. Australia is an english speaking country and its default language is english.
Merry christmas happy holidays and happy christmas can still work to convey sincere good wishes of course if you know your audience. Queen elizabeth ii is said to prefer happy christmas for this reason 3. But what if you want to say hi. One reason may be the alternative meaning still current there of merry as tipsy or drunk.
You will find queen elizabeth s ii s annual christmas address concluding with a happy christmas to all.