Why do we say "Merry Christmas" while for all other Holidays we say "Happy" ( fill in the Holiday)?!
Well, "Happy" suggests
a general emotional state of joy while "Merry" actually implies that
there’s a bit of raucousness involved in the celebration!
And, before the 18th century, one could hear both “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Christmas.” Then Christmas Greetings started to shift to one over the other and that's largely due to one man, Charles Dickens. You may recall that “Merry Christmas” was the phrase of choice in his A Christmas Carol. It was also gaining popularity in Christmas carols as well.
Now, because of the rabble-rousing connotations of “Merry Christmas,”
high-class Brits, including the royal family themselves, chose the
more 'respectable' “Happy Christmas” as their greeting. That’s why
it's still heard over there today.
So with those thoughts in mind, attached is my Special "Chuck Buell Forgotten Hits Happy/Merry Christmas Minute Medley featuring Kent's Kids Kristmas Koraling Khorale!"
CB ( which stands for "Carolin' Boy!" )
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( Shure! YOU say "Kent's Kids Kristmas Koraling Khoral" Five Times Fast!!! )
It's a Chuck Buell twin spin!!!
More tomorrow in Forgotten Hits!
