Merry Christmas!
The closer and closer we get to Christmas, the more and more you hear family, friends, co-workers, and even complete strangers wishing each other “Merry Christmas!”
It has me wondering, why not “Happy Christmas!”
Have you ever wondered why?
I googled, I check AI, searching for why “Merry” and not “Happy.”
What is merry? My search found: delightful, cheerful, joyous, festive, jolly, happy, showing enjoyment, gaiety, demonstrating joy, a celebration.
What is happy? Pleased, content, fortunate, lucky, a feeling of well-being or satisfied.
Happy is about feeling good due to circumstances.
Merry is about expressing joy.
Can you be happy without being merry?
But, can you be merry without being happy?
Susan Ebbers discussed the difference between happy and merry in a post on vocabulary.com. One of her comments: “Merry brings thoughts of lightheartedness and high spirits. There is nothing negative about merry. There is no un-merry. But, there is unhappy.”
So, when you really stop and think about it, happy just comes up short when it comes to Christmas. Happy Christmas just doesn’t cut it.
Christmas…Christmas…Christmas can only be MERRY!
Merry Christmas from your friends at Hall | Stewart Lawn + Landscape!
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