Wait. Does anyone say "Happy Christmas"? Yes! For starters, it's important to note that "Happy Christmas" hasn't faded completely—it's still widely used in England. This is believed to be because ...

Every December, greetings of Christmas, fill the air … Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! From greeting cards to songs, movies, and everyday conversations. But do you know or have you ...

Did you ever pause and notice we only say "merry" in regards to Christmas? As Okrent points out, we use "happy" to describe every other holiday and celebration, ranging from birthdays, to New Year's ...

The holidays are a time of hope, joy and renewal as we turn the page to a year as yet unwritten, and elder statesmen of Americana Keb’ Mo’ is certainly feeling that spirit: The four-time Grammy winner ...

Walt Disney World has announced dates and details for two Christmastime events: Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic ...

Singers Kim Yuna and Oh Yeon will present an exciting duet carol for the year-end. Kim Yuna and Oh Yeon will release the digital single "Merry Merry Christmas" today (14th) at 6 p.m. on various music ...

But how did we get to a situation where these two phrases are so intertwined that many people don’t know which is the ‘correct’ way of wishing cheerful festivities? To begin this examination, we need ...

We say it both effortlessly and with great expression many times a day as the holidays approach. It’s festive and cheerful, even if we don’t necessarily feel that way. Just saying the words “Merry ...

A holiday treat — Koko Taylor sings "Merry, Merry Christmas." Taylor was born Cora Walton on a sharecropper's farm in Memphis, Tenn. She got the nickname "Koko" for her love of chocolate. She started ...

Merry Tarrer of Auburn recounts the tale of a shopping trip when she was 5 years old. One hot, sticky August day in 1950, Merry, her mother and big sister traveled from their home in Ashford, Ala., to ...

The earliest recorded use of the phrase Merry Christmas dates back to the 16th century. In 1534, an English Catholic bishop, John Fisher, wrote a letter to Thomas Cromwell wishing him a “mery ...