Merry Christmas or Happy holidays: how do you wish people?

@pitstop (13789)
Australia
December 23, 2018 10:12am CST
Thankfully in India we can wish anyone merry Christmas without offending them. Even if they are not Christian they still take it as a warm wish for a happy season. We rarely use the term happy holidays when we wish. In many countries people get offended if you use the word christmas. What phrase do you use when you wish people for Christmas?
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Carmila Putri
@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
30 Dec 18
Happy Christmas friend.
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Pitstop
@pitstop (13789)
• Australia
30 Dec 18
Thank you.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 18
We never say 'happy holidays' and we don't know anyone who does. I guess our friends are mostly 'old-school' and don't take easily anyway.
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Pitstop
@pitstop (13789)
• Australia
26 Dec 18
It's apparently very common in the USA
La de Boheme
@LaDeBoheme (2004)
• United States
23 Dec 18
'Happy Holidays' work if you're lumping a bunch of them together like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. I have always said "Merry Christmas'. (And that was long before American Celebrity President put his stamp of approval on it. and claimed credit.)
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Pitstop
@pitstop (13789)
• Australia
24 Dec 18
On Christmas day , it's not going to be lumped with other holidays!
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
23 Dec 18
Usually it's Merry Christmas but here in southern hemisphere New Zealand we often say have a great summer.
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Pitstop
@pitstop (13789)
• Australia
24 Dec 18
It's the same in Australia too.
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Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
24 Dec 18
Happy Christmas my dear friend.
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Pitstop
@pitstop (13789)
• Australia
24 Dec 18
Thanks! Wish you the same.
putri
@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
23 Dec 18
yes happy christmas also for you, even though I don't celebrate Christmas but I always like Christmas
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Pitstop
@pitstop (13789)
• Australia
24 Dec 18
Thank you!
Starmaiden
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
23 Dec 18
I think it's silly that people get offended by the word "Christmas" when it's uttered. I wish all I know personally a very Merry Christmas, and if I'm not sure I say "Happy Holidays!"
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Pitstop
@pitstop (13789)
• Australia
24 Dec 18
That's good.