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| Text on Button | Merry Christmas |
| Image Description | White text on a red background |
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| Additional Information | The first known usage of the greeting “Merry Christmas” dates back to a letter written in the 1500s from a bishop to England’s Chief Minister. However, the phrase gained popularity in 1843 with the publication of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in which Ebenezer Scrooge’s nephew wishes him “A Merry Christmas, uncle!” Also, it was around this same time that Christmas cards began to be sold in London with the now popular greeting, “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You.” |
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The Postal Museum. (2023, January 26). The first Christmas card. https://www.postalmuseum.org/collections/first-christmas-card/ Waxman, O. B. (2022, December 12). The origins of “merry Christmas” and 5 more traditions. Time. https://time.com/6240140/why-we-say-merry-christmas-traditions/ |
| Catalog ID | EV0052 |