Happy holidays, everyone!

[Robin Garr]

Happy Holidays!
Happy Solstice
Happy Hanukkah
Happy Kwanzaa
Happy New Year
Merry Christmas!

[David M. Bueker]

And a joyous Festivus to everyone!

And a happy Hogmanay to follow!

[Robin Garr]

And a joyous Festivus to everyone!

Have we set a time for the Airing of Grievances, or does it just evolve naturally?

[Robin Garr]

And a happy Hogmanay to follow!

Followed not long thereafter by Burns Day. Happy haggis!

Even though I live half my life with my nose buried in one dictionary or another, I’d never bothered to think about the difference between “Happy” and “Merry” until now (or if I did, I’d forgotten about it). Etymologically, “happy” has to do more with enjoying good luck or fortune or prosperity, while “merry,” a cousin of “mirth,” suggests the enjoyment of a rollicking party quite apart from the question of whether the fates are smiling on you or not. (I guess it’s basically the same as the difference between “glücklich” and “frölich” in German.) So while I hope everyone enjoys holidays, feste, fêtes, Feiertage, feestdagen, helg, and juhlakautta that are both happy AND merry, if I’m limited to one, I’m voting for merriment.

[David M. Bueker]

And a joyous Festivus to everyone!

Have we set a time for the Airing of Grievances, or does it just evolve naturally?

This is the Internet. It’s nothing but an airing of grievances.

A very happy humbug to all!

Yes, wishing happiness and merriment to all!