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But Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol p

But Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol popularized the phrase the most because it was a bestseller when it was published in 1843. At one point, Scrooge’s nephew exclaims “A Merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!” In that same period, the first commercially printed Christmas cards started coming out with the phrase “Merry Christmas.”

Merry Christmas 这句问候语可以追溯到16世纪,比如罗切斯特主教John Fisher写给亨利八世的大臣(Chief Minister)Thomas Cromwell的信。16世纪的圣诞颂歌(carol) “God Rest Ye Merry, gentlemen”。著名的圣诞颂歌 “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”歌词形成于16世纪晚期或17世纪初期。 Merry Christmas变得家喻户晓,是因为1843年出版的狄更斯《圣诞颂歌》(A Christmas Carol)的影响力和英国商业圣诞贺卡的推广。狄更斯《圣诞颂歌》在1843年12月19日、圣诞节前几天出版发行。