Varuhusets dekorationschef hade förhört sig med européer, han hade lyssnat och antecknat. Det mesta blev rätt. Mne inte allt. Över varuhusets fasad fanns nu i jättebokstäver, upplyst i olikfärgade lampor, orden MERRY CHRISTMAS. Men illustrationen i neonslingor av jultomten med vitt skägg och röd luva befann sig i en säregen situation. Som ett resultat av dekorationschefens missupfattning hade jultomten fått en Jesusroll. Jultomten i Tokyo var uppspikad på ett kors.
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A merry Christmas to everybody A happy New Year to all the world
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'Out upon merry Christmas What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer... If I could work my will,' said Scrooge indignantly, 'every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' upon his lips should be boiled with his won pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should'
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'A merry Christmas, uncle God save you' cried a cheerful voice. 'Bah' said Scrooge. 'Humbug'
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In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukka' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukka!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!
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Then Bob proposed 'A Merry Christmas to us all, my dears. God bless us' Which all his family re-echoed. 'God bless us every one' said Tiny Tim, the last of all.
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Merry Christmas
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