The phrase "Merry Christmas" can be traced back several hundred years, to 16th century England, but the modern English holiday greeting is "Happy Christmas."
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To see how the holiday has changed over the last century, Stacker explored how popular traditions, like food and decorations, emerged and evolved from 1920 to 2021 in the U.S. and around the world.