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笔记：

Merry Xmas 圣诞快乐

Though it's written as Merry Xmas, most people would still pronounce it as Merry Christmas.

虽然它被写成Merry Xmas，但大多数人仍然会把它读成Merry Christmas。

In the Greek language, X is the symbol for the letter ‘chi' and Chi is the first letter in the Greek word for Christ.

在希腊语中，X代表字母“chi”，而chi是希腊语中表示基督的第一个字母。

Happy Christmas 圣诞快乐

Happy holidays 节日快乐

"Merry Christmas" is overwhelmingly more popular in the US, while "Happy Christmas" is somewhat more popular in the UK.

"Merry Christmas" 在美国更受欢迎，而"happy Christmas"在英国更受欢迎。

I wish you a peaceful and very happy Christmas.

祝你圣诞平安快乐。

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