When did we start saying Merry Christmas?
The first commercially produced Christmas card - 1843 In Old English, the word merry was used to describe anything enjoyable or likable: Robin Hood and his 'merry men', for example
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How did A Christmas Carol change the English language?
A Christmas Carol (1843) has been one of the most influential novels every written. In Stave One alone there are many of the most memorable words, phrases and idioms into the English language . Bah Humbug! interjection . An exclamation of irritation or disgust. Dead as doornail - obviously/conclusively dead. Ghost of Christmas Past : noun. A person or thing from a past you might choose to forget Gruel - a thin liquid food of oatmeal - used to refer to cheap/poor food. Scrooge: noun . Someone with cold/mean/miserly attitude. Also someone who transforms from bad to good. Tight fisted - ungenerous Famous quotations A Christmas Carol is also one of the most widely quoted texts in literature. Here are some widely used examples from the opening description of Scrooge: Marley was dead, to begin with … Old Marley was as dead as a doornail. Oh! but he was …tight -fisted The cold within him froze his old...