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Lana Williams 26/12/2024 Lana Williams 26/12/2024

Business Builder: Making Christmas Time Office Greetings Easy

I’m extremely happy to tell you that the modern workplace is a multicultural environment, which means most people have colleagues from other cultures and parts of the world. Wonderful! The problem is, that when it comes to Christmas time in a traditionally Christian country, people are not sure what to say.

Lana Williams 25/12/2024 Lana Williams 25/12/2024

Happy Christmas and Thank You!

I’m happy and Merry, but I’m British English and we traditionally say Happy Christmas. It is more American to say Merry Christmas. In 2024 though, it’s so normal to say Merry Christmas that lots of English people don’t know about Happy Christmas. So, say whatever you like!