“Merry Christmas” remains the greeting of choice in Canada during the holiday season, according to a new poll.
The preferred festive greeting for 62 percent of Canadians is “Merry Christmas,” while only 24 percent prefer “Happy Holidays.” Fourteen percent of respondents to the newly released survey from the B.C.-based Research Co. didn’t have a preference.
The phrase “Happy Holidays” has seen a 10-point increase in usage since 2018, especially among younger Canadians, Research Co. president Mario Canseco Canseco told The Epoch Times.
A notable 73 percent of Atlantic Canadians, 67 percent of Albertans and 64 percent of Ontrians favour the greeting “Merry Christmas.” That percentage is only slightly lower in Saskatchewan and Manitoba at 63 percent as well as in British Columbia at 62 percent. The preference for the traditional greeting is less pronounced in Quebec where only 52 percent said they preferred “Merry Christmas.”…