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Grammatically correct Christmas and New Year Greeting
In formal communication, do I use "Marry Christmas and Happy New Year" or "Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year" or rather "...and a very Happy New Year"?
Thank you very much
MirekSvenda
Re: Grammatically correct Christmas and New Year Greeting
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Originally Posted by mireksvenda
In formal communication, do I use "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" or "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" or rather "...and a very Happy New Year"?
Thank you very much
MirekSvenda
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year is the norm.
There is no reason why you should not say " a very happy New Year" if you know the person well and want to emphasise the wish.
Grammatically correct Christmas and New Year Greeting 
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