And sure enough, they gave firms like Argos and Amazon a pretty happy Christmas.
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With that, I want to wish everybody, if I don't see you guys before Christmas, a Happy Christmas -- a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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She said the fire service were happy to see Christmas choirs in public areas provided they were safely accommodated and did not put shoppers at risk.
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Have a merry Christmas and happy holidays and hope to hear from you in the new year.
At the same time, the company encourages store employees to wish customers a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or Happy Kwanza, when each is appropriate.
So I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas, happy holidays, a happy New Year to you and your families -- and that includes everybody here in the press corps.
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Well Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Microsoft.
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Everybody, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year.
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Mr Zuma said in a statement that Mr Mandela, 94, was happy to have visitors on Christmas Day.
And you all have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
And we wish him a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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This weekend, as you gather with family and friends, Michelle and I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays.
Poulter, who missed the cut after a triple bogey at the last, said: "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, " when asked to comment about his miserable day.
"I think he's really happy to be coming home for Christmas, he's fine, he's really chuffed for the other three, " she added.
Just last Christmas Day he was very happy to sit with a large glass of red wine having enjoyed a good dinner and chuckling at Absolutely Fabulous on TV.
An evening gathering at Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, shortly before Christmas, looks more like happy hour at a sorority house than closing time in a department store.
In Anchorage, Alaska, a group was planning to converge on city hall to hold a carol-singing protest in defence of Christmas customs they believe to be under threat, such as the habit of wishing someone "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays".
It always brings me back to those happy days as a little boy soprano, getting so excited about Christmas.
In other photos, a wreath in the shape of a Christmas tree dangles above highway construction, and a "Happy Holidays" banner casts its shadow on a highway empty except for a single truck.
Suicides rise at Christmas time as people imagine others nestling in the bossom of happy families and imagine they are the only ones not having a good time.
"You're happy for them, but it makes you think about the people who won't be home for Christmas, " she said.
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