Anonymous  +  455253 Thu, 20 Dec 07 09:23 AM Hi, When we wish to send good wishes for a holiday, how can I phrase it? I think for holidays like"Independence Day" or "Father's Day", I think the article is dropped, but I saw this. Why there is 'a' in one and no 'a' in the other? We wish you a merry Christmas. Glad tidings for Christmas.  Anonymous Articles

	Grammar Geek  +  455285 Thu, 20 Dec 07 12:21 PM A "merry" Christmas gets the article. What are you doing for Christmas? Well, what ever it is, I hope you have a happy Christmas. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,655 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Articles

	Cool Breeze  +  455302 Thu, 20 Dec 07 01:31 PM An adjectival attribute often brings an article with it: We wish you a merry Christmas. I had an early lunch. (But: I had lunch.) We saw a sad George Bush on TV last night. However, there is sometimes vacillation and it is also correct to say: We wish you merry Christmas. CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,970 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991 Articles