Have a happy holiday or holidays?

Have a happy holiday or holidays?

Happy Holidays is used only around Christmas in the USA. Traditionally, it was meant to include both Christmas and New Year's Day. … We don't usually say "Happy Holiday" at other times, although there's nothing wrong with saying it.

Why do Americans call Christmas the holidays?

It's called the "holiday season" because it involves multiple holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and Hanukkah (U.S. is home to about 1/3 of the world's Jewish population). … Holidays celebrated by other religions and cultures (Chanukah, Kwanzaa).