Sigh.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's to you all.
When I thank customers for coming into the gallery, whether they have purchased anything, I still wish them a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, as they are leaving. It is to please them, and not myself, that I do this. I would prefer Merry Christmas, but want them all to feel included in my appreciation of their patronage.
The customers know of the meaning of my expression, and they usually smile, and say one of the two, farewells back to me.
I love the people I meet. They all have something special to offer that intrigues or delights me.