A number of people in Cardigan, Ceredigion, said they wanted to see Nadolig Llawen this year, instead of only Merry Christmas. "They should be bilingual, because this is Wales," said Rosemary Elias.

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The coincidence suggests “merry Christmas” was already common enough parlance in the era, or at least familiar enough that the readers of 19th century England would know what it meant.