mer·ry
[mer-ee]
adjective, mer·ri·er, mer·ri·est.
Idiom
2. laughingly happy; mirthful; festively joyous; hilarious: a merry time at the party.
4. make merry,
a. to be happy or festive: The New Year's revelers were making merry in the ballroom.
b. to make fun of; ridicule: The unthinking children made merry of the boy who had no shoes.
Christ·mas
[kris-muhs]
noun
1. the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December 25 and now generally observed as a legal holiday and an occasion for exchanging gifts.