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"Merry," derived from the Old English myrige, originally meant merely "pleasant," and "Text," the sending of a short message by mobile phone.

The term is an act of wishing another Merry Christmas by use of text message and can be substituted for "Merry Christmas."

The first known usage "Merry Textmas" was 2009, and in 2010, the greeting went viral when it appeared in a family Christmas ECard sent to friends with family members appearing to be texting and many of them wearing traditional Christmas garb.