make merry

On Christmas Eve, before Navarro receives her bad news, she sits with Rose and makes merry with champagne and nibbles.

Unable to make merry at Christmastime, people embraced Hogmanay instead.

In big cities, the merrymaking involving the playful splashing of water took place at designated high-security pavilions.

Late Saturday, Buckingham Palace announced details of a three-day merrymaking jamboree that will rival Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee last June.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday that Mr. Biden was returning to Washington to attend White House meetings and participate in holiday merrymaking before flying back at 8:55 p.m.