Очень часто на рождественских открытках можно увидеть «HO HO HO».

Ho ho ho! — [həʊ: həʊ : həʊ] — хо-хо-хо.

Используется в следующих случаях:

1. Означает смех Санта Клауса. Выражение счастья и радости, приветствие и восклицание Деда Мороза.

Звучит это из уст Санты вот так:

2. Почта Канады использует символы HO-HO-HO в качестве почтового кода для писем, отправляемых Деду Морозу:

3. Австралийский Санта говорит Ha Ha Ha.
Связано это с запретом говорить HO HO HO поскольку сленговое слово ‘ho’ означает — проститутка.

4. Используется в новогодних рождественских стишках и песенках.

Детская песенка Ho Ho Ho

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas everyone.

Hey Marty, what do you like
to do for Christmas.
I like to make a snowman.
I like to snowball fight.
I like to drink hot chocolate
and look at Christmas lights.

I like to bake some cookies
and I like to eat them, too.
But my favorite thing on Christmas
is to sing this song with you.

Hey, ho ho ho Merry Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas everyone.

Wow, that’s great!
What else do you like to do?
I like to decorate
a big green Christmas tree.
I like to eat some turkey with my family.

I like to open presents
and I like to give them, too.
But my favorite thing on Christmas
is to sing this song with you.

Hey, ho ho ho Merry Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas everyone.

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas everyone.

Взрослая песенка ho ho ho

Ho ho ho, bring a bottle of rum
Ho ho ho, cream and whiskey bourbon
Ho ho ho, bring a bottle of booze
We got nothing to lose, ho ho ho
Ho ho ho, bring a friend if you’re pleased
Ho ho ho, Santa’s open to me
Ho ho ho, all the misfits and usher
Hope the misfits show up, ho ho ho

Припев
Ho ho ho, it don’t get better than this
Ho ho ho, in the land of misfits
Ho ho ho, we are losin’ our legs
We got nothing but this, ho ho ho Ho ho ho,
gon’ be our family
Ho ho ho, this is christmas baby
Ho ho ho, bring a friend if you’re pleased
Bring them all to their knees, ho ho ho

2
Ho ho ho, bring a bottle of rum
Ho ho ho, cream and whiskey bourbon
Ho ho ho, bring a bottle of booze
We got nothing to lose, ho ho ho
Ho ho ho, bring a friend if you’re pleased
Ho ho ho, Santa’s open to me
Ho ho ho, all the misfits and usher
Hope the misfits show up, ho ho ho

Припев:
Ho ho ho, it don’t get better than this
Ho ho ho, in the land of misfits
Ho ho ho, we are losin’ our legs
We got nothing but this, ho ho ho Ho ho ho,
gon’ be our family
Ho ho ho, this is christmas baby
Ho ho ho, bring a friend if you’re pleased
Bring them all to their knees, ho ho ho