Last year, with some restrictions and mandates related to the pandemic still in place, 49 per cent of Canadians said they expected a holiday season that would be more fun than stressful. In 2022, 52 per cent of Canadians predicting a carefree holiday season. What do you think about this holiday season?

The needle did not move much on a separate question. The proportion of Canadians who prefer "Merry Christmas" as the greeting for the season remains significantly high (64 per cent, up two points since 2021), while just over one in five (21 per cent, up one point) choose "Happy Holidays" and 15 per cent (down three points) are undecided or do not care either way. What do you typically say?

Are you taking any COVID precautions for the holiday season?