Rostov and Ilyin were in the merriest of moods.
At these sounds, long unheard, Rostov's spirits rose, as at the strains of the merriest music.
Since no one can resist an infant during the merriest time of the year, why not add to your child's cuteness by having him don an angel, candy cane or Rudolph costume?
The first half of the winter of 1806, which Nicholas Rostov spent in Moscow, was one of the happiest, merriest times for him and the whole family.
The Burmese children are adored by their parents, and are said to be the happiest and merriest children in the world.