No. Never.Do we "greet someone a festival"?
You need a preposition in your sentence.
I have to go to Tom's house tomorrow with a pack of chocolates to greet him for Christmas." (better)
I have to go to Tom's house tomorrow;with a packI have a box of chocolates for him forto greet himChristmas." (Bhis sounds more idiomatic to me.)
You've marked the verb "greet" incorrect. What verb would you use here then?No. Never.
"I have to go to Tom's house tomorrowwithto give him apackbox of chocolatesto greet himfor Christmas."
"I have to go to Tom's house tomorrowwithto give him apackbox of chocolatesto greet himas a Christmas present."
"I'm going to Tom's house tomorrow to wish him Merry Christmas/a merry Christmas"
Perhaps in the USA our relatives and friends are typically more far flung. Personal visits would seem much nicer I think.It's curious because, although we do not "greet" a person for Christmas (as above), we do send "greeting cards" inscribed with Season's Greetings, etc.
Go figure.
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It seems that the apostrophe, while used most often, is being ignored of late:And some cards even spell 'season's' correctly:
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