Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

1. A traditional greeting for Christmas and the new year.

   Synonym: (some US speakers) happy holidays

   • 1740, Joseph Dorman, “Scene 1”, in Sir Roger de Coverly; or, The Merry Christmas, act 1, page 17:

     My humble Service to you, Sir Roger — Mr. Worthy, your good Health. And a merry Chriſtmas and a happy New Year to us all.

Related terms

• merry Christmas
• happy New Year

Translations

traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year

• Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees en 'n voorspoedige Nuwejaar! (af)
• Armenian: Շնորհավոր Նոր Տարի և Սուրբ Ծնունդ! (Šnorhavor Nor Tari ew Surb Cnund!)
• Basque: Eguberri on eta Urte berri on!, zorionak eta urte berri on
• Belarusian: З Новым годам і Ражджаством Храстовым! (Z Nóvym hódam i Raždžastvóm Xrastóvym!)
• Bikol Central: maugmang pasko asin magayagayang bagong taon
• Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat!
• Bulgarian: Весела Коледа и Щастлива Нова Година! (Vesela Koleda i Štastliva Nova Godina!)
• Catalan: bon Nadal i bon any nou (ca), bon Nadal i feliç any nou (ca)
• Cebuano: Maayong Pasko og Mabungahong Bag-ong Tuig!
• Cherokee: ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎱᎾᏕᏘᏱᎲᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎠᏤ ᎭᏕᏘᏱᎲ (ulihelisdi hunadetiyihvsgvi ale ulihelisdi atse hadetiyihv)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聖誕快樂，新年快樂！／圣诞快乐，新年快乐！ (shèngdàn kuàilè, xīnnián kuàilè!)

• Cornish: Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth!
• Cree: Mitho Makosi Kesikansi!
• Czech: Veselé Vánoce a šťastný nový rok! (cs)
• Danish: glædelig jul og godt nytår, god jul og godt nytår
• Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
• Esperanto: feliĉan Kristnaskon kaj bonan novjaron!
• Estonian: Häid jõule ja head uut aastat!
• Finnish: hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta
• French: joyeux Noël et bonne année ! (fr)
• Friulian: bon Nadâl e bon An Gnûf!
• Galician: bo Nadal e feliz aninovo!
• Georgian: შობა-ახალწელს გილოცავ! (šoba-axalc̣els gilocav!), ბედნიერ შობა-ახალ წელსǃ (bednier šoba-axal c̣elsǃ), ბედნიერ შობა-ახალ წელს გისურვებǃ (bednier šoba-axal c̣els gisurvebǃ)
• German: frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr! (de)
• Greek: Καλά Χριστούγεννα και Καλή Χρονιά! (Kalá Christoúgenna kai Kalí Chroniá!)
• Hawaiian: mele Kalikimaka me ka hauʻoli makahiki hou!
• Hebrew: חַג מּוֹלָד שָׂמֵחַ וְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה! (khag molád saméakh v'shaná tová!)
• Hindi: क्रिसमस और नया वर्ष शुभकामनाएँ! (krismas aur nayā varṣ śubhkāmnāẽ!)
• Hungarian: kellemes karácsonyi ünnepeket és boldog új évet!
• Icelandic: gleðileg Jól og farsælt komandi ár!
• Irish: Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Duit! (singular), Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Daoibh! (plural)
• Italian: buon Natale e felice anno nuovo!, buone feste! (it)
• Japanese: メリークリスマス、そして良いお年を！ (merī Kurisumasu, soshite yoi otoshi o!)
• Jingpho: Ngwi pyaw ai X'mas hte shaning ningnan rai u ga!
• Latvian: Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus un laimīgu Jauno gadu!
• Lithuanian: Linksmų Šv. Kalėdų ir Laimingų Naujųjų Metų!
• Luxembourgish: Schei Chreschtdeeg an e gudde Rutsch an d'neit Joer!
• Malay: Selamat Hari Natal dan Selamat Tahun Baru!, Selamat Hari Krismas dan Selamat Tahun Baru!
• Maltese: il-Milied u s-Sena t-Tajba!
• Manx: Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
• Mon:တ္ၚဲခရေတ်သမာတ်ကဵုတ္ၚဲသၞာံတၟိကဵုဂွံမိပ်ဇြိပ်အာညိအဴ။
• Navajo: Yáʼátʼééh Késhmish dóó Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáadoohah!, laanaa yáʼátʼéehgo Késhmish, nił hózhǫ́ǫgo chʼídoohah!
• Norwegian: god jul og godt nytt år
• Pangasinan: Maabig ya Pasko tan Maaliguas ya Balon Taon!
• Persian: کریسمس و سال نو مبارک! (kerismas o sâl-e now mobârak!)
• Polish: wesołych Świąt i szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!
• Portuguese: Bom Natal e Feliz Ano Novo!, Feliz Natal e próspero Ano Novo!, Boas Festas!
• Romanian: Crăciun fericit și un An Nou bun!, Sărbători fericite!
• Russian: С Рождество́м Христо́вым и с Но́вым го́дом! (S Roždestvóm Xristóvym i s Nóvym gódom!)
• Scottish Gaelic: Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ùr!
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} Срећни празници!

  Roman: ^{(please verify)} Sretni praznici!, ^{(please verify)} Srećni praznici!, ^{(please verify)} Čestit Božić i Sretna Nova godina!

• Slovak: Veselé Vianoce a šťastný nový rok!
• Slovene: Vesel božič in srečno novo leto!
• Spanish: ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo!
• Swedish: god jul och gott nytt år
• Tagalog: maligayang Pasko at manigong Bagong Taon
• Tamil: கிறிஸ்துமஸ் மற்றும் இனிய புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள் (kiṟistumas maṟṟum iṉiya puttāṇṭu vāḻttukkaḷ)
• Thai: สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาสและสวัสดีปีใหม่
• Turkish: Noeliniz ve yeni yılınız kutlu olsun!
• Upper Sorbian: Žohnowane hody a strowe nowe lěto!
• Welsh: Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda!
• West Frisian: Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier! (fy)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Aklanon: ^{(please verify)} Maayad-ayad nga Paskwa kag Mahigugmaon nga Bag-ong Dag-on!
• Azerbaijani: ^{(please verify)} Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun!
• Bikol Central: ^{(please verify)} Maogmang Pasko asin Mamura-way na Ba-gong Taon!
• Estonian: ^{(please verify)} Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi!
• Hiligaynon: ^{(please verify)} Malipayon nga Paskwa kag Mahamungayaon nga Bag-ong Tuig!
• Ilocano: ^{(please verify)} Naragsak a Paskua ken Narang-ay a Baro a Tawen!
• Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru!
• Kapampangan: ^{(please verify)} Masayang Pasku ampong Masaplalang Bayung Banwa!
• Lule Sami: ^{(please verify)} buorre javla ja buorre ådåjahke!
• Maori: ^{(please verify)} Meri Kirihimete!
• Marathi: ^{(please verify)} शुब नय वर्श! (śub nay varśa!)
• Northern Sami: ^{(please verify)} buorre juovla ja buore ođđajagi!
• Persian: ^{(please verify)} نوئل مبارک باد! (no'el mobârak bâd!), ^{(please verify)} نوئل مبارک! (no'el mobârak!)
• Samoan: ^{(please verify)} Maunia Le Kilisimasi ma Le Tausaga Fou!
• Sinhalese: ^{(please verify)} [script needed] (Subha nath thalak Vewa!), ^{(please verify)} [script needed] (Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa!)
• Vilamovian: ^{(please verify)} Hamłikjy Wȧjnaht ȧn głyklikjy Nojy Jür! (new orthography)
• Southern Sami: ^{(please verify)} lahkoe jåvle jih buerie orrejaepie!
• Urdu: ^{(please verify)} نایا سال مبارک ہو! (nāyā sāl mubārak ho!)
• Waray-Waray: ^{(please verify)} Maopay nga Paskwa ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tuig!
• Yoruba: ^{(please verify)} E ku odun keresimesi!