Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

1. A traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year
   • 1740, Joseph Dorman, Sir Roger de Coverly; or, The Merry Christmas, Act 1, Scene 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.

Synonyms

• Happy Holidays! (US)

Translations

traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year

Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees en 'n voorspoedige Nuwejaar Armenian: Շնորհավոր Նոր Տարի և Սուրբ Ծնունդ (hy) (Šnorhavor Nor Tari ev Surb Çnund) Basque: Eguberri on Bosnian: Sretni praznici, Srećni praznici Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat Bulgarian: Весела Коледа и Щастлива Нова Година (Vesela Koleda i Shtastliva Godina Nova) Catalan: Bon Nadal i Feliç Any Nou Cebuano: Maayong Pasko og Mabungahong Bag-ong Tuig Cornish: Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth Cree: Mitho Makosi Kesikansi Croatian: Čestit Božić i Sretna Nova godina! Czech: Veselé Vánoce a šťastný nový rok (cs)! Danish: glædelig jul og godt nytår (da) Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar (nl) Esperanto: Feliĉan kristnaskon kaj prosperan novjaron (eo) Finnish: Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta French: joyeux Noël et bonne année (fr) Georgian: შობა-ახალწელს გილოცავ (ka) (shoba-axaltsels gilotsav) German: Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr (de) Greek: Καλά Χριστούγεννα και Καλή Χρονιά (el) (Kalá Christoúgenna kai Kalí Chroniá) Hawaiian: mele Kalikimaka me ka hauʻoli makahiki hou Hebrew: !חג מולד שמח ושנה טובה (he) Hindi: क्रिसमस और नया साल मुबारक ! (hi) (krismas aur nayā sāl mubārak!) Hungarian: Kellemes Karácsonyi Ünnepeket és Boldog Új Évet (hu) Icelandic: gleðileg Jól og farsælt komandi ár Italian: Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo (it) 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 Maltese: il-Milied u s-Sena t-Tajba Manx: Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa Navajo: Yáʼátʼééh Késhmish dóó Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáadoohąh, Laanaa yáʼátʼéehgo Késhmish, nił hózhǫ́ǫgo chʼídoohąh Norwegian: God Jul og Godt Nytt Aar (no) Polish: wesołych Świąt i szczęśliwego Nowego Roku (pl) Portuguese: Europe: Boas Festas (pt) (Brazil): Bom Natal e Feliz Ano Novo (pt), Feliz Natal e Feliz Ano Novo (pt) Romanian: Crăciun fericit și un An Nou bun  (ro), Sărbători fericite (ro) Russian: С Рождеством Христовым и с Новым годом (ru) (S Roždestvóm Xristóvym i s Nóvym gódom) Scottish Gaelic: Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ùr (gd) Serbian: Cyrillic: Срећни празници (sr) Roman: Srećni praznici Slovak: Veselé Vianoce a šťastný nový rok (sk) Slovene: Vesel božič in srečno novo leto (sl) Spanish: Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo (es) Swedish: God Jul och Gott Nytt År (sv) Tagalog: Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon Tamil: கிறிஸ்துமஸ் மற்றும் இனிய புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள் (ta) (kiṟistumas matrum puthaandu vaazthukkal) Thai: สวัสดีปีใหม่ (th) (sàwàtdee peemài) Turkish: Noeliniz ve yeni yılınız kutlu olsun Welsh: Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda West Frisian: Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier

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Aklanon: Maayad-ayad nga Paskwa kag Mahigugmaon nga Bag-ong Dag-on Azeri: Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun Bikol Central: Maogmang Pasko asin Mamura-way na Ba-gong Taon Estonian: Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi Hiligaynon: Malipayon nga Paskwa kag Mahamungayaon nga Bag-ong Tuig Ilocano: Naragsak a Paskua ken Narang-ay a Baro a Tawen Indonesian: Selamat Hari Natal Kapampangan: Masayang Pasku ampong Masaplalang Bayung Banwa Maori: Meri Kirihimete Malay: Selamat Hari Krismas

Marathi: शुब नय वर्श (Shub Naya Varsh) Pangasinan: Maabig ya Pasko & Maaligwas ya Balon Taon Persian: نوئل مبارک باد (fa) (noel mobarak baad), نوئل مبارک (fa) (noel mobarak) Lule Sami: buorre javla ja buorre ådåjahke Northern Sami: buorre juovla ja buore ođđajagi Southern Sami: lahkoe jåvle jih buerie orrejaepie Samoan: Maunia Le Kilisimasi ma Le Tausaga Fou Sinhalese: (Subha nath thalak Vewa) (Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa) Urdu: نايا سال مبارک هو (naya saal mubarak ho) Waray: Maopay nga Paskwa ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tuig Yoruba: E ku odun keresimesi