With Christmas just around the corner, here’s a compilation of wishing "Merry Christmas" in different languages…
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Christmas is the time to indulge in merry making and treat with excessive craziness. I have lots of good memories associated with this festival. Christmas takes me back to my school days, and those wonderful memories. I studied in a Catholic missionary convent, where Christmas was celebrated with great pomp and show. Apart from the various celebrations, we used to have lots of fun traditions, like decorating our school cathedral, the Christmas tree, singing carols, attending the midnight mass, exchanging gifts, cards, and not forgetting the delicious cake. All these made this festival a pleasant occasion for me to cherish forever.
Christmas is perhaps the only festival celebrated by majority of people around the globe. Here is a list of how to wish “Merry Christmas” to all your loved ones, in various languages.
| Language | Translation |
| Afrikaans | Gesëende Kersfees |
| African/Eritrean/Tigrinja | Rehus-Beal-Ledeats |
| Albanian | Gezur Krislinjden |
| Arabic | Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah |
| Argentine | Feliz Navidad |
| Bahasa Malaysia | Selamat Hari Natal |
| Brazilian | Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo |
| Bulgarian | Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo |
| Chile | Feliz Navidad |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | Gun Tso Sun Tan’Gung Haw Sun |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan |
| Columbia | Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo |
| Croatian | Sretan Bozic |
| Czech | Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok |
| Dutch | Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast |
| English (USA, Canada) | Merry Christmas |
| English (UK) | Happy Christmas |
| Ethiopian | (Amharic) Melkin Yelidet Beaal |
| Filipino | Maligayang Pasko |
| French | Joyeux Noel |
| Gaelic | Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr! |
| German | Froehliche Weihnachten |
| Greek | Kala Christouyenna! |
| Hindi | Shub Naya Baras |
| Hebrew | Mo’adim Lesimkha. Chena tova |
| Indonesian | Selamat Hari Natal |
| Iraqi | Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah |
| Irish | Nollaig Shona Dhuit or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat |
| Italian | Buone Feste Natalizie |
| Japanese | Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto |
| Korean | Sung Tan Chuk Ha |
| Latin | Natale hilare et Annum Faustum! |
| Norwegian | God Jul or Gledelig Jul |
| Philippines | Maligayan Pasko |
| Polish | Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie |
| Portuguese | Feliz Natal |
| Russian | Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom |
| Serbian | Hristos se rodi |
| Singhalese | Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa |
| Spanish | Feliz Navidad |
| Swedish | God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År |
| Thai | Sawadee Pee Mai |
| Turkish | Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun |
| Urdu | Naya Saal Mubarak Ho |
| Vietnamese | Chuc Mung Giang Sinh |
| Yugoslavian | Cestitamo Bozic |
The list can go on and on, and it’s difficult to include the translation in all languages. You are most welcome to leave a comment if I have missed out on any of the popular languages. Sending the warmest Christmas greetings to all the readers and your family. May the Lord shower his choicest blessings on you and your family this Christmas and hope the New Year brings in loads of happiness, peace and prosperity!
