International Christmas Greetings
The traditional English greeting of "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" as it appears in other languages:
- Albanian: Gëzuar Krishtlindjet dhe Vitin e Ri
- Basque: Gabon Zoriontsuak eta urte berri on
- Bulgarian: Весела Коледа и Честита Нова Година
- Catalan: Bon Nadal i Feliç Any Nou
- Chinese Simplified (China, except Hong Kong): 圣誔快乐,新年进步
- Chinese Traditional (Hong Kong & Taiwan): 聖誔快樂,新年進步
- Croatian - Hrvatski: Čestit Božić i sretna Nova Godina
- Czech: Veselé vánoce a šťastný nový rok. But mostly used is secular 'P.F.' standing for French 'Pour féliciter' (literally 'For happiness in the year...').
- Danish: Glædelig jul og godt nytår! or simply God jul
- Dutch: Prettige kerstdagen en een gelukkig nieuwjaar
- Estonian: Häid jõule ja head uut aastat
- Filipino: Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon
- Finnish: Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta
- French: Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année
- Galician: Bo Nadal e Feliz Aninovo
- Georgian: გილოცავთ შობა-ახალ წელს
- German: Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches/gutes Neues Jahr
- Greek: Καλά Χριστούγεννα και ευτυχισμένος ο Καινούριος Χρόνος
- Hungarian: Kellemes Karácsonyi Ünnepeket és Boldog Új Évet or simply BUÉK
- Icelandic: Gleðileg jól og farsælt nýtt ár
- Indonesian: Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru
- Irish: Nollaig Shona Duit
- Italian: Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo
- Latvian: Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus un laimīgu Jauno gadu
- Lithuanian: Linksmų šventų Kalėdų ir laimingų Naujųjų metų
- Macedonian: Среќна Нова Година и честит Божиќ
- Malay: Selamat Hari Krismas dan Tahun Baru
- Maltese: Il-Milied Hieni u s-Sena t-Tajba
- Mongolian: Зул сар болон Шинэ жилийн баярын мэнд хүргье
- Norwegian: God jul og godt nyttår
- Persian: کریسمس و سال نو مبارک
- Polish: Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku
- Portuguese: Feliz Natal e um Feliz Ano Novo
- Romanian: Crăciun Fericit și La mulți ani
- Russian: С Новым Годом и Рождеством
- Slovak: Veselé Vianoce a Štastný Nový rok
- Spanish: Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo
- Swedish: God Jul och Gott Nytt År
- Vietnamese: Chúc mừng Giáng Sinh và chúc mừng năm mơi (acute accent over ơ in "mơi")
- Ukrainian: Веселих свят! З Новим роком і Різдвом!
- Urdu:آپکو بڑا دن اور نیا سال مبارک ہو
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