Merry Christmas is spoken in many languages around the world. In Rome, and throughout the greater part of Latin Christendom, it was "The Feast of the Nativity"; and in Greece Genethlia, having the same meaning. The French Noel offers a variety of explainations. Some say it came through the Provencal Nadal, from the Latin Natalis, with which the Italian Natale and the Welsh Nadolig (probably also Gaelic Nollaig) are compared. Others perceive it through the form Nowell to Nouvelles, which means news. Both could be right. Noel and Nowell may be words of distinct origin, almost identical in sound and meaning. The Italians also give us Nativita, which is evidently the parent of the Spanish Navidad. Germany's Weihnacht means "the holy or consecrated night", though some interpret it to come from Wein-nacht or "wine night."
Our own Christmas follows the pattern of adding the syllable -mas to the name of the person being celebrated. But opinions differ as to the origin of the syallable. Hebrew applies is to means "tribute" or "offering". The French change "mass" messe and Latin missa.
Some languages may be shown more than once and in a slightly different way.
Also, special characters are missing due to keyboard differences.
Some say "Merry Christmas" and some add "Happy New Year".
Afrikaans - Geseënde Kersfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar
Arabic - I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida
Argentine - Felices Pasquas Y felices ano Nuevo
Armenian - Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Bohemian - Vesele Vanoce
Brazilian - Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
Breton - Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian - Vesela Koleda i chestita nova godina!
Catalan - Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
Chinese - Sing Dan Fai Lok. Gung Hai Fat Choi (Cantonese)
Chinese - Shen Dan Kuai Le Xin Nian Yu Kuai (Mandarin)
Chinese - Shen tan jie kuai le. Hsin Nien Kuaile
Cornish - Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Cree - Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Croatian - Sretan Bozic
Czech - Stastne a vesele vanoce a stastny novy rok!
Danish - Glaedelig Jul og glaedelig nytar
Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar
Dutch - Prettige kerstdagen en een gelukkig nieuw jaar
English - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Eskimo - (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
Esperanto - Felican Kristnaskon kaj Bonan Novjaron!
Estonian - Haeid joulupuehi ja head uut aastat!
Faeroese - Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar!
Filipinos - Maligayang Pasko
Finnish - Hauskaa Joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!
Flemish - Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
French - Joyeux Noel et Bonne Année!
Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ůr!
Galician - Bo Nadal
German - Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!
Greek - Hronia polla kai eytyhismenos o kainourios hronos
Greek - Hronia polla ke eftihismenos o kenourios hronos
Hausa - Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaiian - Mele Kalikimaka ame Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
Hebrew - Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Hindi - Shub Naya Baras
Hungarian - Kellemes karacsonyi uennepeket es boldog ujevet!
Icelandic - Gledhileg jól og farsælt komandi ar!
Indonesian - Selamat Hari Natal dan Selamat Tahun Baru!
Iraqi - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish - Nollaig Shona duit
Irish - Nollig Shona
Irish - Nollaig faoi shean agus faoi shonas duit agus bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit!
Italian - Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!
Japanese - Meri Kurisumasu soshite Akemashite Omedeto!
Korean- Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Latin - Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
Latvian - Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jaun Gadu!
Lithuanian - Linksmu Kaledu
Macedonian - Sreken Bozhik
Maltese - Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja!
Modern Greek - Kala Christougenna kai evtichismenos o kainourios chronos!
Navajo - Merry Keshmish
Norwegian - God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar
Pennsylvania German - En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr
Polish - Vesowe Boze Narodzenie
Polish - Wesolych Swia,t i Szcze,sliwego Nowego Roku!
Portuguese - Boas Festas
Portuguese - Feliz Natal e um Prospero Ano Novo
Romanian - Craciun fericit si un an nou fericit
Russian - S nastupaiushchim Novym godom i s Rozhdestvom Khristovym!
Romanche - (sursilvan dialect): Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!
Scots Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil huibh
Serbian - Hristos se rodi
Slovakian - Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce
Slovak - Vesele Vianoce i na zdravie v novom roku!
Samoan - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Spanish - Feliz Navidad y Prospero ano nuevo!
Swedish - God Jul Och Ett Gott Nytt År
Thai - Sawadee Pee Mai
Trukeese - (Micronesian) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
Turkish - Noeliniz kutlu olsun ve yeni yilinis kutlu olsun!
Turkish - Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian - Srozhdestvom Kristovym
Ukrainan - Z novym rokom i s rizdvom Hrystovym!
Vietnamese - Chuc mung nam moi va Giang Sing vui ve
Welsh - Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Da!
Yoruba - E ku odun, e ku iye'dun!
Yugoslavian - Cestitamo Bozic