Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in many languages

Note: Christmas is not universally celebrated and there are a number of different dates for new year, depending on which calendar you use.

Language	Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Afrikaans	Geseënde Kersfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar Geseënde Kersfees en 'n voorspoedige Nuwe jaar
Akeanon	Maayad-ayad nga Paskwa Mahigugmaon nga Bag-ong Dag-on kinyo tanan!
Albanian	Gëzuar Krishtlindjet e Vitin e Ri
Aleut	Kamgan Ukudigaa
Alsatian	E güeti Wïnâchte un e gleckichs Nej Johr
Amharic	መልከም ልደት (Melikam yelidet beale Melikam Addis Amet)
Apache (Western)	Gozhqq Keshmish
Arabic (Modern Standard)	اجمل التهاني بمناسبة الميلاد و حلول السنة الجديدة (Ajmel altehani bemonasebt almīlad wa helol alseneh aljedīdah) (kullu sina winta t̴ayyib - to a man) كل سنة وانت طيّب (kullu sina winti t̴ayyiba - to a woman) كل سنة وانت طيّبة
Armenian (Eastern)	Շնորհավոր Ամանոր և Սուրբ Ծնունդ (Shnorhavor Amanor yev Surb Tznund)
Armenian (Western)	Շնորհաւոր Նոր Տարի եւ Սուրբ Ծնունդ: (Shnorhavor Nor Daree yev Soorp Dzuhnoont)
Aromanian	Cãrciun hãrios (Hristolu s-aflà! Dealihea cà s-afla!) shi ti multsã-anji Anlu Nàù!
Asturian	Bones Navidaes y Gayoleru añu nuevu!
Aymara	Sooma Nawira-ra
Azerbaijani	Tezze iliniz yahsi olsun
Basque	Zorionak eta urte berri on
Belarusian	З Божым нараджэннем (Z Bozym naradzenniem) Сзцзаслівыцг Каліадау (Szczaslivych Kaliadau) З Новым годам i Калядамi (Z Novym godam i Kaliadami)
Bengali	শুভ বড়দিন, শুভ নববর্ষ (śtata baɽadin, śtata nababaṣ)
Bikol	Maogmang Pasko Mamura-way na Ba-gong Taon sa indo gabos!
Blackfoot	ᖱᒣᖳᒐᒉᑊᖿᒪᔪᖱᖽᐧᒡᒧᐧᖾᒍ (i'taamomahkatoyiiksistsikomi)
Bosnian	Cestit Bozic i Sretna Nova godina
Breton	Nedeleg laouen ha bloavezh mat
Bulgarian	Честита Коледа! (Čestita Koleda!) Щастлива Нова Година (Štastliva Nova Godina)
Catalan	Bon Nadal i feliç any nou
Cebuano	Maayong Pasko Mabungahong Bag-ong Tuig kaninyong tanan!
Chamorro	Felis Nabidat yan Felis Año Nuebo
Cherokee	ᏓᏂᏍᏔᏲᎯᎲ & ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎢᏤ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᎠᏌᏗᏒ (Danistayohihv & Aliheli'sdi Itse Udetiyvasadisv)
Cheyenne	Hoesenestotse & Aa'eEmona'e
Chinese (Cantonese)	聖誕節同新年快樂 (singdaanjit tùnhg sànnìhn faailohk) 恭喜發財 (gung héi fáat chōi) - used at Chinese New Year
Chinese (Hakka)	聖誕節快樂, 新年快樂 (shin⁵-tan⁵-ziet⁷ kwai⁵-lok⁸, sin¹-ngien² kwai⁵-lok⁸) 恭喜發財 (giung¹ hi³ fat⁷ coi²) - used at Chinese New Year
Chinese (Mandarin)	聖誕快樂新年快樂 [圣诞快乐新年快乐] (shèngdàn kuàilè xīnnián kuàilè) 恭喜發財 [恭喜发财] (gōngxǐ fācái) - used at Chinese New Year
Chinese (Shanghainese)	圣诞节快乐 (sendaijiq kualoq) 新年快乐 (sinni kualoq)
Chinese (Teochew)	圣诞快乐新年快乐 (siandang kuailak singnin kuailak)
Choctaw	Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito
Comanche	Tsaa Nu̶u̶sukatu̶̲ Waa Himaru̶
Cornish	Nadelik Lowen ha Blydhen Nowydh Da Nadelik Looan ha Looan Blethen Noweth Nadelack looan ha looan blethan noueth
Cree	ᒥᑐ ᒪᑯᓯ ᑫᓯᑲᓐᓯ (Mitho Makosi Kesikansi)
Creek	Afvcke Nettvcakorakko
Croatian	Sretan Božić! Sretna Nova godina!
Czech	Veselé vánoce a šťastný nový rok
Danish	Glædelig jul og godt nytår
Dutch	Prettige kerstdagen en een Gelukkig NieuwJaar! Zalig kerstfeest en gelukkig nieuwjaar
Esperanto	Bonan Kristnaskon kaj feliĉan novan jaron
Estonian	Häid Jõule ja Head Uut Aastat
Faroese	Gledhilig Jol og eydnurikt nyggjar
Fijian	Me Nomuni na marau ni siga ni sucu dei na yabaki vou
Finnish	Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta
Flemish	Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
Frisian	Noflike Krystdagen en folle lok en seine
French	Joyeux Noël et bonne année
Friulian	Bon Nadâl e Biel An Gnûv!
Galician	Bo Nadal e próspero aninovo
Georgian	გილოცავთ შობა-ახალ წელს (gilocʻavtʻ šoba-axal cels) - frm გილოცავ შობა-ახალ წელს (gilocʻav šoba-axal cels) - inf
German	Frohe/Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr / ein gutes Neues / und ein gesundes neues Jahr / und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr Frohes Fest und guten Rutsch [ins neue Jahr]
German (Bavarian)	Froue Weihnåcht'n, und a guad's nei's Joah
German (Hessian)	Frohe Weihnachte unn ein gudes neus Jahr
German (Swiss)	schöni Fäschttäg / schöni Wienachte und e guets neus Jahr / en guete Rutsch is neue Johr
German (Pennsylvania)	En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr
Greek	Καλά Χριστούγεννα και Ευτυχισμένο το Νέο Ετος (Kala Khristougenna kai Eutukhismeno to Neo Etos) Καλὰ Χριστούγεννα καὶ καλὴ χρονιά! (Kalá hristoúgena ke kalí hroniá)
Greenlandic	Juullimi ukiortaasamilu pilluaritsi
Hausa	barka da Kirsimatikuma barka da sabuwar shekara
Hawaiian	Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou
Hebrew	חג מולד שמח ושנה טובה Chag Molad Sameach v'Shanah Tovah
Hiligaynon	Malipayon nga Paskwa Mahamungayaon nga Bag-ong Tuig sa inyong tanan
Hindi	शुभ क्रिसमस (Śubh krisamas) नये साल की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें (Naye sāl kī hārdik śubhkāmnayeṅ)
Hungarian	Kellemes karácsonyt és boldog új évet
Icelandic	Gleðileg jól og farsælt komandi ár Gleðileg jól og farsælt nýtt ár
Ilokano	Naragsak a Paskua Narang-ay a Baro a Tawen kadakayo amin!
Indonesian	Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru
Inonhan	Malipayon nga Paskwa kag Masadya nga Bag-ong Tuig sa inyo tanan.
Inuktitut	ᑯᕕᐊᓇᒃ ᐃᓄᕕᐊ (Kuvianak Inovia) - Merry Christmas
Irish (Gaelic)	Nollaig shona duit (Happy Christmas to you) Beannachtaí na Nollag (Christmas Greetings) Beannachtaí an tSéasúir (Season's Greetings) Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit (Prosperous New Year) Bliain úr faoi shéan is faoi mhaise duit (Happy New Year to you)
Italian	Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo
Japanese	メリークリスマス (merī kurisumasu) New Year greeting - 'Western' style 新年おめでとうございます (shinnen omedetō gozaimasu) New Year greetings - Japanese style 明けましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetō gozaimasu) 旧年中大変お世話になりました (kyūnenjū taihen osewa ni narimashita) 本年もよろしくお願いいたします (honnen mo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu)
Jèrriais	Bouan Noué / Jouaiyeux Noué et Bouonne année Un Bouan Noué et lé Nouvel An!
Judeo-Spanish / Ladino	Noel alegre i felis anyo muevo
Kapampangan	Masayang Pasku Masaplalang Bayung Banwa keko ngan!
Kazakh	Жаңа жыл құтты болсын! (Jaña jıl quttı bolsın!) - inf Жаңа жылыңыз құтты болсын! (Jaña jılıñız quttı bolsın!) - frm (Happy New Year)
Kinyarwanda	Noheri nziza n'umwaka mushya muhire!
Kirghiz	Жаратканнын туысымен Жана Жылыныз кутты болсын (Žaratkannyi tuysymen Žana Žylynyz kutty bolsyn)
Klingon	yItIv QISmaS 'ej Quch chu' wa'maH 'ej cha' maSmey
Korean	메리 크리스마스 잘 지내고 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (meli kliseumaseu jal ji naego saehae pog manhi pateuseyo)
Kurdish (Kurmanji)	Kirîsmes u ser sala we pîroz be
Kurdish (Sorani)	Kirîsmes u salî nwêtan lê pîroz bê
Latin	Natale hilare et annum faustum
Latvian	Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus un laimīgu Jauno gadu
Lithuanian	Linksmų Kalėdų ir laimingų Naujųjų Metų
Luxembourgish	E schéine Chrëschtdag an e glécklecht neit Joer Schéi Feierdeeg an e glécklecht neit Joer Schéi Chrëschtdeeg an e gudde Rutsch an d'neit Joer
Macedonian	Среќен Божик и среќна Нова година (Sreken Bozhik i srekna Nova godina)
Malagasy	Mirary noely sambatra Arahabaina tratrin'ny taona vaovao
Malay	Selamat Hari Natal (Christmas) Selamat Tahun Baru (New Year)
Malayalam	ന വവത്സര ആശംസ (nava-valsara āshamsakal) - Happy New Year
Maltese	Il-Milied Ħieni u s-Sena t-Tajba Awguri għas-sena l-ġdida
Manx	Nollick Ghennal as Blein Vie Noa
Māori	Kia orana e kia manuia rava i teia Kiritimeti e te Mataiti Ou
Marathi	शुभ नाताळ (Śubh Nātāḷ) नवीन वर्षच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा (Navīn varṣacyā hārdik śubhecchā)
Mongolian	Танд кристмас ба шинэ жилийн мэнд хүргэе (Tand kristmas ba shine jiliyn mend khürgeye)
Navajo	Ya'at'eeh Keshmish
Norwegian	God jul og godt nytt år (Bokmål) God jol og godt nyttår (Nynorsk)
Occitan	Polit Nadal e bona annada
Ogoni	Eenyie Mea Krist Ne Eenyie Aagbaa
Old English	Glæd Geol and Gesælig Niw Gear
Pangasinan	Maabig ya Pasko Maaligwas ya Balon Taon ed sikayon amin!
Persian	(krismas mobārak) كرسمس مبارک سال نو مبارک (sāle no mobārak)
Polish	Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!
Portuguese	Feliz Natal e próspero ano novo / Feliz Ano Novo Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo / Um Santo e Feliz Natal
Punjabi	ਕਰਿਸਮ ਤੇ ਨਵਾੰ ਸਾਲ ਖੁਸ਼ਿਯਾੰਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ (karisama te nawāṃ sāla khušayāṃwālā hewe)
Quenya	Alassëa Hristomerendë! Alassëa Vinyarië!
Romansh (Sursilvan dialect)	Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!!
Romanian	Crăciun fericit şi un an nou fericit
Russian	С Рождеством Христовым и С наступающим Новым Годом (S Roždestvom Khristovym i S nastupayuščim Novym Godom)
Samoan	Manuia le Kerisimasi, ma le Tausaga Fou
Scots	A Blithe Yule an a Guid New Year Merry Christmas an' a guid New Year
Scottish Gaelic	Nollaig chridheil agus bliadhna mhath ùr
Serbian	Христос се роди (Hristos se rodi) - Christ is born Ваистину се роди (Vaistinu se rodi) - truly born (reply) Срећна Нова Година (Srećna Nova Godina) - Happy New Year
Sesotho	Keresemese e monate le mahlohonolo a selemo se setjha
Sicilian	Bon Natali e filici annu novu
Sindarin	Mereth Veren e-Doled Eruion! Garo Idhrinn Eden Veren!
Slovak	Veselé vianoce a Štastný nový rok
Slovenian	Vesel božič in Srečno novo leto
Somali	Ciid wanaagsan iyo sanad cusub oo fiican
Spanish	¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo!
Swahili	Krismasi Njema / Heri ya krismas Heri ya mwaka mpya
Swedish	God jul och gott nytt år
Tagalog	Maligayang Pasko, Manigong bagong taon
Tamil	Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Tahitian	Ia orana no te noere Ia orana i te matahiti api
Telugu	Nootana Samvatsara Subhakankshalu - (Wish you a happy new year)
Thai	สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส และสวัสดีปีใหม่ (souksaan wan Christmas sawatdii pimaï)
Tibetan	ལོགསར་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་། (losalazashidele - Happy New Year)
Tigrinya	ርሑስ በዓል ልደት (ይግበረልካ) (rHus beˋal ldet (ygberelka)) ርሑስ አውደ ዓመት (ይግበረልካ) (rHus əwed ˋamet (ygberelka))
Tongan	Kilisimasi fiefia mo ha ta'u fo'ou monū'ia
Turkish	İyi Noeller ve Mutlu Yıllar İyi seneler / Yeni yılınız kutlu olsun (Happy New Year) Yeni yılınızı kutlar, sağlık ve başarılar dileriz (We wish you a happy, healthy and successful new year)
Ukrainian	Веселого Різдва і з Новим Роком (Veseloho Rizdva i z Novym Rokom)
Urdu	کرسمَس مبارک 'Merry Christmas' = (krismas mubarak) نايا سال مبارک هو 'New Year's blessings to you' = (naya sal mubarik hu) بڑدا دنمبارک هو 'Big day's blessings to you' = (burda din mubarik hu)
Uzbek	Yangi yilingiz bilan! (Happy New Year)
Vietnamese	Chúc Giáng Sinh Vui Vẻ và Chúc Năm Mới Tốt Lành
Volapük	Lemotöfazäli yofik e nulayeli läbik
Võro	Hüvvä joulu ja õnnõlikku vahtsõt aastakka
Waray-Waray	Maupay nga Pasko Mainuswagon nga Bag-ong Tuig ha iyo ngatanan!
Welsh	Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda
Xhosa	Siniqwenelela Ikrisimesi Emnandi Nonyaka Omtsha Ozele Iintsikelelo
Yiddish	אַ פֿרײליכע ניטל און אַ גוטער נײַער יאָר (A freylikhe nitl un a guter nayer yor)
Zulu	Sinifesela uKhisimusi oMuhle noNyaka oMusha oNempumelelo

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Other collections of translations of this phrase
http://www.holidays.net/christmas/voices.htm
http://resources.alibaba.com/topic/24321/Merry_Christmas_and_Happy_New_Year.htm
http://www.freelang.net/expressions/christmas.html
http://www.thehistoryofchristmas.com/trivia/merry.htm
http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/merry.htm

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