Merry Christmas in 15 different languages

The term ‘Merry Christmas’ is used worldwide to celebrate the festive season with others, whether it’s in person, in a Christmas card, or in a tweet.

The greeting (apparently) originates in 1699, when an English admiral first used the term in an informal letter. The phrase was then used in Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ in 1843, and has rapidly grown in popularity since then.

Keep a few of these up your sleeve and you’ll certainly be giving people a treat this Christmas:

Irish

Nollaig Shona

Welsh

Nadolig Llawen

French

Joyeux Noël

German

Fröhliche Weihnachten

Spanish

Feliz Navidad

Italian

Buon Natale

Portuguese

Feliz Natal

Danish

Glædelig jul

Dutch

Vrolijk kerstfeest

Swahili

Krismasi Njema

Romanian

Crăciun fericit

Polish

Wesołych świąt Bożego Narodzenia

Swedish

God Jul

Turkish

Mutlu Noeller

Czech

Veselé Vánoce