Meanings
phrase
alternative informal merry Xmas
- Used to express good wishes on or before Christmas Day.
Merry Christmas, Jack. / Same to you. And a happy New Year.
2 more examples
Have a merry Christmas, Jack. / Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I am aſhamed to talk of theſe Trifles, but to make you ſenſible by the Way, that the Spaniards are not ſo ungrateful as you repreſent them, I ſhall tell you, that the Money ariſing out of the Sale that was made of the Wine and Chocolate belonging to the Cardinal at his Departure, was more than ſufficient to defray the Expences of his Journey, and had he continued fifteen Days longer at Madrid, he would have received by the Poſt a Bill of 1000 Piſtoles, with which a Friend wiſhed him a merry Chriſtmas, which Sum was paid by the King’s Orders to the Government of Madrid to be employed for the Benefit of the Publick.
1722, The Hiſtorical Regiſter, volume VII, № XXVIII, “An Anſwer from the Marqueſs of ———— to the Letter of a Prelate, concerning Cardinal Alberoni”, pages 291–292
Translations
Afrikaans geseënde Kersfees
- geseënde Kersfeesgood wishes at Christmas time
Arabic عِيد مِيلَاد مَجِيد, مِيلَاد مَجِيد
- عِيد مِيلَاد مَجِيد (ʕīd mīlād majīd)good wishes at Christmas time
- مِيلَاد مَجِيد (mīlād majīd)good wishes at Christmas time
Basque Eguberri on
- Eguberri ongood wishes at Christmas time
Bulgarian Ве́села Ко́леда
- Ве́села Ко́леда (Vésela Kóleda)good wishes at Christmas time
Catalan bon Nadal
- bon Nadalgood wishes at Christmas time
Chinese Cantonese 聖誕快樂 /圣诞快乐
- 聖誕快樂 /圣诞快乐 (sing³ daan³ faai³ lok⁶)good wishes at Christmas time
Chinese Mandarin 聖誕快樂 /圣诞快乐, 聖誕節快樂 /圣诞节快乐
- 聖誕快樂 /圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàilè)good wishes at Christmas time
- 聖誕節快樂 /圣诞节快乐 (Shèngdànjié kuàilè)good wishes at Christmas time
Czech veselé Vánoce
- veselé Vánocegood wishes at Christmas time
Danish glædelig jul, god jul
- glædelig julgood wishes at Christmas time
- god julgood wishes at Christmas time
Dutch vrolijk kerstfeest, prettig kerstfeest
- vrolijk kerstfeestgood wishes at Christmas time
- prettig kerstfeestgood wishes at Christmas time
Esperanto ĝojan Kristnaskon
- ĝojan Kristnaskongood wishes at Christmas time
Estonian häid jõule
- häid jõulegood wishes at Christmas time
Finnish hyvää joulua, hauskaa joulua
- hyvää jouluagood wishes at Christmas time
- hauskaa jouluagood wishes at Christmas time
French joyeux Noël
- joyeux Noëlgood wishes at Christmas time
German frohe Weihnachten, fröhliche Weihnachten
- frohe Weihnachtengood wishes at Christmas time
- fröhliche Weihnachtengood wishes at Christmas time
Greek καλά Χριστούγεννα
- καλά Χριστούγεννα (kalá Christoúgenna)good wishes at Christmas time
Hawaiian mele Kalikimaka
- mele Kalikimakagood wishes at Christmas time
Hebrew חג מולד שמח
- חג מולד שמח (khag molad sameakh)good wishes at Christmas time
Hindi शुभ बड़ा दिन, शुभ क्रिस्मस
- शुभ बड़ा दिन (śubh baṛā din)good wishes at Christmas time
- शुभ क्रिस्मस (śubh krismas)good wishes at Christmas time
- मेरी क्रिसमस (merī krismas)good wishes at Christmas time
- क्रिसमस मुबारक (krismas mubārak)good wishes at Christmas time
Hungarian boldog karácsonyt
- boldog karácsonytgood wishes at Christmas time
Icelandic gleðileg jól
- gleðileg jólgood wishes at Christmas time
Indonesian selamat hari Natal, selamat Natal
- selamat hari Natalgood wishes at Christmas time
- selamat Natalgood wishes at Christmas time
Irish Nollaig Shona
- Nollaig Shonagood wishes at Christmas time
Italian buon Natale
- buon Natalegood wishes at Christmas time
Japanese メリークリスマス, メリクリ
- メリークリスマス (merii kurisumasu)good wishes at Christmas time
- メリクリ (merikuri)good wishes at Christmas time
Korean 메리 크리스마스, 즐거운 성탄절
- 메리 크리스마스 (meri keuriseumaseu)good wishes at Christmas time
- 즐거운 성탄절 (jeulgeoun seongtanjeol)good wishes at Christmas time
Latin felix dies Nativitatis, Natale Hilare
- felix dies Nativitatisgood wishes at Christmas time
- Natale Hilaregood wishes at Christmas time
Latvian priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
- priecīgus Ziemassvētkusgood wishes at Christmas time
Lithuanian Linksmų Kalėdų
- Linksmų Kalėdųgood wishes at Christmas time
Malay selamat hari Natal, selamat Natal
- selamat hari Natalgood wishes at Christmas time
- selamat Natalgood wishes at Christmas time
Māori Meri Kirihimete
- Meri Kirihimetegood wishes at Christmas time
Norwegian Bokmål gledelig jul, god jul
- gledelig julgood wishes at Christmas time
- god julgood wishes at Christmas time
Persian میلاد مسیح مبارک باد, کریسمس مبارک
- میلاد مسیح مبارک باد (milâd-e masih mobârak bâd)good wishes at Christmas time
- کریسمس مبارک (kerismas mobârak)good wishes at Christmas time
Polish Wesołych Świąt, Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia
- Wesołych Świątgood wishes at Christmas time
- Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzeniagood wishes at Christmas time
Portuguese Feliz Natal
- Feliz Natalgood wishes at Christmas time
Romanian Crăciun fericit
- Crăciun fericitgood wishes at Christmas time
Russian с Рождество́м, с Рождество́м Христо́вым
- с Рождество́м (s Roždestvóm)good wishes at Christmas time
- с Рождество́м Христо́вым (s Roždestvóm Xristóvym)good wishes at Christmas time
- Весёлого Рождества́ (Vesjólovo Roždestvá)good wishes at Christmas time
- Счастли́вого Рождества́ (Sčastlívovo Roždestvá)good wishes at Christmas time
Scottish Gaelic Nollaig Chridheil
- Nollaig Chridheilgood wishes at Christmas time
Slovak veselé Vianoce
- veselé Vianocegood wishes at Christmas time
Spanish feliz Navidad
- feliz Navidadgood wishes at Christmas time
Swahili heri ya Krismasi, Krismasi njema
- heri ya Krismasigood wishes at Christmas time
- Krismasi njemagood wishes at Christmas time
Swedish god jul
- god julgood wishes at Christmas time
Tagalog maligayang Pasko
- maligayang Paskogood wishes at Christmas time
Tamil கிறிஸ்துமஸ் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்
- கிறிஸ்துமஸ் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் (kiṟistumas nalvāḻttukkaḷ)good wishes at Christmas time
Thai สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส
- สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส (sùk-sǎn wan krís-mâas)good wishes at Christmas time
Turkish mutlu Noeller
- mutlu Noellergood wishes at Christmas time
Ukrainian з Різдво́м, з Різдво́м Христо́вим
- з Різдво́м (z Rizdvóm)good wishes at Christmas time
- з Різдво́м Христо́вим (z Rizdvóm Xrystóvym)good wishes at Christmas time
Urdu کرسمس مبارک, جشنِ کرسمس مبارک
- کرسمس مبارک (krismas mubārak)good wishes at Christmas time
- جشنِ کرسمس مبارک (jašan-e krismas mubārak)good wishes at Christmas time
- شبھ بڑا دن (shubh baṛā din)good wishes at Christmas time
- شبھ کرسمس (shubh krismas)good wishes at Christmas time
- میری کرسمس (merī krismas)good wishes at Christmas time
Vietnamese chúc mừng Giáng sinh, chúc mừng Nô-en
- chúc mừng Giáng sinhgood wishes at Christmas time
- chúc mừng Nô-engood wishes at Christmas time
- mừng Chúa Giáng sinhgood wishes at Christmas time
Welsh Nadolig Llawen
- Nadolig Llawengood wishes at Christmas time
Yiddish אַ פֿריילעכן ניטל
- אַ פֿריילעכן ניטל (a freylekhn nitl)good wishes at Christmas time
Zulu uKhisimusi oMuhle
- uKhisimusi oMuhlegood wishes at Christmas time
Cite this entry
APA
merry Christmas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merry%20Christmas
MLA
“merry Christmas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merry%20Christmas. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merry Christmas,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merry%20Christmas.
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