Saying “Merry Christmas” or “Season's Greetings”Around the World

Ways to say "Merry Christmas" or "Season's Greetings" in such languages as Afrikaans, Danish, Hindi, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Swahili, Thai, and more. See also Names for Santa Around the World, Greetings Around the World, Thank You Around the World, and Saying “Happy New Year!” Around the World. Find out why Election Day falls on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Merry Christmas and Happy Christmas are both greetings used during the last part of December, around Christmastime. The first word of each is only capitalized when used as a greeting. When one is speaking of a happy or merry Christmas, the adjectives are lowercase. Merry Christmas began as a saying in the 1500s. It was recorded in a letter as a wish that God would send the recipient a “mery Christmas”. It was solidified as a capitalized greeting by Charles Dickens in his great work A Christmas Carol. Queen Elizabeth II, for whatever reason, did not use Dickens’ phrase. Instead, she used the phrase Happy Christmas in her broadcasts to her subjects. After her use, the term gained popularity and is still the most common form in Great Britain and Ireland. There is debate whether or not the greeting has religious meaning and whether a more generic Happy Holidays should be used instead to respect non-Christian views. Be aware of your audience when choosing the correct phrase. Supporters held homemade signs that said “Merry Christmas” to passing drivers, many who honked as they drove on Route 139 in Marshfield on Saturday morning. [CBS Local] It’s going be a very, very merry Christmas now. [Sunderland Echo] May the sweet magic of Christmas, fills your heart with love and affection, that spreads to those whom you love, Happy Christmas and New year. [Latin Times] Seven out of 10 Filipinos are expecting to have a happy Christmas this year, the latest Social Weather Stations survey showed. [Phil Star] Christmas is celebrated all over the world. There are usually special church services, pageants, parades, and plays. There is also special food, presents, and caroling. In the Southern Hemisphere there is no snow, but people still decorate with evergreen branches or trees. A translation of the words Merry Christmas is what the phrase means from language to language. In English, there are many additional phrases that you can use to wish someone a Merry Christmas. Here are some phrases sorted by the type of greeting: Create and save customized word lists. Sign up today and start improving your vocabulary! Please set a username for yourself. People will see it as Author Name with your public word lists.  Doesn't matter what do you used to get from Santa - toys and candies or coal! Meet our generous Santa, he rewards you with15 free spins, wild symbol (+2 more wild symbols during free spins only), risk game, scatter, and even a bonus game (during free spins only). There is no need to wait until the 24th of December. Take a chance and play it now.