67 Xmas Greetings in 50 Languages: How to say Merry Christmas wherever you are in Europe

If you’re travelling in Europe this Christmas, be sure to find out how to say Merry Christmas greetings to the locals! It is a holiday celebrated almost everywhere, so it is sure to be appreciated. We’ve organised them by European regions, and then alphabetically, to make them easy for you to find!
Western Europe (7 languages, 12 greetings)
Breton (Brittany, France)
nedeleg laouen
Dutch
Vrolijk Kerstfeest!
French (3)
Joyeux noël
Joyeuses fêtes/bonnes fêtes
Je vous souhaite d’excellentes fêtes de fin d’année (formal)
German (4)
Frohe Weihnachten! — Merry Christmas!
Fröhliche Weihnachten! — Joyous Christmas!
Frohes Fest! — A happy celebration!
Frohes Weihnachtsfest! — A joyous Christmas celebration!
Luxembourgish
Schéi Krëschtdeeg!
Romansh (Switzerland)
Legreivlas fiestas de Nadal!
Walloon (Wallonia, Belgium)
djoyeus Noyé
Eastern Europe (9 languages, 12 greetings)
Belarussian
Z Kaljadami (З Калядамі)
Bulgarian
Весела Коледа ( и честита нова година)
Czech
veselé Vánoce
Hungarian (2)
‘Веселого Різдва’ Veseloho Rizdva (Merry Christmas) or ‘Христос Рождається’ Khrystos Rozhdayetsia (Christ is Born)
Polish
Wesołych Świąt
Romanian
Craciun Fericit
Russian (2)
s rah-zh-dee-st-VOHM (C рождеством!) or
s-schah-st-lee-vah-vah rah-zh dee-st-vah (Счастливого рождества!)
Slovak
Veselé Vianoce
Ukrainian (2)
‘Веселого Різдва’ Veseloho Rizdva (Merry Christmas)
‘Христос Рождається’ Khrystos Rozhdayetsia (Christ is Born)
Northern Europe (17 languages, 23 greetings)
Cornish (Cornwall, England)
Nadelek lowen
Danish
Glædelig Jul
Estonian
Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi
English (5)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Happy Christmas
Season’s Greetings (Used only in writing)
Yuletide greetings (Used only in writing, most commonly of Christmas cards)
Faroese
Gleðilig jól!
Finnish
Hyvää joulua
Icelandic
Gleðileg jól
Irish Gaelic (Ireland)
Nollaig Shona Dhuit
Latvian
Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
Lithuanian (2)
Džiaugsmingų Šventų Kalėdų
Manx Gaelic (Isle of Man, UK)
Nollick Ghennal
North-Sami (North Scandinavia)
Buorit Juovllat
Norwegian
God jul!
Scots (Scotland) (2)
A Blithe Yule
A Cantie Yule
Scottish Gaelic (Scotland)
Nollaig Chridheil
Swedish
God Jul!
Welsh
Nadolig Llawen
Southern Europe (16 languages, 19 greetings)
Albanian
Gëzuar Krishtlindjet
Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
Eguberri on
Castillian (Spain) (2)
Feliz Navidad (y Feliz Año Nuevo)
Felices fiestas
Catalan (Catalonia, Balearic Islands, and Valencia, Spain)
Bon Nadal
Croatian
Sretan Božić
Galician (Galicia, Spain)
Bo Nadal
Greek
καλά Χριστούγεννα
Italian (2)
Buone Feste
Auguri di un Natale sereno (Formal/in writing)
Maltese
il-Milied it-tajjeb
Montenegrin (2)
Hristos se rodi (Христос се роди) – Christ is born
Vaistinu se rodi (Ваистину се роди) – truly born (reply)
Neapolitan (Southern Italy)
Bon Nàtale
Portuguese
Feliz Natal!
Sardinian (Sardinia, Italy)
Bona pasca de nadale
Sicilian (Sicily and Calabria, Italy)
Bon Natali
Slovenian
Vesel božič
Turkish
Mutlu Noeller
Emoji
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