Global Christmas Greetings We wait a year to celebrate Christmas. Yet when we plan our celebration, we tend to forget those who serve us unfailingly. We gather around the Christmas tree with friends and family. But we forget to invite those who are alone in this world. This Christmas, bring joy to others with an act of kindness. Use these inspirational Christmas quotes to teach you the real meaning of giving. Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most. – Ruth Carter Stapleton
Afrikaans: Merry Christmas: Gelukkige Kersfees Santa Claus: Cas Fadder
Albanian: Merry Christmas: Gezur Krislinjden Santa Claus: Babadimri
Arabic: Merry Christmas: Milad Majid, Santa Claus: Baba Noel
Armenian: Merry Christmas: Nor Darie Santa Claus: Ghaghant Baba
Ashanti: (Ghana) Merry Christmas: Bronya Pa Santa Claus: Santa
Azari: (Southern Turkey/Northern Iran) Merry Christmas: Byramus Mobarak Santa Claus: Baba Noel
Bangoli: Merry Christmas: Shubo Bardin or Shubo Borodin Santa Claus: Santa
Boznian: Merry Christmas: Sretan Bozic or Sretni bozicni praznici Santa Claus: Deda Mraz or Bozic Bata
Brazilian: Merry Christmas: Feliz Natal Santa Claus: Papai Noel
Bulgarian: Merry Christmas: Tchestita Koleda or Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo Santa Claus: Dyado Mraz
Burbur: (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia & Etheopia) Merry Christmas: Amazigh As Guas Amagaz Santa Claus: Santa
Catalan (Barcelona): Merry Christmas: Bon Nadal Santa: Papa Noel
Chilcotin (First Nations of Central BC) Merry Christmas: Sizi hesdlan Santa Clause: Santa
Chinese: (Cantonese) Merry Christmas: Sing Dan Faailok Santa Claus: Sing Dan Lo Yen
Chinese: (Mandarin) Merry Christmas: Sheng Dan Kuai Le Santa Claus: Sheng Dan Lo Ren or Sheng Dan La Gong Gong
Croatian: Merry Christmas: Sretan Bozic or Sretni bozicni praznici Santa Claus: Sveti Nicola or Bozic Bata
Curdish: (Iran) Merry Christmas: Jezhenat Piroz Santa Claus: Baba Noel
Czechoslovakian: Vesely Vanoce Santa Claus: Deda Mraz
Danish: Merry Christmas: Glædelig Jul Santa Claus: Julemanden
Dutch: Merry Christmas: Zalig Kerstfeast Santa Claus: Sinterklaas
English: Merry Christmas: Merry Christmas Santa Claus: Santa Claus or Father Christmas
Estonian: Merry Christmas: Ruumsaid juulup|hi Santa Claus: Jõuluvana
Ethiopian (Amharic): Merry Christmas: Melkin Yelidet Beaal Santa Claus: Santa
Farsi: (Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan & Bahrain) Merry Christmas: Christmas Eid Shoma Mobarak Bashad Santa Claus: Baba Noel
Finnish: Merry Christmas: Hyvaa joulua Santa Claus: Joulupukki
Flemish: (Belgium) Merry Christmas: Vrolijke Kerstmis Santa Claus: Pere Noel, Sinterklaas
French: Merry Christmas: Joyeux Noel Santa: Père Noël
German: Merry Christmas: Froehliche Weihnachten Santa Claus: Weihnachtsmann or in Southern Germany: Kris Kringle
Greek: Merry Christmas: Kala Christouyenna Santa Claus: Agios Nicola
Gujarati: (Western India) Merry Christmas: Christmas Ni Subhakamma Santa Claus: Santa
Hawaiian: Merry Christmas: Mele Kalikimaka Santa Claus: Kanakaloka
Hebrew: Merry Christmas: Mo adim Lesimkha Santa Claus: Santa
Hindi: Merry Christmas: Christmas Mobarak or Christmas Shub Kamna Santa Claus: Santa
Hungarian: Merry Christmas: Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket Santa Claus: Mikulás
Icelandic: Merry Christmas: Gledileg Santa Claus: Julemanden
Ilacano: (Philippines) Merry Christmas: naragsak nga paskwam Santa Claus: Santa
Ilongo: (Philippines) Merry Christmas: Maligayamg Pasko. Santa Claus: Santa
Indonesian: (Indonesia, & East Timor) Merry Christmas: Selamat Hari Natal (Bahasa) or Selamat Hari Raya (Muslim) Santa Claus: Santa
Ismaili: (parts of Africa & the Middle East) Merry Christmas: Eid Mobarak Santa Claus: Santa
Italian: Merry Christmas: Buon Natale Santa Claus: Babbo Natale
Japanese: Merry Christmas: Kurisumasu Omedeto Santa Claus: Hoteiosho (a god or priest who bears gifts)
Korean: Merry Christmas: Sung Tan Chuk Ha Hap Ni-Da Santa Claus: Santa
Lao: Merry Christmas: Souksan Van Christmas Santa Claus: Santa
Lebonese: Merry Christmas: Milad Majid, Santa Claus: Baba Noel
Lithuanian: Merry Christmas: Linksmu Kaledu Santa Claus: Kaledu Senelis
Malaysian (Bahasa): Malaysia, Brunei: Merry Christmas: Selemat Hari Natal Santa Claus: Santa
Marathi (Western India, Bombay) Merry Christmas: Shubha Natal Santa Claus: Santa
Nepalese: Merry Christmas: Khusi Christmas Santa Claus: Santa
Norwegian: Merry Christmas: God Jul Santa Claus: Julenissen
Palestinian: Merry Christmas: Kul Seneh Oo Into Salmeen Santa Claus: Santa
Polish: Merry Christmas: Wesolych Swiat Santa Claus: Swiety Mikolaj
Portuguese: Merry Christmas: Feliz Natal Santa Claus: Pai Natal
Punjabi: Merry Christmas: Christmas The Lahk Lahk Vudhai Hove or Christmas Mobarak Santa: Santa
Pushtun: (Afganistan, Pakistan) Merry Christmas: Akhter Dey Mobaraksha Santa Claus: Baba Chaghaloo
Romanian: (Romania & Moldova) Merry Christmas: Craciun Fericit, Sarbatori Fericite Santa Claus: Mos Craciun
Russian: Merry Christmas: Pozdravliay S Rozhdestvom Kristovym Santa Claus: Ded Moroz
Serbian: Merry Christmas: Christos se rodi Santa Claus: Deda Mraz, or Bozic Bata
Sign Language: Merry Christmas: Both hands over tummy palms in, right hand above the left, tips of fingers overlapping, move both hands up and down once then up and right hand sweeps an arch over head with palm out, Fingers and thumb in “C†shape and left hand returns to original position.
Sinhalla: (Sri Lanka) Merry Christmas: Suba Naththalak Wewa Santa Claus: Santa
Slovakian: Merry Christmas: Sretan Bozic or Sretni bozicni praznici Santa Claus: Deda Mraz or Bozic Bata
Slovak: Merry Christmas: Vesely Vanoche Santa Claus: Deda Mraz
Slovene: Merry Christmas: Vesele Bozicne or Vesele Bozicne Praznici Santa Claus: Deda Mraz or Bozic Bata
Somali: Merry Christmas: Christmas Karim or Christmas Mobarak Santa Claus: Santa
Spanish: Merry Christmas: Feliz Navidad Santa Claus: Papa Noel
Swahili: (Kenya Burundi Congo Rwanda) Merry Christmas: Christmas Mukumpia Santa Claus: Santa
Swedish: Merry Christmas: God Jul Santa Claus: Jultomten
Swiss: Merry Christmas: (bordering Germany) Sch?ni Weinocht? Santa Claus: Kris Kringle
Tagalog: (Philippines) Merry Christmas: Maligayamg Pasko. Santa Claus: Santa
Tamil (Sri Lanka) Merry Christmas: Natal Santa Claus: Santa
Taiwanese: Merry Christmas: Shen Dan Kwai Lo Santa Claus: Sheng Dan Lo Ren
Thai: Merry Christmas: Sawadee Pee Mai Santa Claus: Santa
Turkish: Merry Christmas: Byram Miniz Mobarak Olsön Santa Claus: Baba Noel
Twe: (Ghana) Merry Christmas: Bronya Pa Santa Claus: Santa
Ukrainian: Merry Christmas: Christos Rodiosha Santa Claus: Swieti Nicolaj or Djed Mraz
Urdu: (Pakistan) Merry Christmas: Christmas Mobarak Santa Claus: Santa
Venezuelan: (Spanish) Feliz Navidat Santa Claus: Papa Noel or San Nicholas
Vietnamese: Merry Christmas: Choke Mun Noen Santa Claus: Santa
Yugoslavian: Merry Christmas: Sretan Bozic or Sretni bozicni praznici Santa Claus: Deda Mraz or Bozic Bata
Information compiled by Santa Michael J