Joy or joyful
Mexicans, and other speakers of the Spanish language, call Christmas, Navidad. Instead of Merry Christmas, they say Feliz Navidad, which means "Happy Birthday."
merry christmas, and any other holidays
The UK is a country, but it doesn't have its own language per say. Depending on what region of the UK you might say it with an accent or with slightly different vernacular, but on the whole, Merry Christmas would be fine.There are differences between American and British English but we both say Merry Christmas.
The official language of Australia is English so you would say "Merry Christmas"
Australians simply greet each other with "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Christmas" on Christmas Day. Often, as one enters church, one will be greeted with "Christ is born!"
The phrase " Happy Christmas" is a British expression, and in other parts of the English speaking world it is "Merry Christmas". In either case the sentiment is to wish the other person an "enjoyable holiday". People say Happy Christmas because they want their family and friends to have an enjoyable holiday.
That is a matter of opinion. If people want to use Xmas when they write, it is acceptable, though a little offensive to some people. If people want to call a tree a "holiday" tree instead of "Christmas" tree or say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Happy (or merry) Christmas", it is their personal choice. Other than that, there aren't too many ways to change the word Christmas, other than renaming the holiday, and to me that should not be done.
Merry Christmas is a Jamaican equivalent of 'Merry Christmas'. The island is an English speaking country. So the written language is similar to other English speaking countries. It's just that the pronunciation may differ.
The most common way for Australians to greet each other at Christmas is by saying either "Merry Christmas, or "Happy Christmas". There is no uniquely Australian way to make your Christmas greetings.
"Merry Christmas" stays the same, but "Happy New Year" becomes "akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!" It is pronounced: ah-keh-mosh-teh oh-meh-deh-toe go-zai-moss.
Like other countries in its continent, Chileans say "Feliz Navidad" during December or near Christmas. This means "Merry Christmas" in Spanish.
Merry Christmas (to you)It's 'Nollaig shona dhuit" and it mean "Merry Christmas to you".