Christmas Greetings / Holiday Greetings (Creole)

Merry Christmas → Jwaye Nowèl (sometimes: Jwaye Nwèl)
Happy New year → Bòn ane (sometimes: Bònn ane)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Jwaye Nowèl e Bòn ane

I wish you peace, health and prosperity.
Mwen swete w lapè, sante, e pwosperite.

Thank you.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too.
Mèsi.  Jwaye Nowèl e Bòn ane a ou menm tou.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Mwen swete nou tout yon Jwaye Nwèl e Bòn ane.

Wishing you a beautiful holiday season and a new year of peace and happiness.
Mwen swete w yon bèl sezon fèt ak yon nouvèl ane plen ak lapè e lajwa.


May the love of Christmas fill your hearts and your homes.
Se pou lanmou Nwèl la plen kè w ak kay ou. (To: singular person)
Se pou lanmou Nwèl la plen kè nou ak kay nou. (To: Plural people)

Wishing you peace, joy and love
M'ap swete w lapè, lajwa, ak lanmou.

Pase Bon Sezon Fèt!
Have a Happy Holiday!

May all the joys of the season be yours!
Mwen swete w tout lajwa sezon fèt la pote.

Holiday season
Sezon fèt

Happy Holidays
Pase yon bon sezon fèt. (literally: Have a good holiday season)

Christmas time
tan Nowèl
or
sezon Nowèl

Christmas Holiday
Fèt Nowèl

Christmas Day
Jou Nowèl

Christmas Eve
Lavèy Nwèl
or
Vennkat Desanm (Dec 24th)

New year's Day
Joudlan
or
Premye Janvye

New Years Eve
Lavèy joudlan
or
Tranteyen Desanm

Christmas party
Fèt Nowèl

Christmas card
kat Nowèl

Chritsmas gift
kado Nwèl

Christmas decorations
Dekorasyon Nowèl

To hang Chritsmas decorations
instale dekorasyon Nwèl

Christmas carols
chante Nowèl

Celebrate Christmas
Fete Nwèl.
or
Selebre Nwèl.

We won't celebrate Christmas this year.
Nou p'ap fete Nwèl ane sa.

Do you celebrate Christmas?
Eske ou selebre Nwèl?

Toys → Jwèt
angels → zanj
Santa → Tonton Nwèl or Tonton Nowèl
star → zetwal
candle → bouji
wreath → kouròn
gifts / presents → kado
bell → klòch
Nativity → nativite
crib (baby jesus in manger) → krèch
shepherds → bèje, gadò mouton
donkey → bourik
Bethleem → Bètleyèm
Jesus, Mary and Joseph → Jezi, Mari, ak Jozèf
A nativity play → yon pyès Nwèl
The three wise men → twa maj yo