A polite, set phrase used before the New Year to wish someone well. Often said in late December. The more common variant is 良いお年をお迎えください, with an extra お before 年.
See also: 良いお年をお迎えください
Thank you for your help this year. Have a happy New Year.
皆様、良い年をお迎えください。
Everyone, I wish you a happy New Year.
More common variant with an extra honorific お before 年. Both are polite New Year's greetings, but 良いお年を is slightly more standard.
Used after the New Year has begun, while 良い年をお迎えください is used before the New Year.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
Variant with 下さい instead of ください; slightly more formal or traditional.
Kana spelling for 良い; common in casual writing or when avoiding kanji.
Kana spelling for 良い with 下さい; less common but possible.
A polite phrase combining 良い (good), 年 (year), を (object marker), お迎え (honorific form of 迎える, to welcome), and ください (please). The expression is a seasonal greeting used before the New Year.