No matter what way you celebrate it, pretty much everyone loves Christmas. Theres warmth. Theres cheer. Theres more food than you know what to do with.
Everyone seems happy around Christmastime. Its why we see random acts of kindness and strangers filled with Christmas spirit. Theres just some intoxicating feeling that surrounds the holidays, and all of us want that feeling for a whole season вЂ" not just December.
Everyone celebrates Christmas in their own unique way, and now youre busy cleverly drafting the perfect holiday greeting. After all, how could one message possibly capture all the love and appreciation for all the wonderful people in your life? You want to send them a festive note, but where should you start (other than the obvious "Happy holidays")?
Below, were giving you plenty of message ideas for the holiday season. Whether youre sending a warm greeting to your coworkers, friends, or family, theres an appropriate note for everyone in your life.
20+ Christmas Card Messages for Every Person in Your Life
No matter how they celebrate, you want to wish a Merry ChristmasВ to those you care about. Here are over 20 Christmas sayingsВ to tell every person in your life to have a wonderful holiday season.
Holiday Messages for Coworkers
Design: Morgan Kendall
Sometimes, the friendships formed at work are some of the most meaningful. After all, these are people who you spend the majority of your waking life with, and nows the time to show your appreciation. Whether youre wishing your boss, cubicle mate, or manager a happy holiday, keep your messages warm with these delightful messages.
This Dear SantaВ CardВ is festive without being partial to any one religious holiday. If youre the boss, you could send this funny Christmas cardВ thanking your team for their hard work. Fill the cards with any of these simple, yet warm greetings to spread joy around the office:
• Happy holidays! Have a wonderful timeВ with your loved ones.
• Its been a joy to work with you this year. Now, take a much-needed break, and enjoy the season.
• Youve certainly kept things "merry and bright" around the office. Have a great holiday and a happy New Year.
• Sending you warm wishes this holiday season. Looking forward to working with you again come the new year.
• Wishing you a happy holiday seasonВ and a prosperous New Year.
• Sending you warmest holiday greetingsВ this time of year. Thank you for your hard work and effort.
Christmas Quotes for Family Members
Design: Eric Clegg Design
When it comes to family members, you can be a little more personal and heartfelt. However, if your family happens to be rather large, you might find it easiest to send one, well-written card to all family members, rather than writing individual notes (but major kudos if you decide to go forward with the latter option).
This Holiday Sentiments CardВ might be the best of both worlds. You can personalize it with a photo of you, you and your partner, your children, or even your fur baby, then print a message on the back. Here are a few family favorite messages to get you started:
• "At Christmas, all roads lead home." -Marjorie Holmes. Looking forward to seeing your shining face this Christmas season.
• "The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy familyВ all wrapped up in each other." -Burton Hills. Having you in our lives is truly a gift. Hope to see you come Christmas morning.
• My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others." -Bob Hope. Sending lots of loveВ to each of you this holiday season.
• "Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand." -Dr. Seuss. Although we may not see you in person, were thinking of youВ and sending best wishesВ to your family this holiday season. Have a great Christmas.
Christmas Sayings to Pass on to Your Friends
Design: Chica Design
When it comes to your friends, you can be a little more relaxed with your messaging. You can send your "Merry Christmas" wishesВ with a little humor or inside joke вЂ" notes you might not send a family member or coworker.
• "Santa ClausВ has the right idea. Visit people only once a year." -Victor Borge. Just kidding. Wish you lived closer вЂ" thinking of you, missing you, and sending you the warmest wishesВ this holiday season.
• I am so happy to have a friend like you in my life. Heres to another year for both of us.
• Wish you were here so we could drink spiced eggnogВ together. Heres to another year of supporting one another in both our wise and questionable decisions.
• Christmas is the one time of yearВ youll get me to say something sentimental, so here it goes: You are one of the most important people in my life, I love you, and Im so grateful to have you every single day.
• My definition of the “Joy of Christmas” is you, me, spiked apple cider, and a bunch of terrible Netflix Christmas movies. You in?
• If I were Harry Potter, I'd wave my magic wandВ so I could spend Christmas next to you. Miss you tons, friend.
• All I want for ChristmasВ is spiked drinks with candy canes, feasts where calories don't count, and another merry little Christmas with you by my side.
Religious Christmas Card Sayings
Design: Banter & Charm
If you or your family celebrates Christmas for religious reasons, its certainly appropriate to send a message with these kinds of sentiments. Here are a few messages capturing the spirit of ChristmasВ in a religious way.
• Peace on Earth! Christ the child is born today.
• May the Christmas spiritВ fill your house this year and the grace of GodВ bless your family.
• Sending thoughts and prayers to you and your family this blessed Christmas day.
• Sending good tidingsВ and good cheerВ this Christmas season. May your house be filled with joy, hope, and love.
• Joy to the world! Our family hopes yours is blessed with the best giftsВ this holiday season: family, friends, love, and good cheer.
• May GodВ bless you and your family with the gifts of love, hope, and cheer this holiday season. Have a wonderful Christmas.
• On the first Christmas, the Lord gave us the greatest gift. Happy to celebrate with you and your family during this special time.
Christmas Card Messages to Spread Good Cheer
Hopefully these Christmas cardВ sayings gave you a few ideas on how to spread a little Holiday joy. Whether youre spreading Christmas cheerВ to coworkers, friends, or your boss, its nice to let the people in your life know that you appreciate them вЂ" at least once a year.
General Christmas Card Messages
• Merry Christmas! Wishing you all the best this holiday season.
• May this Christmas season bring you closer to all those that you love. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!
• Wishing you a Merry Christmas and fantastic new year!
• Christmas is here again! May your home be filled with laughter, love, peace…and plenty of presents.
• Best wishes for the season and a wonderful New Year.
• Wishing you a joy-filled Christmas season.
• Merry Christmas! And best wishes for a happy, healthy, and peaceful New Year.
• We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy making merry memories with your family.
• I hope your Christmas is fun, festive, and full of sparkle!
• Health and happiness from my family to yours.
• My best and warmest Christmas wishes to you and your loved ones.
• Wishing you a fun-filled Christmas season and best wishes for a Happy New Year!
• Merry Christmas and warm wishes for the new year ahead.
• Cheers to a wonderful holiday season. Merry Christmas!
• I hope you Christmas is filled with plenty of laughter, love, and loads of presents!
• Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas.
• May the spirit of the season fill your home with love and laughter. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
• May love and warmth come your way this holiday season! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Funny Christmas Card Messages
• Christmas is full of magic. It makes my money magically disappear! Oh well, Merry Christmas!
• Merry Christmas! I put so much thought into your present that it’s too late to get it.
• There’s snowbody like you!
• Christmas is a celebration of love and spirit. Let’s drink the spirits and feel the love.
• Eat. Drink. Be Merry. Repeat. Happy holidays!
• May your gifts be many, and your returns and exchanges be few. Merry Christmas!
• It’s the most wine-derful time of the year. Merry Christmas!
• Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, with all the best food, beer, and festive cheer!
• Season’s eatings and a happy new year!
• Bah humbug! (Just kidding – Merry Christmas!)
• Merry Christmas and all that other fun stuff.
• Christmas is Claus for celebration!
• Wishing you the gifts of the season — Peace, Joy, and Chardonnay.
• A clear sign that you are getting older is how Santa looks younger each year. Merry Christmas!
• Have your elf a merry little Christmas.
• Remember on Christmas day calories don’t count. Enjoy!
• Don’t try to borrow any money from elves; they’re always a little short! Have a merry Christmas!
• It’s all fun and games until Santa checks the naughty list! Merry Xmas.
• I hope your Christmas is filled with big smiles and big celebrations – but not big credit card bills. Have a great one!
Christmas Greetings For Family
• Our family is so lucky to have you in it. Hope you have a fantastic Christmas!
• Your support over the last year has meant the everything to me. Thank you for showing me the true meaning of family.
• Wish we could visit each other over the holidays, but I’ll be thinking of you. Have a merry Christmas.
• At this time of year, I’m especially grateful for family like you. Have a merry Christmas.
• You can’t pick your family, but if I could, I’d still choose you. Merry Christmas!
• Merry Christmas! We’re looking forward to a new year of joyful memories to create together.
• Nothing is more important than family at Christmas. All my love and warmest wishes this holiday season.
• I couldn’t ask for a better family, thank you for being there. I wish you the best Christmas and prosperous New Year!
• I’m so thankful to be spending another Christmas with my family. You all mean the world to me.
• Christmas without you wouldn’t be the same, you are simply the best. Merry Xmas.
Christmas Wishes For Friends
• I’m eternally grateful to have a friend like you at Christmas and all year long.
• Wishing one of my best friends a Merry Christmas and an amazing New Year!
• Sending you warm wishes, comfort, joy, and hope to you and your family this holiday season.
• It’s friends like you that make this season so special. Merry Christmas!
• Feeling grateful this Christmas that I have an awesome friend like you.
• This Christmas, I hope you make some wonderful memories that you’ll treasure forever. Have a great one!
• May this Christmas bring you joy + happiness and your New Year be merry + bright. Thanks for being such a great friend!
• Woo hoo, it’s Christmas! I hope you have a great one, and I can’t wait to celebrate the New Year with you!
• May the season fill your home with joy and your heart with love. And may the New Year be full of fun and adventure.
• I hope you’re able to take a break and enjoy time with your loved ones! Have a great Christmas, you deserve it!
Romantic Christmas Messages
• Sending you my love-filled Christmas wishes! Merry Christmas!
• Christmas is more special with you in my life and I look forward to many more with you.
• You are the most wonderful part of the most wonderful time of the year.
• All I want for Christmas is you. However, if you’ve already gotten me a present, I won’t turn it down.
• Every day feels like Christmas when I’m with you.
• Merry Kiss-mas. Meet me under the mistletoe!
• I’m pine-ing for you. Merry Christmas!
• You are the best Christmas gift I could ever ask for. Thank you for making my Christmas wishes come true!
• This Christmas, I want you to know that I love you from the bottom of my heart!
• I can’t think of anyone I would rather spend Christmas with than you. Merry Christmas.
Christmas Card Wishes To Employees
• Merry Christmas and all the best to you for the New Year.
• Thank you for all the hard work you do. Merry Christmas!
• At this special time of year, we want to take a moment to thank you for your dedication to our company. Happy Holidays!
• Warmest greetings this holiday season and best wishes for the New Year.
• At this festive time of year, I want to take a moment to thank you for all your hard work and dedication. Happy Holidays!
• You have worked hard this past year, enjoy your well-deserved break. Have a wonderful Christmas.
• Thank you for being such a valuable member of the team. Wishing you all the best for the season.
Christmas Greetings To Colleagues + Co-workers
• Thanks for all you do to make our office a fun place to be all year round. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
• You’re more than just a colleague, you’re a friend. Merry Christmas!
• Christmas is just another day to say working with you has always been so wonderful. Merry Christmas!
• It’s a pleasure to work with you and a joy to wish you a merry Christmas!
• Warmest wishes to you and your family.
• Wishing you some well-earned relaxation time over the Christmas break. You deserve it!
• It’s great working with you, you are a true team player. Merry Christmas!
Christmas Wishes To Your Boss
• Hope you have a lovely, stress-free Christmas surrounded by your loved ones. If anyone deserves it, you do.
• Thank you for a fantastic year. Your leadership has been truly inspiring. Happy Holidays!
• Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful festive season. I’m beyond lucky to have a boss like you. Merry Christmas!
• Here’s one more thing to add to your calendar — have a fantastic Christmas!
• Merry Christmas from all of us! Here’s to our continued success in the new year.
• Warmest wishes to you and your family this season.
• Thanks for your great leadership and guidance this past year. Hope you have a lovely Christmas and a wonderful New Year.
Religious Christmas Messages
• May the peace and blessings of Christmas be yours; And may the new year be filled with happiness.
• All is calm, all is bright.
• Sending you tidings of comfort and joy.
• Let the peace and joy of Christmas be with you today and throughout the New Year.
• May joy be your gift at Christmas, and may faith, hope, and love be your treasures in the New Year.
• May God bless you and let this Christmas season bring comfort and happiness to you and your loved ones.
• Hold this time close to your heart and feel the warmth of the God’s love this season!
• May all your Christmas wishes come true and God’s love wash over you this new year.
• May God’s blessings be yours this Christmas.
• May your Christmas be blessed with lots of love, fun, peace, joy and happiness.
• May you be happy and blessed, not just on Christmas day but throughout the year!
• May God’s love surround you at Christmas time and always.
COVID-Friendly Christmas Greetings For 2022
• All I want for Christmas is you (and a return to unrestricted travel).
• There’s no place like home for the holidays. Wish we were there!
• We’ll have a blue Christmas without you.
• Merry Christmas from our couch.
• Merry unprecedented Christmas!
• I’m dreaming of a better Christmas.
• Ok, seriously. 2022 will be our year.
• New year? Yes, please!
• Sending socially-distanced wishes!
• Merry Christmas(k)
• Best wishes from our quarantine bubble to yours
• You’re essential to us, but especially this year.
Finally, how to sign off your holiday card greeting.
There are two ways to sign off your Christmas card greeting. You can use the plural version of your last name, e.g. The Garcias, or you can use a singular version of your last name plus the word "family", e.g. The Garcia Family.
If you choose to go with "the …… Family" version, you’re done. Just put your surname before the word "Family".
If you’d like to make your surname plural, see our handy graphic below.
Most surnames, simply adding an s to the end makes them plural, even if they end in constonants like the Constantino family. However, for names that end in -ch, -s, -sh, -x and -z, you need to add -es to make them plural. All rules have an exception, and in this case, if your surname ends in -ch but is pronounced with a hard /k/ sound, like in the surname Monarch or Bohmbach, add only an -s, not an -es.
That’s it. Just add "the" in front of your pluralised surname and your Christmas signature is complete.
**Remember – never use an apostrophe to make your surname plural **
We hope you found something warm + wonderful to use in your holiday cards this year. When in doubt, keep it short and sweet. Also, don’t be afraid to enlist the help of your children in the process. The younger ones can always add a fun doodle to the card and the older ones can help you address and seal the envelopes.