Xmas And New Year Wishes

#1 Go carolling

A tradition that dates back years, singing Christmas carols continues to be one of the quickest ways to get in the festive mood. As we surely all know from Buddy the Elf, singing loudly for all to hear is one of the best ways to spread Christmas cheer.

#2 Visit Santa

Nothing quite says it ‘Christmas is almost here!' than a visit to the big man in red. These are often the memories that children will cherish for years to come! If you cannot visit Santa, writing letters to him is a great way to capture the magic of the season.

#3 Make a gingerbread house

The tradition of making a gingerbread house is one that the entire family can get involved with! These houses are traditionally decorated with icing sugar and confectionery.

#4 Decorate the tree

The fir tree has been a symbol of winter since pre-Christian times. However, Christmas trees are a Germanic tradition originally, becoming fashionable in the UK after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had one.

#5 Watch Christmas movies

After the feast is devoured and the presents have been opened, there is nothing quite like snuggling down to watch a Christmas movie. A glass of mulled wine and the last of the chocolates are also required!

How to Write Your Christmas and New Year Wishes (10 Ideas)

People have been sending Christmas and New Years wishes in cards as far back as 1843. They were first invented by senior civil servant Henry Cole. However, it was not until the early 20th Century that they became popular. Today, holiday cards are an excellent way to let your loved ones, friends and neighbours know you care.

If you're looking for some ideas for Christmas Greetings, you could consider:

#1 Christmas and New Year wishes for the whole family

Writing an extra special message on Christmas and New Year wishes to the family you could write:

Hope you have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! I can’t wait to celebrate the season with you. Hope that all of your Christmas and New Year wishes come true! Love you always.

#2 The meaning of Christmas

If you would like to send a card that spreads the joy and religious significance of the season, you could write:

A silent night, a star above! As we celebrate the holy season, I pray your Christmas is filled with goodwill, joy and light. God bless you and yours. 

#3 A lighthearted Christmas message

Put a smile on your recipient’s face with this idea for Christmas greetings:

Season’s Greetings! Santa’s been on the phone, and he said that you are on the naughty list. Hope you enjoy your piece of coal. Better luck next year! Wishing you peace and love at Christmas.

#4 Happy Holidays

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Sending a happy holiday’s card is a great way to celebrate the season from a secular perspective. It encompasses the many holidays and events around this time of year.

Happy Holidays and all the best in the year to come! From my family to yours, I hope this holiday season brings peace and joy. Warmest Regards.

#5 Christmas and New Year wishes for a kid

Sending a Christmas card to a child? You could write a message that captures the magic of the season, such as this one:

May your Christmas be filled with miracles and your New Year enchanting. I hope Santa brings everything you hoped for! Don't forget to leave him some mince pies in return… Wishing you a magical holiday season!

#6 The perfect Christmas message for your other half

Christmas doesn't lie in the presents under the tree for me. It's in the feeling of having you in my arms. Merry Christmas, babe! 

#7 A warm and cozy Christmas

#8 Christmas greetings idea for the friend who was there for you

I wish you a happy Christmas surrounded by family and love. Thank you for your help, for the countless conversations and for always being there for me this last year. For Christmas I wish for everybody to get a friend who is as good to them as you are to me. Merry Christmas! 

#9 Merry Christmask! – Greetings for a Covid-19 Christmas

Merry Christmask everyone! It's been a year like no other, but… we've almost made it. 2022 promises if nothing else to be a new year – and we wish you all the best for it! Here's hoping we get to see each other more next year, but until then, this card will have to do it for us.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year from our family to yours!

#10 Reflective and grateful Christmas and New Year's wishes

Christmas isn't a time of year so much a feeling. The feeling of gratitude for the past year which is coming to a close, and a wish to celebrate what you have: A home, good health and a family you would choose any day. I wish you wonderful Christmas time!

When to send your Christmas and New Year wishes in the post

In many countries, Christmas can be a super busy time of year for the postal service. As a result, they often recommend you post your Christmas and New Year wishes with time to spare. For more information:

USA

Post in the United States usually takes between 7-10 working days. However, we advise that you post your Christmas cards in the first week of December. This ensures they have plenty of time to arrive, but will not come before thanksgiving.

UK

In the UK, aim to post your Christmas cards by the 20th at least. Each year, the Royal Mail announces the specific closing date for the post.

Australia

In Australia, the time that the post takes depends on where you are sending your cards from and where they are going. However, on average it is typically anything between two and six business days.

Canada

In Canada, the post usually takes around four working days. If you are sending within your city, December 20 is usually around the last day for sending cards. However, this changes every year, and you should check online.

Yet to find perfect Christmas and New Year wishes for your card? What now…?

Xmas And New Year Wishes

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Have a very Merry Christmas!

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With the holiday season approaching, your employees are probably gearing up for their well-deserved break. You’ll want to show your employees how grateful you are for them and how valuable they have been to your company this year. 

So, what better way to encourage them to enjoy this time than to send them a sincere Christmas message? We all know that engaging with your employees can have great effects on retention and productivity, so this can be a great final touch to wrap up a hard year! 

Here, we’ll list 31 different message ideas that you can use as inspiration when wishing your employees a happy holiday and Christmas season. Tailor them to fit your company culture and to be relevant to the person or group receiving the message.

31 Christmas Message Ideas to Send to Your Employees

Messages from the Company to the Team

• As we sign off for the Christmas season, we want to wish everyone a happy, safe, and restful holiday filled with joy! Kick back, relax, and enjoy your time off. We hope it’s the best Christmas yet.

• On behalf of everyone at the company, I’d like to formally extend our most sincere gratitude for all of the effort you have put in this year. We recognize your outstanding contribution, excellent collaboration, and fantastic dedication to all tasks at hand. Thank you, and enjoy your Holiday season! 

• As a company, we know we’d be nothing without this team’s dedication and motivation. Thank you for all of your successes this year. We look forward to seeing what more you have to offer! In the meantime, enjoy your well-deserved break with your friends and family. Merry Christmas! 

• As the year comes to a close and the holidays are upon us, we can’t help but reflect on the awesome job everyone has done over the past year. Despite the year’s obstacles, you have all shown exceptional passion, dedication, and enthusiasm. Thank you for all that you do, and we hope that you all have a great festive season. 

• It’s that time of year again - the holidays are almost here! We know that everyone on this team has really put their all into making the year a success. From all of us at the company, we would like to recognize your outstanding achievements and wish you a very Merry Christmas. 

• In the past year, your team has shown us that despite challenges and obstacles, you are all willing and able to throw yourselves into your work. Now, we’d like to encourage you to throw yourselves into the best holiday season yet! Enjoy the Christmas season with your loved ones.

Christmas Messages from the Boss to Individual Employees

• To a trustworthy and dependable employee, I would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year from all of us at the company. Thank you for your continued contribution to our success! 

• Santa doesn’t need to tell me that you’ve been particularly good this year! Your continued efforts and contributions have certainly not gone unnoticed. Thank you for everything that you do and will continue to achieve. Have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season.

• Working with you has been an absolute pleasure, I couldn’t ask for a better Christmas present than the opportunity to see what more you have to offer next year! Enjoy your break, rest up, and let’s get ready for the new year ahead!

• This year, you have shown that you are an incredibly valuable asset to our team! Here’s thanking you for everything you’ve done and will continue to achieve. Wishing you a joyous and peaceful Christmas with your family and friends. 

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• Over the past year, you have continued to deliver the very best for our company, and I want to thank you for that. I hope that the best is delivered to you this festive season - whether it be gifts or quality time, I hope you get everything you want for Christmas.

• Your presence this year has been a gift for us at the company! Thank you for working so hard, and continuously striving to achieve excellent results. Give yourself a pat on the back as you unwind this holiday.

Happy Holiday Messages to Employees

• Season’s greetings to you and your family this year. However you choose to celebrate the festive season, we hope that it is the best one yet. We can’t wait to see what you have to offer next year, but in the meantime, we hope that you will enjoy your time with your loved ones!

• Whether you’re spending your well-deserved break in the sun or snow, we want to wish you the most relaxing festive season possible. Sit back, relax, and allow yourself time to give yourself a pat on the back for all of your hard work and dedication this year. Happy holidays!

• Holidays are all about taking time to reflect on how far you’ve come - so you certainly have a lot of reflecting to do! We want to acknowledge the excellent progress you’ve made this year. You have truly proven yourself as a great asset to our team and family here at the company. So, wholeheartedly, thank you and enjoy your break!

• As the days grow colder, we know that our employees grow more excited for a well-deserved break! Here’s hoping that your holidays are filled with blessings and prosperity - just like you’ve given the company this year!

• The time of year has come to pause your work and start celebrating everything you’ve achieved. As you embark on your holidays, we hope that you are happy and merry all the way. You deserve it. So, we hope your festive season is just that - festive! 

• The festive season is upon us! However you may celebrate, we as a company want to wish you the best holiday yet! You have truly earned it this year. 

Short and Sweet Employee Christmas Messages

• Here’s hoping you have a wonderful Christmas and exciting New Year, and that you come back refreshed and rejuvenated for the new year ahead!

• Merry Christmas from our family at the company to yours at home. Enjoy the upcoming festivities!

• Season’s greetings and happy holidays to you! Have the very best time possible, and we’re excited to see what the new year brings.

• We hope your holidays are festive, merry, happy, and jolly - all rolled into one unforgettable and well-deserved break! 

• You’re a gift to the company, so we hope you get everything that you want this Christmas. Happy holidays! 

• There’s nothing quite like the festive season, and there’s no employee quite like you. Enjoy your well-deserved break and remember to keep it festive! 

Xmas And New Year Wishes

• Joy to the world, the time has come! We hope you enjoy your holidays!

• Hard work really does pay off - it’s holiday time! We hope you have a wonderful festive season.

Festive Messages for Employees

• Christmas is a beautiful time of the year, filled with love and the spirit of giving. You’ve given so much to our company this year, so it’s only fitting that we offer you our warmest wishes this festive season. You are a gift to the company, and we hope that your Christmas bonus reflects our gratitude for your hard work this year. 

• We know how hard you’ve worked this year, and we want to thank you for a job exceptionally done. Here’s hoping you have a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year - you deserve it!

• A very merry Christmas from us and our family to you and yours! Here’s hoping the holiday season brings you peace, joy, and love.

• A very happy holiday from us to you! We trust that it will be full of joy with family and friends and that you’ll take this time to recharge. Thanks for all you’ve done this year, we appreciate all your hard work and dedication!

• This Christmas, I hope you spend just as much time enjoying your holiday as you have spent working hard this year! Your excellent work ethic and dedication are admirable and we hope you enjoy a well-deserved break this holiday season. 

It’s Time to Craft the Perfect Christmas Message! 

We hope we’ve given you enough inspiration to write your own Christmas messages for your valued employees, or at least provided you with a template that you can tweak to fit your company culture! If you’re on this page, you clearly care about engagement and keeping your employees happy. 

So, how else can you improve your employee engagement? Well, you could always try PerkUp and send your team an awesome holiday reward. This is a great way to give your global team choice, while also giving your employees a reward experience that feels special.



How to Say Merry Christmas in Italian

The most common and direct way to say Merry Christmas in Italian is Buon Natale

Ti auguro Buon Natale, I wish you a Merry Christmas.

However, there are other expressions that are used as well.

Buone Feste corresponds to the English Happy Holidays and implies best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. You could also say, tanti auguri di buone feste, best wishes for a happy holiday season.

Slightly more formal, used in writing rather than in person: Auguri di un Natale sereno (best wishes for a peaceful Christmas). For example, if you’re sending a card to someone in Italy, you could write:  "Auguro a te (or ‘lei’ if you don’t know the person well) e alla tua (‘sua’ if using lei) famiglia un sereno Natale e un felice anno nuovo (I wish you and your family a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year).

Xmas And New Year Wishes

If you want to be fancy and try a slightly longer phrase (why not?!), you could say: Ti auguro un Natale pieno di amore, pace e gioia sincera, My best wishes for a Christmas filled with love, peace and sincere joy.

So now you have a few options for how to say Merry Christmas in Italian, but what about the ‘Happy New Year’ part?

Let’s take a look.

How to Say Happy New Year in Italian

Happy New Year is Felice Anno Nuovo, as in Ti auguro un felice anno nuovo (I wish you a Happy New Year). You use ‘ti’ if you’re talking/writing to one person you know well, ‘le’ if you’re writing to one person you don’t know very well or have a formal relationship with, and ‘vi’ if you’re writing to a group of people, say a family. Le auguro un felice anno nuovo, vi auguro un felice anno nuovo.

You could also use related expressions, such as, Auguri per un felice 2022 – Best wishes for a happy 2022, or Auguri di buon anno, best wishes for a good new year.

How to Write a Christmas Card in Italian

Now let’s put together what we’ve seen so far to write a sample Christmas card so you can wish your loved ones Merry Christmas in Italian.

Caro/a/i/e (Dear – o for male singular, a for female singular, i for plural, e for female plural) – name -,

Ti/Vi (ti for singular, vi for plural) auguro Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!

Con affetto (with love),

-Signature

The version above is the simplest. If you want something fancier, here’s another example.

Carissimo/i ____,

I miei migliori auguri per un Natale pieno di amore e pace, e per tanta gioia, serenità e salute nell’anno nuovo (My very best wishes for a Christmas filled with love and peace and for a New Year filled with joy, serenity and health).

Useful Italian Vocabulary for the Holidays

Now that you’ve learned how to say Merry Christmas in Italian, see below a list of useful words related to the holidays – le feste:

Vigilia di Natale – December 24, Christmas Eve

Santo Stefano – December 26, a national holiday in Italy

San Silvestro – New Year’s Eve

Capodanno o primo dell’anno – New Year’s Day; in Italian, we also use Capodanno to refer to the New Year’s Eve festivities, as in the most common asked question this time of the year: cosa farai a Capodanno? What are you doing on New Year’s Eve?

Epifania – Epiphany, January 6. And of course, Befana, the good witch who arrives on January 6 with sweet treats for children who behaved well, and coal for those who misbehaved. It’s a common joke for female friends in Italy to send each other messages on the day of Epifania to wish to one another, Buona Befana!

Now, without looking at your notes, how do you say Merry Christmas in Italian?

Buon Natale, cari lettori!



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