At Christmas, there’s a variety of people you could choose to send a card to, and adding your own message inside can bring a personal touch. There’s always the option of keeping it simple and adding “Merry Christmas” with a “happy new year” to cover all of the festivities. But if you want to mix it up a bit, we’ve compiled a list of messages ranging from the short and sweet, to funny and heartfelt too.
Short and sweet Christmas card messages
• Hope you have a wonderful Christmas
• Sending special festive wishes to you
• Sending lots of festive cheer your way
• Enjoy every magical moment
• Sending hugs and kisses and festive wishes
• Wishing you a merry and bright Christmas
• Hope your Christmas sparkles as much as you do
• Have a joy-filled, fun-filled Christmas!
• Hope you get some time to relax, enjoy and indulge this Christmas!
Messages for Christmas and new year
• Wishing you a fun-filled Christmas and a wonderful year ahead
• Have an amazing Christmas and the happiest new year!
• Raising a festive tipple to you and yours, and sending wishes for a wonderful new year.
• Sending wishes for a merry Christmas and lots of happiness in the year to come.
• May your Christmas be filled with cheer and happiness and your new year full of exciting adventures!
Heartfelt
• You deserve the best Christmas ever for being such a wonderful person
• Hope your Christmas is as special as you are
• Wishing you all the things that make you happiest, this Christmas
• Hope your Christmas is filled with magical moments that become happy memories.
• You bring so much happiness to all the people who know you. Hope your Christmas brings all the joy and cheer you deserve.
For a partner
• You make my Christmas merrier and every day happier.
• I love sharing the festive season and every day with you.
• Here’s to another Christmas making amazing memories with you
• You’re all I want for Christmas (and every other day too!)
• Let’s snuggle up and hibernate ‘til Jan
For friends
• Hope your Christmas celebrations are as fabulous as you are
• We’ve had so much fun this year, can’t wait to see what next year brings! Have a brilliant Christmas.
• Hope you have a lovely, chilled Christmas and a fun new year!
• Celebrate in style and wear all the sparkles of the season!
• You’re a brilliant mate and I hope your Christmas is second to none,
For family
• Let’s make this Christmas the most fun ever, and make even more memories we’ll look back on with a smile!
• You’re such a big part of all my favourite Christmas memories
• Love this time of year when we all get together and celebrate! Can’t wait for more laughs and special moments.
• Christmas is all about family, and I’m so lucky that means you!
• So happy we get to share our Christmases together
• Our family has grown and changed over the years, but one thing that stays the same is how much love we share. Especially at Christmastime. Love celebrating Christmas with you.
• Another festive season, filled with family, fun and so many reasons to feel lucky to share it all with you.
For someone who may not be looking forward to Christmas this year
There are many circumstances that can make Christmas feel like a particularly difficult time of the year. A person may have experienced bereavement, health issues, loss of a job, for example. Here’s some inspiration for messages you could send to someone who’s had a difficult year:
• Sending lots of hugs your way and thinking of you, this Christmas.
• I know Christmas will feel different for you this year, so just to say I’m thinking of you and sending love your way.
• You’re in my thoughts this Christmas. Hope you can find some calm and peace, and that there are better days ahead.
• I know this year has been challenging, and all I wanted to say is that I hope you have some time to rest and relax this Christmas.
• Thinking of you and sending wishes for happier days ahead.
Messages for your work colleagues or team
• Been great working with you this year! Enjoy the festivities.
• Have a great Christmas – see you next year!
• Thanks for all your hard work this year. Have a great Christmas and new year.
A message with some gratitude
• You do so much to make Christmas special for all of us, and it means more than you know.
• So grateful that we get to spend Christmas celebrating you.
• You’ve been such a special part of my life, and you’ve made Christmas times even more special. Thank you for everything.
• At Christmas as we reflect on the past year, I realise how many of the best times were because of you. Thank you so much. Merry Christmas.
For long-distance sends
• Though there are miles between us, we keep you close in our hearts at Christmas and always.
• Wish we could celebrate together! Sending so much love across the miles to you.
• Sending special Christmas wishes from afar with lots of love.
• Wishing you a very merry Christmas from across the miles.
• We might be far apart, but you’re always in my heart.
• Even though we can’t celebrate together this year, I’m sending special wishes for you to have a lovely Christmas.
Funny Christmas card messages
• I know we’re both on the naughty list this year… but it was worth it!
• Here’s to too many chocolates, terrible Christmas films and being in PJs till January!
• Have a very merry Christmas. And by merry, yes I mean drunk.
• To the person I know would have the tree up in October if you could.
• Remember, Santa’s watching… and he is traumatised.
• All I want for Christmas is you… and presents, obvs.
• Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle this Christmas! Have the best time.
• ‘Tis the season for elastic waistbands! Eat, drink and be very merry!
• It’s Christmas – let’s party! (As if we needed an excuse!)
• You’re getting coal this Christmas. Because I know you like saving money on the heating.
• Get into the Christmas spirit – gin, whisky or vodka – your choice!
Fun Christmas puns
• Ho-Ho-Hope you have a great Christmas
• Hope Yule have the best Christmas ever
• Have a tree-mendous Christmas
• Hope your Christmas sleighs!
• Have a cracker of a Christmas
• It’s the most wonderful time, for a beer.
All about the festivities
• Here’s to mistletoe and wine, and more wine and Baileys, and advocaat and all the other festive tipples!
• ‘Tis the season to party! Enjoy every minute
• Food, fun, friends and family – hope your Christmas is filled with all the things that make you smile!
• Festive fizz, present wrapping, decorating and celebrating. Hope you’re feeling Christmassy and content.
Christmas cracker inspired messages
• What’s the sneakiest Christmas treat? Mince spies.
• What do you call a festive duck? A Christmas quacker.
• What does Mrs Claus call Christmas Eve? A nice break from the hubby.
• Festive forecast: White Christmas? Snow chance. We’re probably in for rain, dear.
• What did the fairy at the top of the tree say? Ouch.
• What happened to the angry snowman? He had a meltdown.
• Why wasn’t the elf on the shelf? Because the parents had enough and binned him.
Short rhyming Christmas messages
• Hope it’s merry, hope it’s fun. Hope Christmas is a brilliant one!
Hope your Christmas brings smiles, laughter and many happy days, after.
• Sending special wishes your way. For a magical, memorable Christmas day.
• Deck the halls and trim the tree, have a festive tipple (or maybe three!) Celebrate in your favourite way. And have a merry, magical Christmas day.
Christmas cards are such a wonderful way to connect with people over the festive period. These messages are just a few of the ways you can add a little something extra to make them feel even more special.