80+ Christmas Wishes and Card Messages for Everyone

It’s that time of year again. The temperature is dropping, the snow is falling, and the keyboards are typing because it’s time to send out Christmas cards. But before you put pen to paper or, excuse us, fingers to keyboard, you have to figure out what to say. That’s why we’re helping you out with over 80 Christmas wishes and card messages to send out this season.

Just as there’s a perfect gift for everyone, we believe there’s a perfect Christmas message for everyone on your (e)mailing list. Whether you’re writing to your colleague, bestie, or boss, there are heartfelt, funny, and faith-based Christmas wishes here for each person, so your Christmas cards feel personal no matter who opens them.

Below, you’ll find dozens of Christmas card messages organized by relationship and tone, from short Christmas wishes for family and friends to merry messages for that special someone. Send the same note to everyone, or craft an individual message for every person on your list. No matter how you spread the holiday cheer, your Christmas greetings are sure to make someone smile.

Short Christmas Card Messages for Family and Friends

Not sure what to say this year, or did you put off writing your cards until twelve days before Christmas? Want to send out last-minute digital invites for a festive gathering? Not to worry, these short Christmas card messages for family and friends apply to everyone on your list. They work for printed or digital Christmas cards, and they leave plenty of room for a personal touch and a few extra holiday greetings. 

Send them one of these festive greeting cards to get your notes out and delivered by the 25th:

• Wishing you a warm, glowing Christmas this year.
• Thinking of you this Christmas season. Have a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year!
• May you have a jolly Christmas season. Hope yours is merry and bright!
• Hope all is well with you and your family! Sending thoughts and warm wishes from our home to yours.
• So grateful to have you in our lives. Hope you have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
• Hope your Christmas season is filled with friendship and festivities. Looking forward to seeing you in the new year!
• Have a happy Christmas and a wonderful holiday season!
• Sending merry Christmas wishes to you and your family.
• Spreading Christmas blessings to you during this joyous season.
• May your Christmas season be merry and bright.
• Sending season’s greetings to you this Christmas.
• Here’s to hoping you receive many warm holiday wishes this year. We hope ours brings you a little spark of joy.
• It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Wishing you a happy holiday season, and hope we can get together a few times like we did last year!
• May your holidays sparkle with joy and laughter, just like the beautiful decorations of the season!
• May the year ahead be full of peace and happiness. Merry Christmas!
• Wishing you a jolly good time this holiday season!
• Sending love and kindness your way during this most magical time of year.

Sentimental Christmas Wishes and Thoughtful Card Messages

Looking for a thoughtful way to share your Christmas wishes? Spread good cheer by adding these sentimental wishes to your Christmas cards. They are perfect for showing loved ones or friends how much they mean to you, and they pair with any of our Christmas cards. For a lighter note, mix in a few short holiday greetings.

• As we gather to celebrate this magical season, I hope your home is filled with laughter and your heart is full of joy. Happy holidays!
• What’s better than hot cocoa, fires, and twinkling lights? Wishing you and yours a memorable holiday season together!
• Wishing you a few peaceful moments this holiday season to take time and appreciate your blessings. We’re lucky to have you in our lives and hope this holiday season is the best yet.
• This Christmas, I’m reminded of all the beautiful moments we’ve shared. May your holiday season be filled with love, laughter, and cherished memories.
• As the end of the year draws near, I want you to know how grateful I am for your presence in my life. You don’t just make the holidays special, you fill my whole year with joy!
• In this season of giving, I want to send you my heartfelt wishes for a Christmas filled with peace, happiness, and the warmth of family.
• As we gather under the tree this year, I’ll be thinking of the wonderful gift of friendship you’ve given me. Happy holidays!
• This holiday season, I hope you find comfort in the love of family and friends. Thanks for being a true blessing in my life. Merry Christmas!”
• Christmas is a time for reflection and gratitude. I’m so thankful for you and the joy you bring into my life. Wishing you a gorgeous holiday season!
• In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, I hope you find time to spend a few quiet moments with your loved ones. Wishing you the merriest of holidays and a holly jolly Christmas!
• Wishing you and the whole family a merry little Christmas. Thanks for being such kind souls and filling our lives with the joy of the season.

Heartfelt Christmas Card Messages for Family

If you won’t be going home this Christmas season, send a note off to your parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles, letting them know they’re in your thoughts. These heartfelt Christmas card messages for family carry a little extra warmth, and perhaps these holiday cards will let your family know you’re hoping to make it home next year. A few sentimental Christmas wishes go a long way when you can’t be there in person, and they fill your Christmas cards with warmth.

• I won’t be able to make it home for Christmas this year, but know that I love you, appreciate you, and miss you every day.
• The only present I want under my Christmas tree this year is one weekend with all of you. Thinking of you and sending my warmest wishes.
• Having a family like you is the greatest Christmas gift anyone could ever ask for. I can’t wait to make it home next year!
• Anyone who says you don’t choose your family doesn’t know the meaning of family. I’d choose to spend every holiday with you from now until forever.
• Nothing can ever replace having a family like ours. Looking forward to spending time with you when I arrive home for the holidays.
• Sending lots of love and best wishes from far away. Have a happy holiday season!
• My favorite time of year is the time we can all be together. Looking forward to gathering around the tree and partaking in our seasonal celebrations.

Funny Christmas Wishes for Friends

Your friends have loved you at your worst and cheered you on at your best. To those who have been your ride-or-dies through high school hallways, college dorms, and every new beginning in between, wish them well this festive season with a funny Christmas card. These Christmas wishes for friends turn an ordinary card into something they will laugh at and keep. You can also make memories together by creating holiday traditions.  Add these funny Christmas card messages to your cards to spread joy, and keep a few of these Christmas wishes for friends handy for group texts too.

• Remember when we actually stayed up past midnight for New Year’s? Yeah, me neither. Feliz Navidad, and maybe we’ll make it till midnight this time around!
• Peace on Earth and praise be to the positive balances in our bank accounts. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year of adulting!
• I love you enough to take on your student loan debt. Okay, not really, but here’s to hoping you get some dollar bills in your stocking!
• Here’s to Santa Claus placing a Frenchie puppy under your Christmas tree. No one deserves it more.
• I can’t imagine anyone else I’d rather grow old and watch Golden Girls with. Here’s to another Merry Christmas and Happy New Year with you by my aging side!
• Sending you warm, fuzzy wishes of good health, even after all the spiked eggnog we both know you’ll drink.
• On Christmas Day, my only hope is that you survive your mother’s long list of questions.
• There’s no one I would rather spread some Christmas cheer with … by watching cheesy Netflix Christmas movies with, singing Christmas carols off-tune with, and drinking spiked apple cider with.
• I hope the Christmas spirit lights up your world like Rudolph’s nose lights the way on Christmas night. Wishing you and yours a magical holiday season.
• Whether you’re gathering with family from across the country or prefer to spend the season hiding from the crowds and chaos on your couch, I hope this holiday season brings you a little magic.
• Sleigh all day! Can’t wait to gather all of our good friends together and celebrate this festive season. Thanks for being such a wonderful friend. Wishing you the happiest of holidays!
• While you’ll never be on the nice list, it’s more fun being naughty anyway! Thanks for always being a part of my adventures, even the not-so-great ones. Happy holidays, bestie!
• Tis the season for jingle bells, snowflakes, and mistletoe. Can’t wait to get into the holiday spirit with you. Ugly sweaters, Christmas quotes, and holiday-themed drinks, here we come! Merry Christmas!

Warm Christmas Greetings for Colleagues

Sometimes, finding the right words to show your coworkers your appreciation is difficult. For those who have shared in your success, stood by your side, and always been there to cheer you on, here are several warm Christmas wishes and holiday greetings to send at Christmas time. Keep these messages friendly and professional, write them in matching Christmas cards, and they will land well with the whole team.

• Thank you for all your hard work this year. Have a relaxing holiday, you deserve it!
• Hope you enjoy this time of year with family and friends.
• I appreciate your business and hope our success continues through the New Year.
• Have a festive holiday season. Cheers to a wonderful New Year!
• It’s been a great year having you as a teammate. Have a blessed holiday and a prosperous New Year with family and friends.
• Have a wonderful Christmas, and see you after the New Year!
• Have a very merry Christmas and a well-deserved break.
• The past year would not have been possible without you. Have a great Christmas with your family and friends.

Professional Christmas Card Messages for Business

Show your partners, customers, and suppliers how much you appreciate them this season by sending them holiday wishes in business Christmas cards. With these wording ideas, you’ll find the perfect way to share your sentiments while staying professional. Thoughtful business Christmas cards can mean as much as gifts to the clients who keep your year merry.

• Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a prosperous New Year. Thank you for your continued partnership.
• Warmest wishes this holiday season. Thanks for your trust, and we’re looking forward to collaborating more in the future!
• We couldn’t do the important work we do without you. Thanks for being such a wonderful supplier and ensuring our operations keep running smoothly. Looking forward to a fruitful partnership in the coming year!
• Wishing you peace and joy in the new year. Thanks for being a critical component of our success this past year.
• Thanks for being a valued partner. We hope this holiday season brings you well-deserved rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation.
• During this festive season, we want to share our deep gratitude for your continued partnership. Wishing you and your families a wonderful holiday.
• Happy holidays from all of us at [company name]. We wish you a holly, jolly Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Religious Christmas Greetings to Spread the Joy

If you or your loved ones celebrate Christmas for religious reasons, the holidays can be a special time to express your faith. Here are several faith-filled wishes you can send out in your religious Christmas cards to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. May God bless these Christmas card messages and share God’s love with everyone on your list.

• May God bless your family with hope and faith this holiday season.
• Sending thoughts and prayers to your family this Christmas.
• May your home be filled with joy, as unto us a child is born.
• Hope your home is filled with Christ’s magic of Christmas this time of year.
• May the Lord fill your home with the spirit of Christmas this holy season.
• On the first Christmas, God gave us Jesus as the greatest gift. Sending Christ’s blessings to you and your family.
• Blessings to you and your family. May your home be filled with the true meaning of Christmas this holy night.
• We hope your family is filled with the Christmas spirit and your home is filled with the gifts of faith and love this season.

Merry Christmas Greetings for That Special Someone

Is there just one person you want to cozy up with by the fire this season? To the person who’s keeping you warm this winter, send them one of these merry Christmas wishes to show how much you care. A romantic Christmas card message is the perfect gift when words matter more than anything under the tree, so save your most heartfelt line for their Christmas cards.

• All I want for Christmas is you.
• Santa baby, hurry and pick up Domino’s tonight!
• I’m so glad we found each other before this winter’s “Netflix and chill” season started. Merry Christmas!
• I feel so grateful to have you in my life. Here’s to another cozy holiday season with you by my side!
• Being with you is such a rush, and you make me so blissfully happy yet so deeply terrified to meet your parents. Happy holidays!
• With you by my side, I have no doubt this will be the best Christmas ever.
• Come Christmas Eve, I hope to be unwrapping you.
• You are the best gift I could have asked for. Here’s to a perfect Christmas with you by my side.
• The best gift you can give me this Christmas is saying nice things about me to your mom. Merry Christmas, baby!
• I wouldn’t want to be snuggled up by the fire with anyone but you. Thanks for being my Christmas gift.
• It wouldn’t be Christmas if we weren’t trying to shove an oversized tree into our living room. Thanks for filling my world with love and being as Christmas-obsessed as I am.
• Merry Christmas, darling! It’s my favorite season, and since I’m spending it with my favorite person (YOU), it’s sure to be magical!

How to Write the Perfect Christmas Card Message

The best Christmas card messages combine a warm Christmas wish with a personal sentiment, so the note feels written for one person rather than copied to your whole list. Start with a greeting, add a line that sounds like you, and close with your name. The same formula works whether you are writing Christmas cards by hand or sending digital holiday greetings.

A few tips for writing Christmas wishes people will keep:

• Lead with a classic line. Timeless Christmas greetings and holiday greetings like “Merry Christmas and a happy New Year” or “Wishing you a wonderful holiday season” work on almost any Christmas card.
• Add a personal touch. One specific detail, a shared memory, a thank-you, or a family update, turns a generic greeting into a heartfelt message.
• Match the tone to the person. Funny Christmas wishes suit close friends, while sentimental or religious Christmas wishes fit family and faith-based cards.
• Keep it short when in doubt. Short Christmas card messages leave room for a handwritten signature on your Christmas cards and still spread plenty of Christmas cheer.

Christmas Wishes and Card Messages: Frequently Asked Questions

What do you write in a Christmas card to family and friends?

Open with a Christmas greeting, add one personal line, and close warmly. For family, a sentimental Christmas wish like “Spending Christmas with you is the greatest gift” works beautifully. For friends, keep it light with a funny Christmas card message or a simple “Merry Christmas, I’m so grateful for you.” These Christmas wishes for friends feel personal without trying too hard.

What is a short and thoughtful Christmas message?

Short Christmas wishes are often the most heartfelt. Try “Wishing you a Christmas filled with joy, warmth, and everything you love,” or “Sending warm wishes your way this holiday season.” These short Christmas card messages fit any of your Christmas cards and suit family, friends, and colleagues alike.

What are some good Christmas card sayings and greetings?

Classic Christmas card sayings include “May your holidays sparkle with joy,” “Merry and bright wishes to you and yours,” and “May your Christmas be merry and your New Year blessed.” These Christmas greetings and holiday greetings are timeless, which is exactly why they work on cards year after year.

How do you wish someone a Merry Christmas in a unique way?

To make your merry Christmas wishes stand out, get specific or playful. A line like “May your Christmas be merrier than Santa’s naughty list is long” adds humor, while “May the magic of Christmas fill your home with love” adds warmth. A personal detail, a shared memory, or even a nod to the gifts you exchanged always makes a Christmas message feel unique.

What is the best Christmas message for a religious card?

For a faith-based card, religious Christmas wishes that reflect the season work best: “May God’s love fill your home this Christmas,” or “Wishing you a blessed Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Christ.” These Christmas card messages share faith while keeping the greeting warm and personal.

Send Your Christmas Wishes to Those You’re Thankful For

All too often, an entire year goes by without showing our appreciation for those around us. Christmas is such a beautiful way to celebrate, show gratitude, and spread joy with those we care about.

Whether you’re sending your Christmas card greetings to family members, coworkers, or friends from college, Greenvelope is here to share your holiday message. Choose from dozens upon dozens of holiday designs, all of which can be customized. Personalize your Christmas card with a photo of you or your family, add a fun note or a life update for a personal touch, or type a simple “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!”