130 christmas card sayings, messages, and greetings

Share family news, joyful tidings, and Christmas wishes with a heartfelt card. Whether short and sweet or long and sincere, these messages will bring cheer to your loved ones this holiday season.

• Wishing you all the joys of the season!
• Wishing you and your family a merry and bright Christmas.
• It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We hope you have a very merry Christmas and enjoy the warmth and magic of the holiday season.
• Married Christmas! Holiday wishes from the official couple!
• So very merry! Warmest wishes from our growing family to yours for a happy holiday season!
• Have a joyful Christmas!
• Sending you Christmas cheer!
• Enjoy a festive and merry Christmas!
• Warmest holiday wishes to you!
• Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a Merry Christmas.

Spread cheer with a festive message, regardless of your celebration. Explore various ways to express "happy holidays" below for versatile holiday card greetings.

• Wishing you the happiest holidays and a wonderful New Year in 2025!
• Sending you peace, love, and joy this holiday season.
• Spreading holiday love this festive season!
• Happy holidays from our family to yours.
• Wishing you the best this season and always! Happy holidays.
• Warm wishes for a happy holiday.
• Happy everything this holiday season.
• Heartfelt holiday greetings to you and yours!
• May your holidays be filled with love and laughter!
• Season’s Greetings!
• Sharing the season together is the greatest gift of all!
• May your days be merry and your heart be light.
• Celebrate the magic of the holidays with those you hold dear.
• Wishing you peace and happiness in this festive season.
• May your holiday be as bright as a starlit night.

As you select the perfect photo for this year's card, consider featuring your kids or pets. We've got a list of cute Christmas greetings to complement your family photos.

• Fuzzy socks and candy cane pops, everyone knows that Christmas rocks.
• Bundled with joy. Merry Christmas from the [name] family!
• You light up our life.
• All I want for Christmas is you.
• If kisses were snowflakes, I’d send you a blizzard.
• Laughing all the way.
• Ho Ho Ho! Let it snow!
• Have an elf-tastic Christmas full of merry moments.
• Wishing you pawsitively delightful holidays!
• May your days be merry and your heart be light as a snowflake.
• Sending warm holiday hugs and cocoa-filled cuddles your way.

There’s no better time of year to share a heartfelt message with your loved ones. These meaningful holiday wishes are sure to warm hearts this year.

• Wishing you peace, love, and laughter in the New Year.
• May the holiday season bring you special moments and happy memories.
• The greatest gift of all this holiday season is a loving family and close friends.
• Merry Christmas. We’re so lucky to have you in our lives.
• Find joy in the little things this Christmas.
• Keeping you in our hearts this holiday season, and always!
• This holiday and always, we wish you much love, health, and joy!
• Our holidays are more joyous knowing you’re part of our world.

If faith is part of your family’s holiday tradition, you may choose to share a meaningful Christmas verse from the Bible or an inspirational Christmas message with friends and family. Here are some ideas for religious Christmas card sayings:

• May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. - Romans 15:13
• Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. - James 1:17
• A merry heart does good like medicine. - Proverbs 17:22
• And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. - Luke 1:14
• Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. - Luke 2:14
• Count your blessings and embrace the joy of the season.
• Jesus is the reason for the season.
• May God bless you and yours this Christmas and always!
• Have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed New Year!
• May His love surround you at Christmastime and always.
• Rejoice in the miracle of Christ's birth and the gift of God's love.
• Have a blessed Christmas and a bountiful New Year!
• Let us remember the true reason for the season and rejoice in His love.
• Wishing you every blessing as we celebrate the birth of our Lord.
• May the star that shone on that first Christmas night guide your path to peace and happiness.

Want to say find a Christmas card saying that’s a little different this year? These modern Christmas messages for cards are fresh and unique ways to say “Merry Christmas” with a twist.

• Let’s Eat, Drink & Be Merry.
• Merry everything and a happy always.
• Warm and cozy holiday wishes.
• Cheers to the New Year!
• Peace, love, and holiday cheer.
• Deck the halls and spread the joy.
• Feliz! Joyeux! Merry!
• Tis the season for love and laughter.
• May your heart be light!

Cards showcasing funny Christmas card lines help your personality shine through. An action shot of the kids, a pet pun, or an irreverent sentiment might just be the hit holiday card of the season. Here are some humorous ideas on what to write in a Christmas card and share as holiday wishes through funny Christmas quotes:

• Don't get your tinsel in a tangle! Merry Christmas!
• Wishing you peace, love, and happiness in the New Year. Champagne is an excellent start. Cheers!
• I put so much thought into your gift that it's now out of stock everywhere. Merry Christmas!
• ‘Tis the season for leftovers and stretchy pants. Best wishes during this delicious time. Happy holidays!
• Christmas calories don't count, right? Let's eat, drink, and be merry!
• You know you're getting old when Santa starts looking younger. Have a youthful Christmas!
• May all your sweaters be ugly and bright!
• This year, we asked Santa for a babysitter. Hope we were good!
• A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one with a much-needed beer.
• I can’t brie-lieve how cheesy this Christmas card is. As always, spreading love and cheer!
• Wishing you sanity and a strong drink this holiday season!
• May your Christmas be filled with less family drama than a Netflix series."
• Fleece Navidad.
• May your joy be big and your bills be small!
• “All is calm, all is bright.” Whoever wrote Silent Night clearly hasn’t been to our
• We don’t normally dress up, but hey, it’s Christmas!

When writing your Christmas card messages to your family, keep in mind that you might say Merry Christmas to your grandmother in a different way than you would to your childhood friend. It’s always nice to include a personal touch in your Christmas card that incorporates a family tradition or a note about future plans to visit. Of course, every family is different, so we’ve included a several family-friendly ideas for what to write in a Christmas card that you can make your own:

• Thinking of you this Christmas season, and wishing you were here!
• Sending you happy holiday wishes from over the mountains. We can’t wait to visit next summer!
• Wish we could send you some of Grandma’s famous pumpkin pie, but this card will have to do! Merry Christmas from all of us.
• The holidays are a time for family (and great food!) Wishing you all the best of both this season.
• Warmest thoughts and best wishes to our cherished family. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
• They say you can’t choose your family, but I would choose you if I could!
• Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and can’t wait to do more [fill in a favorite hobby] with you next year!
• So grateful this holiday season that we got to make so many memories in [fill in a favorite place] this year. Let’s do it all again next year!
• So looking forward to spending this (and all!) holidays together.
• This Christmas, I'm grateful for the gift of family. You all are the greatest presents under the tree.
• Family is the heart of Christmas. May our hearts be full of love and gratitude this holiday season.
• Christmas is a time for creating beautiful memories with family. Let's make this year unforgettable!

The holidays are a great time to connect with friends near and far with news of the past year and best wishes for the next. Whether your Christmas message is casual, formal, funny, or sentimental depends on your own style and your relationship with the recipient. And remember to add a personal touch! Here are some ideas for holiday and Christmas wishes for friends to include in your card. Check out 76 Merry Christmas Sayings & Wishes for Friends for more inspiration!

• Happiest holidays to you and yours.
• Merry Christmas, and here’s to many more coffee dates and long walks in the New Year.
• Cheers to the New Year! Wishing you lots of love, happiness, and champagne.
• Your friendship is the best gift I could ask for. I’m so thankful for you!
• Fa La La La La… whatever, you get it. Merry Christmas.
• Good food, good wine, good friends… hope your holiday is #blessed.
• Here’s to good friends who always bring wine to the Christmas party!
• Merry Christmas! Can’t wait to spend more time doing [fill in the blank activity].
• Happy holidays! So glad we get to spend so much time together. Are you sick of us yet?

Let your boss, colleagues, partners, and clients know you’re thinking of them this holiday season by sending out a card highlighting the past year. Christmas card sayings for businesses can be tricky. Striking the balance between professional and warm is the key. Business Christmas cards should be thoughtful, and you can have a little fun too.

• Season’s greetings from the crew at [company name].
• Wishing you a warm and merry holiday season.
• Many thanks from the [company name] team for your business over the past year.
• Our business wouldn’t be the same without great partners like you! Enjoy the holidays.
• Cheers to a new year with old friends!
• Wishing the members of the [company name] family a wonderful holiday season. See you in 2025!
• Merry and grateful, from our team to yours.
• This holiday, we just wanted to say how happy we are to have a team like you!
• Happy holidays! We couldn’t do what we do without you.
• We’ve worked hard all year long and it’s paid off! Season’s greetings.
• Wishing you much success in the year to come!
• Warm greetings this holiday season. See you next year!

The holiday season is all about surrounding yourself with those you love most – so don’t forget your pets! Pets are so much more than just animals you take care of, they're family members. This year, choose an adorable pet holiday card specifically designed to showcase your family pet.

• Have a Meow-y Christmas and a Happy Mew Year!
• I’ve been such a good dog this year, I deserve Santa’s cookies!
• Holiday greetings from the doghouse! Now, where’s that bone I wrapped…
• Here’s hoping your holidays are paws-itively amazing!
• Feliz Naughty Dog!
• Happy Howlidays!
• Hope I’m on Santa’s good dog list!
• Wishing you a holiday that’s furry and bright!
• Wishing you many walks and lots of treats next year!

Nostalgic Christmas songs, lines from beloved movies, and famous quotes about Christmas are great sources of inspiration for what to write in your Christmas card. For those holiday film buffs, we have a fun post that matches your favorite Christmas movie with some of our unique holiday card designs. Even though it’s already been said, a Christmas quote can perfectly capture the sentiment you’d like to share.

• “Have yourself a merry little Christmas.” - written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
• “Baby, it’s cold outside.” - written by Frank Loesser
• “May your days be merry and bright” - from “White Christmas” written by Irving Berlin
• “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” - written by Meredith Willson
• “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” - written by Edward Pola and George Wyle
• “No matter how different a Who may appear, he will always be welcomed with holiday cheer.” – Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” - from “White Christmas” written by Irving Berlin
• "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." – Charles Dickens
• “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles M. Schulz
• "Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality." — Washington Irving
• “Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!” - Home Alone II
• “Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind.” - Miracle on 34th Street
• “Come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs…” - Die Hard
• “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” - Elf
• “Although it’s been said many times, many ways, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!” -Etta Jones
• “There’s no place like home for the holidays.” -Perry Cuomo
• “Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas.” -Christmas Vacation
• God bless us everyone! - A Christmas Carol
• “Rudolph with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?” - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer