What To Write In A Christmas Card: 100 Holiday Greetings

Christmas wishes for friends and family are worth sharing no matter what — and you have a display of Christmas cards across your mantle to prove it. But, it makes sense to use different words to express your seasonal sentiments for various audiences. When you’re mailing a greeting card to grandma or surprising your secret Santa at work, knowing exactly what to write in a Christmas card really depends on who the recipient is.

Need some inspiration? The Christmas wishes below are perfect to write in a Christmas card no matter who is on your list this year.

Short and classic Christmas wishes

• Season’s greetings.
• We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
• Ho, ho, ho!
• Joy to the world!
• Merry everything.
• May all your days be merry and bright.
• Have a holly jolly holiday!
• Cheers to Christmas!
• Peace, love, and joy.
• Happiest holidays!
• Merry Christmas from our home to yours.
• It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
• ‘Tis the season!
• Glad tidings to you and your family!

Romantic Christmas wishes

• Merry Christmas to my one and only.
• Meet me under the mistletoe.
• You’re my heart, my soul, and my everything.
• Merry Christmas, my love.
• I fa-la-la-la-love you!
• I’m so grateful to have you in my life every day, but especially at Christmas.
• Spending Christmas with you is my favorite.
• You complete me, my Christmas, and my life.
• I can’t imagine spending Christmas without you.
• No words in a Christmas card could ever describe the depth of my love for you.
• Your love is the best Christmas gift of all.
• I’d do anything to make your Christmas wishes come true, my love.
• Every day, you make my life better. I’m so thankful for you on Christmas and every day.
• I wouldn’t want to spend Christmas with anyone but you.
• Merry Christmas, darling.
• You’ve made my every Christmas wish come true.
• Nothing says “I love you” quite like spending this Christmas night with you.
• I can’t imagine my life without you, especially at Christmas.

Christmas wishes for kids

• Merry Christmas, my little angel!
• Get excited — Santa’s sleigh is on the way!
• May this Christmas be your best one yet.
• Merry Christmas to the coolest kid I know!
• My Christmas wish is that all your dreams come true this year.
• I hope you get everything you wished for this Christmas.
• Enjoy this Christmas to the fullest, little one!
• Have a holly jolly holiday, kiddo!
• I told Santa to give you extra presents this year. I hope he listened to me!
• Did you know that I know Santa? He told me you’ve been good this year. Merry Christmas!
• I hope you have the greatest Christmas this year.
• Make sure you leave Santa a few extra cookies this year. (He’ll show his appreciation with extra presents!)
• Your smile is brighter than the lights on the tree. Merry Christmas!
• You didn’t forget that it’s Christmas, did you? That’s OK — Santa didn’t forget you!
• Wishing a wonderful kid the happiest Christmas of all.
• Wishing you a candy-coated Christmas and a chocolatey New Year!

Christmas wishes for friends

• I hope your holidays are filled with love and light.
• Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, my friend!
• Thank you for always being there for me. Sending you lots of love this Christmas.
• Your friendship means so much to me, at Christmas and every day.
• Wishing you a nice and relaxing Christmas!
• May your kids remember that you also like candy in your stocking. (Chocolate specifically.)
• So thankful for friends like you at Christmas and all year long.
• Our friendship brings me so much joy. Wishing you a season filled with love.
• Hey, friend! You’re the best. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
• We may not be family by blood, but we’re family in our hearts. Merry Christmas, my friend!
• Christmas only comes once a year — it’s time to enjoy it, my friend!

Christmas wishes for grandparents

• Thank you for loving us all the way that you do. Merry Christmas to the best grandparents of all!
• We’re so grateful for grandparents like you.
• May you experience all the joy of the season the way we experience joy when we’re with you. Merry Christmas, grandma. We love you!
• You’re one sweet couple! Merry Christmas, grandma and grandpa!
• Merry Christmas to two incredible grandparents. There’s nobody quite like you!
• Christmas is a time to show the ones who love you well just how thankful you are. We are so thankful for grandparents like you.
• You make staying warm look so cool! Merry Christmas, grandpa!
• Better than any decorations on our tree are the people who gather around it. Merry Christmas to two people we love so much!
• There’s nothing we love more than celebrating with you!
• Wishing you both the merriest Christmas of all!
• Christmas just wouldn’t be complete without you here. We love you, grandma!
• You may the holidays so merry and bright. Happy Christmas to the best grandparents around!
• Thank you for always making this season so beautiful! Merry Christmas, my darling grandparents.
• Sending you big hugs, wide smiles, and lots of love this Christmas!

Christmas wishes for extended family

• Hoping all is well with you and yours. Merry Christmas from our home to yours!
• Merry Christmas to our favorite nephew! We love watching you grow.
• We miss you most this time of year. Merry Christmas!
• Wishing you were here with us, but thankful to celebrate from afar.
• We’ll miss you at Christmas this year. Be sure to eat a slice of pie for me!
• It’s been way too long and we miss you so much! Merry Christmas from your cousins in Boston!
• We may not be together right now, but you’re always in our minds and hearts.
• Happy Christmas to my family in Iowa! Remember, we’re always just a phone call away!
• Thanks for the gifts you sent our way this year! We miss you more than words can say.
• We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
• Greetings and love from Texas! Wishing you a fantastic holiday season!
• Sending you lots of love this Christmas.
• Warm wishes to our wonderful family this Christmas!
• It’s a joy to know that you’re all happy and healthy. Merry Christmas from the family!

Christmas wishes for colleagues

• I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
• Thanks for having my back this year. Happy Christmas!
• Wishing you a holiday season filled with happiness and joy!
• Merry Christmas to the best coworker I could ask for.
• Sending good wishes to you and yours this Christmas.
• May this Christmas season be a wonderful one!
• For as hard as you’ve worked this year, you deserve a fun, rest-filled Christmas!
• It has been such a wonderful year working alongside you.
• You always shine brighter than Christmas lights — enjoy your holiday, colleague!
• Thinking of you and yours this holiday season. Merry Christmas!
• Merry Christmas and thank you for everything this year! Looking forward to all that the coming year will bring!
• I hope you have an amazing Christmas with your family!
• I hope Santa brings you everything you wished for this Christmas — and some extra time off, too!

Let these Christmas wishes inspire each and every holiday card you send this season.