As the holiday season is upon us, nothing makes this time of year more special than sharing heartfelt Christmas greetings with loved ones. Sending Christmas cards is a long-standing tradition where you can spread the festive spirit, express your feelings, and let your friends and family know how much they mean to you. But sometimes, crafting the perfect message can be quite challenging. Worry not, because here are 100 Christmas card sayings, messages, and greetings to spark inspiration.
Extra Short Christmas Card Messages
- Short and sweet!
- Merry & Bright
- Ho Ho Ho!
- Merry, merry!
- Peace. Love. Joy.
- Joy to the World
- Jingle All the Way
- Merry everything! Joy!
- Let It Snow
- Feliz Navidad
- Joyeux Noel
Short Christmas Card Messages
- Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
- Wishing you peace, joy, and love this Christmas and always.
- May this season be full of light and laughter.
- Cheers to eggnog by the fire, warm holiday memories, and you.
- May the spirit of the holidays fill your home with love and peace.
- Wishing you and yours a merry Christmas and prosperity in the New Year.
Christmas Card Messages for Friends
- Feeling so grateful this Christmas for having such an amazing friend.
- Thanks for being such a good friend! You are one of the best parts of my life and have wonderful Christmas!
- Not even Santa could bring a better friend. Merry Christmas, bestie!
- The gift of your friendship is my favorite Christmas present.
- When I count my Christmas blessings, you’re at the top of the list!
- Every Christmas is merrier because you’re a part of it, my forever friend.
- The holidays are a lot more special when celebrating with great friends like you.
- We may live far apart, but I celebrate this season with you in my heart. Merry Christmas, dear friend.
Christmas Card Messages for Coworkers
- Why are Dasher and Dancer always taking coffee breaks? They’re Santa’s star bucks! Guess we are too!
- Know what the best thing about this card is? It doesn’t come with a fruitcake. Thanks for always making me laugh!
- You are one of the brightest lights in this office! Thanks for being a wonderful person and have a Merry Christmas!
- We hope your Christmas jingle bell rocks as much as you do!
- We hope yule have a very Merry Christmas! From my home family to my work family!
Christmas Card Messages for Your Boss
- Thank you for your leadership and dedication this year. Best wishes this holiday season!
- Thank you for inspiring me to do my best every day. Merry Christmas!
- Wishing a wonderful holiday to a wonderful mentor.
- Thanks for being an outstanding leader and have a wonderful holiday season!
- Our team wouldn’t be the same without you. Merry Christmas!
- Thank you for another outstanding year! May you have the Merriest Christmas!
- Happy holidays to a terrific mentor—looking forward to doing great work together in the New Year.
- Let the spirit of Christmas warm your home and fill your heart with joy.
- May you share joyful memories, laughter, and good cheer with your loved ones this Christmas.
Christmas Card Messages for Teachers
- Hope you get a much deserved break this holiday season!
- Merry Christmas to my favorite teacher. I hope Santa brings you everything you want this year!
- Thank you for making school fun! Have a very Merry Christmas!
- Not even Santa’s helpers could make a better teacher than you!
- Thanks for being a wonderful educator and have a great holiday season!
- You’re the reason I’m happy to come back to school after Christmas!
- Wishing you a restful holiday season. Merry Christmas!
- May your Christmas be blessed with lots of love, peace, and happiness.
Christmas Card Messages for a Boyfriend or Girlfriend
- Merry Christmas to the person who lights me up like the brightest tree.
- Being with you is the best gift I could ever receive. Merry Christmas, honey!
- Merry Kiss-mas, my love. Now let’s get under that mistletoe!
- You’re the most wonderful part of the most wonderful time of the year.
- I hope that your holidays be filled with as much love and joy as you’ve given me.
- Santa knew just what I wanted when he brought you into my life.
- Meet me under the mistletoe!
- I think you’re on the naughty and the nice list this year. Love you!
- I’m pine-ing for you. [Pair this punny message with a card with an image of a Christmas tree.]
- I love you from head to mistletoe.
- You’re my soul Santa.
- Thanks for being a wonderful partner and I hope your holidays are full of blessings!
Christmas Card Messages for In-Laws
- Merry Christmas to the best mother/father-in-law a girl could ask for!
- I’m so blessed to be part of such a great family. Merry Christmas!
- Warmest wishes for a wonderful Christmas—we can’t wait to spend time together as a family!
- Thanks for your unconditional love and support! I’m thankful for being a part of our family and hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
- Merry Christmas and happy new year to the best in-laws ever!
Christmas Card Messages for Pets (or Pet Lovers)
- Yappy howl-idays!
- Hope your Christmas is paw-some!
- We woof you a hairy Christmas!
- Sending you pugs and kisses this Christmas!
- Wishing you peace, love, and licks!
- Deck the Paws
- Happy Pawlidays!
- Feliz Navidog!
- Puppy kisses & holiday wishes!
- Bark Humbug
- Meowy Christmas!
Song Lyrics for Christmas Card Messages
- “Oh, the fire is slowly dying. And, my dear, we’re still goodbye-ing. But as long as you love me so, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.” — Sammy Cahn, “Let It Snow”
- “Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Let your heart be light. From now on, our troubles will be out of sight.” — Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
- “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening. In the lane, snow is glistening. A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight. Walking in a winter wonderland.” — Richard B. Smith, “Winter Wonderland”
- “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.” – Bing Crosby, “White Christmas”
- “Good tidings we bring to you and your kin. We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.”– “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”
- “Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her king.”– George Frideric Handel, “Joy to the World”
- “There’ll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and caroling out in the snow.” – Andy Williams, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
- “All I want for Christmas is you!” – Mariah Carey, “All I Want for Christmas is You”
- “You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear voices singing, let’s be jolly. Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Rockin’ around the Christmas tree” — Brenda Lee, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”
- “There’s no place like home for the holidays.” Robert Allen & Al Stillman, “Home for the Holidays”
Quotes for Christmas Card Messages
- “Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.” — G.K. Chesterton
- “Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” — Alexander Smith
- “Santa Claus is anyone who loves another and seeks to make them happy; who gives himself by thought or word or deed in every gift that he bestows.” — Edwin Osgood Grover
- “Mankind is a great, an immense family. This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.” — Pope John XXIII
- “And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent…” — Taylor Caldwell
- “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” —Edward Pola and George Wyle
- “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.” — ‘The Polar Express’
- “The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving.”— James Cash Penney
- “The world has grown weary through the years, but at Christmas, it is young.” — Phillips Brooks
- “Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more.” — Dr. Seuss
- “What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future.” — Agnes M. Pahro
- “Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.” — Edna Ferber
- “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” — Norman Vincent Peale
- “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” — Hamilton Wright Mabie
- “And we are better throughout the year for having in spirit, become a child again at Christmas time.” — Laura Ingalls Wilder
Craft your perfect Christmas card with these sayings, messages, and greetings, and watch your loved ones’ faces light up when they read your thoughtful words. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
