For grandparents

  • Merry Christmas, Grandma and Grandpa! We are sending you all our love, and we cannot wait to hug you again.

  • Thank you for every story, every hug and every cookie this year. We love you more than we can say. Merry Christmas from all of us.

  • The kids have drawn you a hundred pictures this year and we saved the best for Christmas. We miss you and love you.

  • Our table will have an empty chair for you this year, and we will raise a glass to you. Merry Christmas, with all our love.

  • You taught us how to bake, how to laugh and how to love Christmas. We hope this one is your best yet. Love from all of us.

For aunts, uncles and cousins

  • From our house to yours: we are thinking of you this Christmas and wishing you a warm, happy day with everyone you love.

  • It has been a busy year, and we are so glad to have you in our family. Merry Christmas to every one of you!

  • Wishing you a Christmas full of food, laughter and good company, and a new year even better than the last.

  • We hope the whole gang gets together soon. Until then, Merry Christmas from all of us. We love you.

  • Another year, another round of the family argument over the board game. We would not change it for anything. Merry Christmas!

For friends and neighbors

  • Thank you for being such good friends this year. We hope your Christmas is peaceful, cozy and full of joy.

  • Merry Christmas from our family to yours. You make our street a happy place to live, and we are grateful for you.

  • We are so lucky to know you. Wishing you a lovely Christmas and a very happy new year from all of us.

  • Another year gone by, and we are still glad you are in our lives. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

  • We hope you get a quiet day, a long lunch and plenty of time with the people you love. Merry Christmas from all of us.

For people far away

  • We wish you were here. We will set a place for you in our hearts, and we will call you on the day. Merry Christmas!

  • Wherever you are this Christmas, know that we are thinking of you and sending all our love across the miles.

  • The distance makes Christmas harder, but it also makes us love you more. Merry Christmas from all of us.

  • We have saved you a cookie and a seat by the tree. Come home soon. Merry Christmas from the whole family.

With a little news

  • It has been quite a year for us: new school, new friends, new teeth! We hope yours was good too. Merry Christmas!

  • We have a new addition to the family this year, and she has already stolen all our hearts. Merry Christmas from all of us.

  • We moved house this year and we cannot wait to have you visit. Merry Christmas from our new home to yours.

  • The big news this year is that we survived it. Wishing you a calm Christmas and a gentle new year.

Funny and light

  • Merry Christmas from our family, who will be too full to move, too tired to talk and too happy to mind.

  • The tree is up, the dog has already eaten an ornament and the kids are vibrating. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

  • Wishing you a Christmas with fewer tangled lights and more second helpings. Love from all of us.

  • We tried to take a family photo for this card. We will spare you. Merry Christmas from all of us!

  • May your gravy be smooth and your relatives be kind. Merry Christmas from our house to yours!

Make it play, not just read

Pick any wish above, or write your own, and share it as one link that opens in a snow globe.

Make a Christmas Card from the Family wish

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