Christmas wishes for friends, family and work
Here are 40 Christmas wishes written to be short enough for a card or a text. Read through the groups, pick one that sounds like you, and change a detail or two so it fits the person. A name, a shared memory or one thing you are grateful for is what turns a nice message into a personal one.
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40 wishes in 7 groups: Friends and family, Partner, Colleagues, Clients and customers, Short and sweet, Funny, Thank you at Christmas.
Friends and family
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Merry Christmas! I am so glad you are in my life. Here is to good food, long conversations and a break that actually feels like a break.
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Wishing you a Christmas full of warm kitchens, loud laughter and the people who make you feel at home.
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Merry Christmas to someone who makes every year better. I hope today is gentle and full of the things you love.
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Thinking of you this Christmas and sending a big hug. May your day be easy, your plate full and your phone quiet.
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Happy Christmas! Thank you for the year of messages, memes and midnight advice. I am lucky to have you.
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Wishing you and your family a calm, cozy Christmas. Put your feet up, you have earned it.
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May your Christmas be bright, your tea be hot and your sofa be exactly as comfortable as you remember. Love to you all.
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Merry Christmas! I hope the day is slow, the lights are pretty and someone else does the dishes.
Partner
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Merry Christmas, my love. Every year with you feels like the best one yet, and I cannot wait for the next.
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Christmas is better with you in it. Thank you for making our home the warmest place I know.
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To my person: Merry Christmas. I would pick your company over any present under the tree.
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Happy Christmas, darling. Here is to quiet mornings, shared blankets and another year of us.
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Merry Christmas to the one who makes ordinary days feel special. I love you more than I can wrap.
Colleagues
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Merry Christmas! Thank you for being a brilliant person to work with this year. Enjoy a proper rest.
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Wishing you a relaxing break and a great start to the new year. It has been a pleasure working with you.
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Happy holidays to a colleague who made the hard days easier. Switch off, recharge and enjoy every minute.
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Merry Christmas to the team. Thank you for the help, the humor and the coffee runs. See you refreshed in the new year.
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Thank you for your support this year. I hope you get some time to rest, eat well and forget your inbox exists.
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Wishing you a peaceful holiday with the people you love. You gave this year your best, and it showed.
Clients and customers
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Thank you for your trust this year. We wish you a restful Christmas and a prosperous new year.
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Season's greetings from all of us. We appreciate the opportunity to work with you and look forward to more in the year ahead.
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Wishing you and your team a happy, healthy Christmas. Thank you for being part of our year.
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As the year ends, we want to say thank you. May the holidays bring you rest and good company.
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Our warmest wishes for the holiday season. It has been a pleasure to serve you, and we look forward to seeing you in the new year.
Short and sweet
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Merry Christmas! Hope it is a good one.
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Wishing you peace, joy and second helpings.
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Happy Christmas. Rest well, eat well, be well.
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Merry Christmas from my house to yours.
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Sending you warmth and good cheer this Christmas.
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May your day be merry, bright and wonderfully lazy.
Funny
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Merry Christmas! May your gravy be thick, your relatives be kind and your wrapping paper be easy to tear.
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Wishing you a Christmas with no tangled lights, no missing batteries and no one asking when you are getting a haircut.
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Happy Christmas! I hope you get everything you wished for, including the last roast potato.
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Merry Christmas. May your leftovers last until the weekend and your slippers never go out of fashion.
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I hope Santa finds you, the wifi works and the board game ends without a fight. Merry Christmas!
Thank you at Christmas
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Thank you for the gift, the card and the kindness behind them. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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I wanted to say thank you for everything you did for me this year. It meant more than you know. Merry Christmas.
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Thank you for being there when I needed someone. I hope this Christmas gives you back some of that kindness.
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Thank you for the lovely present! It is exactly my taste, and I smiled all the way through opening it. Happy Christmas.
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Grateful for you this Christmas and every day. Thank you for the little things that you probably do not notice.
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.
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