Christmas Wishes for Colleagues to Get Your Team into the Christmas Spirit

November 03, 2022

Writing Christmas wishes for colleagues is something that many people find more difficult than it needs to be.

Yes, crafting just the right phrase to put in a colleague’s card can be difficult, and it’s why some people opt out of sending Christmas cards to their co-workers. But it really shouldn’t be difficult, especially if you use this guide to help you. After all, you spend a fair part of your life with these people, so you can base your Christmas message to colleagues on how well you know them, how closely you work together, or whether they’re senior or junior to yourself.

Finding Christmas Сards for Сolleagues

These days, Christmas cards are cheap enough if you’re not into the whole commercial aspect of the season. Alternatively, for those colleagues you would prefer to spoil, you could order cards from a dedicated website like Boomf as a keepsake. Some recipients frame or keep cards, and it is possible to amass quite a collection of striking, unique cards as a result. Here at Boomf, you can find unusual cards that are a bit different from the run-of-the-mill ones available in regular stores.

But what’s best to write inside the card, regardless of its design?

Christmas Wishes for Colleagues

Merry Christmas wishes to co-workers come in many forms. You may want to thank someone you consider a friend in the company, show a team member you’re grateful for their support, thank a manager for their assistance in a tricky situation, or send general greetings to a colleague’s family.

There are many more ways to do this than writing ‘Happy Christmas.’’ If you want your greetings to stand out, you need to make the words work for each person. Here are a few ideas:

Thank you for taking the time to wish me good morning every day. Happy Christmas in return.
Whenever we work together on a project, I know I can depend on you to contribute your tasks / figures on time and on budget. Happy Christmas, and enjoy your time off.
I have learned so much from working with you this year. Every day’s a school day in the best possible way. Thank you for being my mentor, and Merry Christmas.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday, with all my best wishes for a very happy Christmas.

Striking the right tone

Christmas cards for co-workers should ideally be carefully crafted to ensure the right tone. The message you would write to your manager is not the same as writing to a new staff member you hardly know, for instance. Besides, a simple ‘Happy Christmas’ gets boring after a while. Merry Christmas wishes for colleagues will depend entirely on your work relationship with each colleague. You will undoubtedly have a number of different relationships with your colleagues, from those who are friends to those you really can’t stand.

So how best to approach that tricky task?

Greetings for Managers

Your manager may be your line manager and appraiser, as well as your immediate superior. So, you really do not want to misjudge this greeting. Check out these ideas:

Your sensible suggestions and guidance when I’ve struggled this past year have helped me develop both my skills and my job. Happy Christmas, and thank you for your support.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I wish everyone had a manager as supportive and understanding as you.
Gifts don’t only come at Christmas. The best one I had this year was when you became my boss! Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to a manager who is always fair but also fun.
You’re a great manager and always there when I need help or assistance. I hope you have a happy Christmas.

If you know their family circumstances, you could opt for something more personal.

Merry Christmas. I hope you and your family (or insert appropriate relative) have a healthy and happy holiday. — This is especially apt if they have been ill over Christmas in the past.
Happy Christmas. May your Christmas be filled with dog walks, tennis balls, and squeaky toys / cat purrs, games and lots of treats.
I know you’ll enjoy spending time with your family over the holiday season. Don’t work too hard in the kitchen! I’m sure your grandchildren will want to give you a helping hand.
Have a wonderful holiday with your friends. I know how much you look forward to your annual break in (insert county, country or area). I hope the weather is good and the relaxation is better.

Greetings for Team Members

It’s slightly simpler for greetings between team members, as you could always allude to something you worked on together or the progress you made as a team.

We couldn’t have achieved everything we did this year without your help. Have a fantastic Christmas, and don’t forget to relax and unwind. We’ll be back to it again soon enough, after all.
Hope your Christmas is just like you: sparkly, warm, and happy.
It’s been a pleasure to work with you this year—thanks for all your help.
It’s been a pleasure to be on this secondment with you all, and I’ll miss you next year when I take up my new role. Getting that promotion wouldn’t have been possible without your support and guidance—thank you for everything. Have a wonderful Christmas.

As with traditional Christmas card wishes for managers, you could always add something personal to those co-workers you know better.

I hope the trip to your parents’ / friends’ goes well. Have a lovely Christmas.
You’ll have a house full of laughter this holiday, from what you’ve said. Have a great time, and see you when you return to work for a rest in the new year.
I bet your dog (insert name of pet if known) will have you out of bed on Christmas morning at 5.30 as usual for their walk.
Who’s out of bed first on Christmas morning? The kids, the dog, or you? I hope you have a fun-filled Christmas.

Greetings for Younger Staff

Chances are you also work with younger staff, such as apprentices or those starting out their careers. You can greet them in the holiday season without sounding condescending with these phrases:

I hope you and your partner (guy, girlfriend, or mention partner by name) have a lovely relaxing Christmas. You’ve earned it after all the work you’ve put in this year.
Your first Christmas in your own place! How exciting! Have a wonderful time!
I have really appreciated your help this year. Thank you, and Happy Christmas.

Greetings for New Staff

You may not know a new staff member as well as the old hand who has been at the company for decades, but you can still make them feel valued during the holiday season.

It was good to welcome you this year. I hope you have a great Christmas.
You’ve been a real asset to the team since you arrived. Happy Christmas.
It’s been a pleasure to come to work since you joined us. Thank you, and merry Christmas.

Greetings from the Team Manager

Merry Christmas team quotes needn’t be hard, even though you’re catering to a mixed bunch of people, interests, and personalities.

Thank you for your work this year. Have a relaxing Christmas—you’ve earned it.
Thank you for taking the Christmas day shift. Happy Christmas—and don’t forget the free Christmas meal in the staff canteen.
I appreciate your assistance with my workload this year. It’s made things a lot easier. Now please make sure you have a few days doing what you enjoy before we get back to it in the new year.

Funny Christmas Wishes to Co-workers

You could opt for a funny message:

You bring the gossip to the Christmas party. I’ll bring the food.
I was going to buy you a big gift this Christmas, but you know how generous the Christmas bonus was…
I know you really wanted a pay rise this year. Maybe Santa will bring you one?
Happy Christmas, everyone! Please don’t tell our manager I took a salary advance to help us celebrate Christmas properly this year. Drinks are on me later.
Fancy meeting at the pub later for a quick half to celebrate Christmas?
This card was so expensive, I spent my entire Christmas bonus on it! Happy Christmas—you’re worth it.

We have a number of humorous cards to choose from for your Christmas wishes to work colleagues. These include regular cards but also encompass 3D wild cards, photo mallows, confetti boxes, and more. There is even a corporate option for bulk orders. There are plenty of ideas to avoid the hackneyed feel of many work Christmas quotes. Unless you’re the type of manager who, at 3 pm on the last workday before Christmas, strides through the office, clapping their hands for attention and demanding, “It’s the day before Christmas, what are you all still doing here? Go on, shove off home! Happy Christmas, yes, I’m serious. Go home! Now!”

Christmas Thank You Messages to Colleagues

If you simply want to stick to the basics and just say thanks in your Christmas greetings for co-workers, then there are still many inventive ways than plain old ‘Merry Christmas.’

Thanks for all the help you’ve given me this year. I really appreciate it.
This office would not be the same without you. You always have a smile and a kind word for everyone. Thank you. Wishing you a restful and peaceful holiday season.
Christmas wishes for work colleagues are usually so difficult to write. But in this case, it’s not. Happy Christmas to you and yours. It’s been a pleasure to work with you this year.

More Ideas of What to Write in a Christmas Card to Work Colleagues

You could use a reference to their favourite celebrity, musician or TV personality. Many people follow dramas, talent shows or reality television series keenly, discussing the outcome of each weekly episode in depth. Still more are keen music fans, following particular singers or bands for many years. A Merry Christmas message to a colleague in this style will show that you have been listening to what they have been saying in the past year.

For a Game of Thrones Fan:

Christmas is coming!
You Noel nothing, Jon Snow (works especially well if your colleague is a Jon, Noel or has the surname, Snow)
The freedom to make my own mistakes was all I ever wanted. Thank you for helping me learn from them. Happy Christmas!
I may know nothing, but I do know it’s Christmas.
I drink, and I know things. Like what an amazing colleague you are.

For a Fan of Strictly Come Dancing:

Hope you have a fab-u-lous Christmas.
Christmas time? It’s a 10 from me.
Keep dancing all through Christmas, and I’ll see you on the dancefloor at New Year.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve swapped my Christmas tree for a glitterball this year.
This year has been just fab-u-lous because of all your efforts. Thank you, and happy Christmas.

For a Fan of the Kardashians:

Happy Krismas.
OMG, it’s literally Christmas.
Have an amazing Christmas… sweetie!
Hope you have a Kozy Khristmas.
This isn’t a Christmas card, it’s a Khristmas Kard-ashian.

If your colleague is a fan of a particular musician or band, you could look up their lyrics or sayings and use a quote as your greeting. Lyricists always seem to have said something suitable for every occasion. Christmas quotes for co-workers don’t even have to be especially Christmassy, just appropriate for the person’s interest or role.

Writing your Christmas wishes for colleagues may seem difficult, but if you can take the time to write something individually tailored to each co-worker, they will appreciate the effort you have shown. Choosing a luxury card from our collection will allow you to personalise the experience even more.