Short Christmas Wishes

November 03, 2022

It’s this time of the year again: the mailing list is finalised, wrapped presents sit prettily in the cupboard, and you, with a warm drink in your hand, are staring at a blank piece of paper – how do you express your love to the people in your life?

Be it your parents, co-workers, or your partner, you’d like all your family and friends to feel special and appreciated this Christmas season. And when it comes to the most important people in your life, a piece of paper with a quick “Merry X-mas!” just won’t do. Now, there’s no need to write pages and pages, but choosing a beautiful card and filling it with a short and sweet Christmas card message is a sure way to earn a heartfelt smile from your loved one.

In this article we will list some of the best short Christmas greetings to help you show your love this Holiday season.

The importance of short greetings

While a long-winded well-wish can be pleasant, it’s sometimes nice to get straight to the point with a poignant, neat declaration of admiration. Whether it’s a short and catchy phrase or even just a couple of heartfelt words, it’s a useful skill to be able to express your feelings for your friends concisely. With our short Christmas messages you can be sure your loved ones will feel appreciated during this festive season.

What are the main elements of a short Christmas greeting?

The most important part is to express your feelings accurately and without any fluff. Waste no time in letting your friends and family know that they occupy a special place in your heart and mind this Christmas. This is sure to make them feel valued and appreciated.
Additionally, adding a nice personal touch with a comment relating to an experience, memory or inside joke you share with your loved one, is a great way to show how much you value the special bond between you.

Ideas for short Christmas wishes

Short & sweet Christmas greetings

Nice and straight to the point, for when you really don’t want to eat around the centre.

Have a very merry Christmas and happy new year!
Here’s to all the good Christmases we’ve had and the ones we will. Have the best time!
I hope you make the best memories this festive season.
May your Christmas be filled with laughter. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas to you and a year full of blessings to you and your family.
May this festive season grant you fond memories, laughter, and much happiness!
May your Christmas be full of cheers!

Short Christmas messages for family

Christmas card wishes for family — the most important people in your life. Let them know how much they mean to you.

Christmas wouldn’t be the same without my family. Thank you for spending it with me and have a splendid holiday!
My heart is with my family this Christmas.
Being with my family this Christmas is the best present I could wish for. I feel the warmth and joy of being home with all of you!
It’s the most blessed time of the year. It’s Christmas. It’s the time when the family gets back together again. Happy holidays to the best family I could ever have!
I am looking forward to spending this Christmas holiday together. My warmest early Christmas wishes!
Christmas is the time of the year to give gifts to your loved ones and appreciate their efforts of love. All the best to you, my dearest family!
Nothing makes me happier this Christmas season than sharing the festivities with you. Enjoy your time!
Christmas is special and spending time with loved ones can make it even more so!
I’m so glad for the opportunity to enjoy Christmas with you. Happy Christmas, my dear friend.

Short Christmas greetings for friends

Let your friends know that you’re thinking about them with the following wishes. After all, friends are what makes Christmas a magical time.

Santa’s magical feats are nothing compared to everything your friendship means to me.
Merry Christmas to my best friend! I wish you a season full of fun parties, nice experiences, and all the beautiful memories you can make!
You are the best person to walk through a winter wonderland with. You may throw a snowball at me, and I may retaliate by declaring war, but every moment I spend with you is so happy I won’t even notice the time. I wish you all the best this holiday season, my friend!
Merry Christmas to my truest friend. I am so grateful to have you in my life, thank you for always being there for me.
Wishing a friend that’s truly sweet, A holiday season that can’t be beat!
Cookies, and cocoa, and candy galore, decking the halls, cause you’re never a bore!
This holiday season I’d like to thank you for your continued presence in my life. I’m so grateful to have a friend like you. I wish you peace, love, and happiness.
Happy Christmas to my awesome friend. You’re always there when I need someone to lend a hand. Life would be lonely without you!

Romantic brief Christmas messages

Make the snow melt with some passionate wishes for the people that you love passionately this year.

I love you and I hope your Christmas will be as beautiful and wonderful as you are to me.
You make my Christmas with your love and kindness.
I want to thank you for all the love, support, special times, and happiness that you have gifted to me. You truly are wonderful.
Spending this time with you is all I need to have the most amazing Christmas ever. Sending loving thoughts to you on this very special day.
Sending my sweetheart some Christmas cheer and letting you know you’re in my thoughts today and every day of the year. My heart belongs to you!
I won’t need any gifts this year because I already have what I want the most: you. I am so thrilled you are in my life.
Merry Christmas to the love of my life! Sending special wishes of Christmas cheer to the one I love. I hope your day is as wonderful as you are.
Merry Christmas to my Sweetheart. You brighten my days, you always make me laugh, and you bring so much happiness to my life. You truly are the one for me and I love you!
There is no one in the world I would rather spend Christmas day with, than with you. I love you with all my heart.

Short Christmas greetings for work colleagues

Brighten up the office Christmas party with some sweet Christmas card wishes for your co-workers.

All your hard work really means that you deserve to have the most beautiful Christmas.
Co-workers such as you make work so much more enjoyable and the workplace so much friendlier
Let us rejoice in the Christmas celebrations we have here with the best of co-workers
Our time together has truly proven that we are a great team. Have a wonderful Christmas.
Thanks for all your efforts to make our office a great place to be all year round. Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday!
Wishing you and your family all the joy and happiness this Holiday Season has to offer. Have a wonderful Christmas and a New Year filled with peace and warmth.
With co-workers like you, I’ll definitely look forward to all the blessings the new year will bring.
This Christmas season may your home be filled with faith and happiness! I wish you a beautiful holiday!

Formal short Christmas greetings

Say it with class and style and still make people smile. Christmas wishes for a professional setting.

May the spirit of Christmas fill your home with peace, love, and joy. Have a wonderful Christmas.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas full of good health, love, abundance, and everlasting joy in your life.
Wishing you and your family a peaceful Christmas and a happy new year full of promise and satisfaction.
I hope you enjoy some peaceful days with your family. May this year, and all the years that follow, be better than the year we are leaving behind.
Best wishes of joy and love this Christmas season, for you and your family.
Please accept my heartfelt Christmas and New Year messages for you. All I want in return is a big smile on your face.
May the spirit of the holiday season be with you and your family today and more years to come.

Short Christmas wishes for kids

Don’t forget to make the little ones smile by sharing your wishes with them.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas. May Santa bring you the best of the gifts and surprise you, making it the best Christmas ever!
May Santa bring to you surprise gifts in the form of smiles and giggles, happiness and joy that last with you all your life… Merry Christmas and a wonderful Happy New Year to you
May you wake up to a snowfall this Christmas and have a celebration to remember for the rest of your life. Christmas greetings to you!
Wishing you a Merry Christmas, little one. May Santa give you the best gift to make this Christmas the best one.
May all your wishes come true this Christmas, dear child. Merry Christmas, baby. Have a nice day!
You are the happiest little kid and spread this happiness to everyone this Christmas. Have a lovely Christmas!
My little boy, no matter how old you get, I pray that this holiday always gives you the same spirit and finds your way home. Wishing you a Merry Christmas.
You are still little, but I know you have a big heart. Share your joy of Christmas with those who are not blessed like you, little man
To the most wonderful little boy. As long as I am with you, my Christmas is always bright and happy just the way you are. Keep spreading happiness like this, boy.

Religious short Christmas wishes

Christmas is a celebration of Christianity, so spread the good word with the people closest to you with these short religious Christmas card wishes.

Jesus has come into our lives on Christmas and every day with the love that this office shares
The magic of Christmas is not in the presents but in His presence. May you have the gift of faith this Christmas and many blessings throughout the New Year.
May you have the gift of faith, the blessing of hope, and the peace of His love at Christmas and always.
‘Tis the season for giving, charity, respect for all God's creations, and bringing peace to our Earth. And of course for spending time with a precious family like you! May you have a blessed day.
God gave His greatest gift to us on that first Christmas Day and may the wonder of it always guide and light your way.
May His light shine brightly during this Christmas season and always, as we reflect the true message of Christmas. Although we are far apart, you are always in my prayers. Sending my love this Christmas to you and your family.
Christmas is not what you get, it's what you give. Thank you for being an amazing friend and example of charity and faith.
May God bless this Christmas and always. May you be comforted by His presence in your life, and always follow His guiding light. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful year to come.

Long-distance short Christmas wishes

A good way to bridge the distance and make your far-away-friends feel close to you.

I may be far away, but I want you to know you are always in my heart. Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
I may not be near this Christmas, but my heart and soul will always be with you. I send you my heartiest greetings. Have a magnificent Christmas!
Wish you could be with us this festive season. Wishing you a day full of fun, peace, and happiness!
Sending you my best wishes, lots of joy and unfiltered happiness this festive season. I hope we can celebrate together soon!

Funny short Christmas wishes

How about making people love this Christmas? A nice smile goes so well with a cup of hot chocolate.

I wish you a white Christmas! But if you run out of white, open the red! 😉
It’s all fun and games until Santa checks the naughty list… I’ll put in a good word for you!
May your eggnog have enough rum to get you through this Holiday season!
All I want this Christmas is stew… oh, and you!
The best Christmas gift might be love – but I also wish you cash, not-so ugly sweaters and more than just socks in your sock! You’re welcome!
This Christmas season I don’t want you worrying about all the extra calories – so, being a good friend, I will gladly take the cookies and cakes!

Short Christmas wishes: Quotes

When unsure what to say, share some special Christmas quotes to convey how you feel.

Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind. — Helen Steiner Rice
For it is in giving that we receive. — St. Francis of Assisi
Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard, or too sad when you've got a Christmas tree in the living room. — Nora Roberts
As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year. — David Grayson
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
What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future. — Agnes M Pahro
When we remember a special Christmas, it is not the presents that made it special, but the laughter, the feeling of love, and the togetherness of friends and family that made that Christmas special. — Catherine Pulsifer
Christmas is the day that holds all time together. — Alexander Smith

Short poems for Christmas

A nice poem is sure to warm up anyone’s heart, no matter how cold this December may be.

"I love the Christmas-tide, and yet,
I notice this, each year I live;
I always like the gifts I get,
But how I love the gifts I give!" — Carolyn Wells
My gift to you this Christmas
Comes tied with a pretty bow.
It's not important what's inside the box,
I just love you and want you to know. – Kelly Roper
May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;
The spirit of Christmas which is peace;
The heart of Christmas which is love. — Ada V. Hendricks
The orange glow of the fireplace
Fills the room with Christmas cheer.
To my family I raise my glass
Full of wishes for the year. — Patricia A. Howard

Happy Writing!

Our goal of this article is to make writing short traditional Christmas card greetings a breezy experience – after all, sharing your love with friends and family should never have to feel like a chore.

We hope you enjoyed our selection and found the right words to spread some happiness this Christmas. If you’re looking for a special card to put your wishes into, have a look at our card catalogue. Or, if you are feeling especially crafty, check out our step-by-step guide on how to make a pop-up Christmas card.

Have a very merry Christmas from everyone here at Boomf.