WishesChristmas wishes
Christmas wishes are about warmth, giving and being together. These fit a card, a gift tag or a quick message on the day.
Wishes
Merry Christmas! May your home be warm, your plate be full and your people be near.
Wishing you a Christmas full of small joys: cake, carols and time with family.
Merry Christmas to you and yours. May the season bring peace to your home.
Merry Christmas! I hope the day is as sweet as the plum cake.
May the spirit of giving stay with us long after the lights come down. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas, my friend. You are one of the gifts I did not have to unwrap.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for a wonderful year of working together.
Merry Christmas to my favourite teacher. Thank you for all you give us through the year.
Sending love across the miles this Christmas. Wish we were at the same table.
Merry Christmas. May your home be warm, your table full and your cake properly soaked.
Wishing you carols, candlelight and the people you love around one table. Happy Christmas.
To my favourite little one: Santa says you have been good. Mostly. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you for a year of kindness.
हिन्दी में
क्रिसमस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। आपके घर में प्रेम और शांति बनी रहे।
मेरी क्रिसमस! केक खाइए, खुशियाँ बाँटिए।
क्रिसमस और नए साल की आपको और आपके परिवार को ढेर सारी बधाई।
यह क्रिसमस आपके जीवन में नई रोशनी और नई उम्मीद लेकर आए।
सितारे की रोशनी और कैरल की धुन आपके घर तक पहुँचे। क्रिसमस की बधाई।
केक की मिठास और अपनों का साथ, यही है क्रिसमस की सौग़ात। मेरी क्रिसमस।
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ
ਕ੍ਰਿਸਮਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਬਹੁਤ ਮੁਬਾਰਕਾਂ। ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਘਰ ਪਿਆਰ ਤੇ ਅਮਨ ਬਣਿਆ ਰਹੇ।
ਵੱਡੇ ਦਿਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਲੱਖ ਲੱਖ ਵਧਾਈਆਂ ਜੀ।
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A wish for everyone
Christmas is on 25 December. In India it is kept by Christian families with midnight or morning services, carols, stars at the door and plum cake, and enjoyed by neighbours of every faith. "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Christmas" is right for anyone who celebrates. For a friend who keeps it as a religious day, a wish for peace and blessings fits better than jokes about Santa.
Make it yours
- Mention their tradition: the choir, the crib, the cake that is soaked for weeks, the kuswar sweets.
- For children: Santa, stockings and being good are fair game.
- For someone away from home: "Hope the carols reach you where you are."
- For a teacher or school run by a Christian institution: thanks for the year, with the greeting.
Cards and gift tags
A Christmas card needs only a greeting, one personal line and your name. A gift tag needs "To", "From" and three words. If you are sending one card for both occasions, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" is the customary line. More help is in our guide What to write in a card.
What to avoid
- Assuming every Christian friend celebrates the same way. Customs differ by church and by region.
- Sending the wish a week late with "belated". Send it in the season, which runs to the New Year.
Make it yours
- On a gift tag, one line and your name is enough.
- "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" covers both, if you will not write again next week.