Miles Away Quote Christmas Message for Family Far Away

Oh, what fun it is to sit at Christmastime and write a lilliputian something to the people who've added to your joy all year long! Of course, it would be more than fun if you lot had no shortage of ideas about what to actually write in your Christmas cards.

That'due south where this guide comes in. It offers tips and inspiration from Hallmark writers to get you lot started, whether you lot're signing iii cards or 63. Y'all can adapt these Christmas wishes and message ideas to piece of work for a traditional Christmas card, vacation newsletter, custom photo card or other seasonal greeting.

Only click on the specific category you're interested in, or read the whole guide and mix and match to create just the right holiday message for each person on your listing. May your pen be merry! May your words be brilliant!

Christmas Wishes: What to Write in a Christmas Card

• Gearing Up to Write
• For Friends
• For Family
• For The One You lot Love
• For Those Who Are Far Away
• To Say Thank you
• Difficult Circumstances
• Religious Messages
• For Professional Relationships
• Playful Notes
• Warm Closings

Find tips for crafting your own Christmas carte messages and go some real-life examples and watch-outs from Hallmark Senior Writer Cat Hollyer in the video below or skip straight to bulletin ideas using the links to a higher place.

Gearing Up to Write

Hither are four simple tips for calculation some cheer to the task of signing your season'southward greetings:

• Stock upwardly: Earlier you start, brand certain you have enough stamps, cards, envelopes and working pens. You don't desire to run out of something when yous're on a coil.
• Update your accost volume: Keep a running list of addresses to use each year, and if y'all call back seeing that someone on your listing recently moved or got married, check with them to make sure yous nevertheless take their correct accost information.
• Proceed it curt and sweet: You can express Christmas joy and caring without saying a lot.
• Become a soundtrack: Fix the jolly mood by putting on some of your favorite holiday music. Make information technology part of your card-signing tradition.
• The more, the merrier: Many easily make lite piece of work, so enlist the help of family members if possible. Even very immature children can sign their ain names or add a beautiful drawing. Older kids may savor adding personal messages of their own to cards. If there are cookies involved, they might fifty-fifty help accost envelopes.

For Friends

Examples

• "Peace and joy to you and yours this Christmas season."
• "Wishing you a very merry Christmas and the chance to do lots more angling in the new year!"
• "Thinking warmly of each of yous and wishing your family an actress measure of comfort, joy and promise this Christmas."
• "Have your best Christmas ever!"
• "Merry Christmas with lots of dear,"
• "We hope you lot have a nice, relaxing Christmas, Shanice!"
• "I hope your vacation season is full of skillful things."
• "Praying you have a wonderful Christmas filled with moments y'all'll always remember."
• "May your season exist merry and your presents underwear-gratis (unless you actually need some!)."
• "Then grateful to have a friend like you at Christmas and all year long."

Writing tip: When the bill of fare has already said it all or yous just feel like keeping things short and sugariness, a straightforward "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" message might be just what Santa ordered.

For Family unit

Examples

• "Merry Christmas with cheers and dear,"
• "Having parents like you is the best Christmas souvenir in that location e'er could exist."
• "At Christmas and always, what a blessing you are."
• "Looking forwards to all the food and fun of our family gatherings."
• "So glad we're family unit…and and then grateful for all the great Christmas memories we share."
• "Merry Christmas to our favorite L.A. niece. We've had fun keeping up with your photos and blog posts! Wishing you many more than adventures in the new year!"
• "For me, the holidays get-go when we gather. Looking forward to talking and catching up before long!"
• "Merry Christmas to someone who makes our whole family so proud."
• "Merrily and gratefully,"
• "Christmas is a great reminder of how much I beloved our loud and loving family."
• "Thinking of you with lots of love at Christmas."
• "You're someone who helps me call back the truthful reason for the flavor, and I'1000 and then grateful for you."
• "When I think back on all the happiest moments this year, your wedding twenty-four hour period stands out. Hope the two of you relish a wonderful first Christmas together."

Writing tip: It'south a big deal when family or friends are celebrating their first Christmas as a married couple, in a new house, with a new baby or whatever other exciting holiday firsts. Be certain to call it out in your personal message to them.

For The Ane You Love

Examples

• "My favorite thing about Christmas is getting to spend it with you."
• "At that place's no one else I'd rather make Christmas memories with."
• "Nobody does the holidays like united states of america, and I wouldn't have it whatever other way."
• "My favorite matter nigh Christmas is getting to spend information technology with you."
• "Getting to love you is the best souvenir I've ever been given. Love you and then much."
• "Merry Christmas! Now permit'due south find some mistletoe."
• "I fa-la-la-la love you."
• "You brand my heart become pa-rum-pum-pum-pum."
• "Sharing this life with you is all my heart could always want."
• "Yous're on my nice list. (Merely feel free to try for the naughty listing if you desire.)"
• "Another Christmas, and still nothing warms my heart like y'all."
• "I'm and so thankful for another year of making memories, creating new traditions, and enjoying all the all-time parts of the holidays with you lot."

For Those Who Are Far Abroad

If your carte du jour is for family unit members or shut friends you won't get to meet at Christmas, let them know you're missing them.

Examples

• "Missing yous fifty-fifty more at this blithesome time of year."
• "Actually, really wish y'all were here!"
• "Nosotros may not be together in person on Christmas morning, simply you'll exist in my mind and in my heart. You lot always are."
• "I'll sure miss being together for Christmas this year. Eat a few actress tamales for me, OK?"
• "Christmas won't feel the same without you here, but we wish you lot a wonderful vacation time with Emma'southward family. Miss y'all already!"
• "Wish we could be together this holiday season, but since nosotros tin can't, I'm sending adept wishes your way."
• "Just tin can't believe it has been and so long since we've seen each other. TOO long!"

Writing tip: Miss-you bulletin not required. If not being together for Christmas is a sore bailiwick, then skip information technology and focus your message around love, gratitude or a warm holiday wish instead.

To Say Thank You

In that location are lots of people who play a very specific, very special role in our lives—teachers, coaches, hairstylists, nurses, postal service carriers, and then many more. They make a difference, and the holidays are a smashing time to let them know you're thankful for them and everything they do.

Examples

• "We couldn't allow the holidays become by without thanking you for everything y'all practice."
• "Simply want you to know how much you lot're appreciated, past us then many others."
• "Grateful for you all year long, but feeling especially grateful for y'all at Christmas. Thanks for everything you exercise."
• "Don't know what I (or my hair) would practise without you! Hope you have a merry Christmas."
• "And then thankful for all the heart you put into what y'all do. Merry Christmas."
• "You mean so much to our family and then many others. Give thanks you for all of your difficult piece of work and for the caring way you do information technology."
• "You're and then great at what you exercise, and I'm so thankful."
• "I appreciate you. Merely wanted to remind you of that."
• "You deserve all the happiness 1 holiday season can bring. So glad yous're in my life."

Difficult Circumstances

Christmastime can come with mixed emotions for someone facing affliction, job loss, bereavement or other challenging circumstances. Hither are some ideas for letting them know you're thinking warmly of them during what might be an especially difficult fourth dimension of year.

Examples

• "I know this probably won't become down as your best Christmas e'er. I hope it helps a fiddling to be reminded how much I intendance almost you and wish you lot a brighter new year."
• "You've had more your share of challenges this year. Wishing you peace and hope at Christmas and a new year full of better days."
• "I hope the holidays are actress gentle and sweet to y'all and requite y'all lots of reasons to grin and lots of time to rest."
• "Hoping that the new year's day brings you new possibilities."
• "Our hearts are with y'all and your family unit. All our love,"
• "Information technology'south difficult when Christmas comes during a hard time. Just want you to know I'm thinking of you."
• "Sending you lot hugs this Christmas. Take good care of you lot."
• "Sometimes the holidays only seem to remind us of what we have lost. But you volition never lose the beloved and caring of those who know you and want the best for you."

Writing tip: If you're sending the aforementioned card to everyone on your list, consider whether it feels right for the people or family unit yous know who are facing a difficult fourth dimension. If not, then you may wish to choose a dissimilar card for them—something with quieter language and design, with more focus on peace and hope, as opposed to "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas" wishes.

Religious Messages

For Christians, Christmas can exist a time of great spiritual significant equally they remember the birth of Jesus. If you're signing a Christmas card for someone who celebrates the season in this way, incorporating religious elements into your bulletin can aid it experience more meaningful and personal.

Examples

• "Blessings to you this Christmas flavour."
• "Celebrating the good news of Christmas and the blessing of knowing good people like you."
• "Christmas is here and He is born! Promise your Christmas is blessed."
• "Wishing joy to your world and peace to your heart this Christmas."
• "So thankful for the blessing you are in my life. Merry Christmas."
• "Glory to the newborn King! Merry Christmas to you and yours."
• "Jesus is built-in! Accept a merry Christmas."
• "Hope you feel all the blessings and love sent down from heaven on that get-go Christmas."
• "O come allow united states admire Him! Wishing lots of joy and honey to yous and yours this Christmas."
• "Rejoicing with y'all in the birth of our Savior this Christmas season."
• "May your spirit rejoice in the wonder of His birth. Wishing you a joy-filled Christmas season."
• "Wishing you hope, peace, joy, and beloved every bit you celebrate Christmas."

For Professional Relationships

Let your relationship guide you when signing a Christmas card for someone you know in a professional context. If it's a colleague you're close to, you lot can be as casual in your message as you would with nonwork friends. If it's a supervisor, client or someone with whom you lot take a relationship that'south more than strictly about work, so keep your message more than formal.

Examples

• "Happy Holidays and all the all-time to you in the twelvemonth to come!"
• "Information technology's a pleasance to piece of work with you and a joy to wish y'all a merry Christmas!"
• "The holidays are a perfect time to remind y'all how much I capeesh your business. I hope y'all enjoy a wonderful season filled with the people and traditions that mean the most."
• "You make piece of work a lot less like work and more similar a caring customs. Merry Christmas, with cheers for all you lot exercise!"
• "Vacation time and all the time, I so capeesh the neat work y'all do."
• "Wishing you some well-deserved downtime over the holidays. Yous've earned it!"
• "Merry Christmas to my totally talented stylist! Thank you for keeping me looking expert all twelvemonth."
• "Wishing you the dazzler, blessings and joy this season brings."
• "Hoping that the new year brings you new opportunities and new possibilities."
• "Warmest wishes for a happy holiday season,"

Writing tip: If your colleague shares your religious views, it can be advisable to comprise your shared faith into the message you lot write in their menu. If they don't (or if you don't know), it's all-time to steer clear.

Playful Notes

For some relationships, an overly warm or heartfelt message merely wouldn't feel right—and that'south okay! Sharing a laugh with a funny Christmas card can exist just as meaningful, and adding your own lighthearted or playful bulletin tin can be a great way of connecting with someone you have a more lighthearted human relationship with. This kind of message tin can as well be swell for kids!

Examples

• "Hope your Christmas is Santa-riffic!"
• "Yule have a great Christmas. I just know it!"
• "Wishing you lot a delightful, merry, and bright-ful flavor!"
• "Hope your stockings are stocked and your jingle bells rock. Merry Christmas!"
• "Think, Santa is watching. Everything. Aye, even that. Anyway, Merry Christmas!"
• "Happy deadening downwards and cozy up flavour! Hope yours is merry all the way."
• "Fill your cup of cheer with whatever you desire. Merry Christmas!"
• "Wishing you lot all the joy, all the merry, all the cookies this Christmas!"
• "You lot're a gift in my life. And not the kind I'd return for store credit. Merry Christmas!"
• "Hope your Christmas is fa-la-la-la-lawesome."

Warm Closings

A warm closing before your signature is like the bow on top! Choose one of ours, or come up up with one of your own.

• Warmly,
• Honey,
• With dear,
• Lots of love,
• Honey always,
• Much dearest to y'all,
• All my love,
• Best wishes!
• Warmest wishes at Christmas and always,
• Merry Christmas!
• Promise and peace to you lot and yours,
• Wishing you joy,
• Best regards,
• Warmest wishes,
• Gratefully,
• Happy holidays,
• Cozy wishes,
• Heavenly peace,
• Wishing joy to your world,
• Blessings,
• Christmas blessings,
• God bless,
• Hugs and kisses,
• Peace out,

Writing tip: One Hallmark writer likes to keep it simple past closing with "Love," for everyone on her list, no matter how close the relationship is. She just figures, if ever at that place was a season to be all about the love, Christmas is it.

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• Credits:
• Additional contributions by Cat Hollyer, Renee Daniels, Kevin Dilmore, Suzanne Heins, Diana Manning, Lisa Riggin, Andrew Blackburn and Amy Trowbridge-Yates.

Keely Chace is a Hallmark Master Author who loves reading, running and spending time with her hubby and daughters. She shares writing tips in her "What to Write" series on Hallmark & Community.

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