Spread Some Holiday Cheer With These Short Christmas Greetings
Christmas is a time to renew connections with family and friends. Fortunately, it doesn’t take much to spread a little holiday cheer and let someone know you’re thinking about them. A few simple words – whether delivered in a greeting card, social media post, or text message – can do the job.
That being said, keeping a Christmas message concise can sometimes be a challenge. To help you overcome that challenge, here are some short Christmas greetings that pack a yuletide wallop. Best of all, we’ve divided them into separate sections so you can quickly find the perfect succinct Christmas wish.
Traditional | Cute | Funny | Religious
Traditional
When it doubt, go with a classic. These short and sweet Christmas wishes capture the spirit of the holidays.
- May your holidays be wreathed in joy.
- May peace, joy, and love find their way under your Christmas tree.
- This Christmas, may your heart be light and your stocking heavy.
- ‘Tis the season for fun, friends, and family. Merry Christmas!
- May your nights be cozy and your days merry and bright.
- Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Best Wishes to you and yours.
- Wishing you all the wonder and joy of a child on Christmas morning.
- From our family to yours, have a magical, marvelous, and merry Christmas!
- May you have a December to remember.
- It’s time to fall in love with Christmas all over again.
- Christmas is in the air. Take time to breathe it in.
- As you open your presents, may you get wrapped up in the Christmas spirit.
- May the joy you find this Christmas follow you throughout the new year.
- Have the Merriest Christmas Ever.
- Have a sleighful of fun this holiday season.
- Merry Christmas to someone who sparkles and shines all year long.
- May your home be filled with the sounds of music and laughter this Christmas.
- Wishing you a merry little Christmas and big things in the new year!
- Whatever Santa’s verdict is, you’re on my Nice List. Merry Christmas!
- May Christmas bring you comfort and joy.
- However you’re spending the holidays, I hope it’s joyful.
- Wishing you a little extra Christmas magic this year.
- This holiday season, may your stress be low and your spirits high.
Cute
Here are some Christmas messages that are on the corny side.
- Hope this holiday season sends you over the rainbow and under the mistletoe.
- May your Christmas be very merry, and your New Year super duper!
- Ho-Ho-Hope you have a holly jolly Christmas.
- Merry Christmas! Staying on the Nice List, I trust?
- Keep your nose and your chimney clean this Christmas season.
- All I want for Christmas is more friends like you.
- Thinking of you warms my heart on a cold December night.
- Remember to clean your chimney this Christmas, lest Santa find it un-soot-able.
- You make every day seem like Christmas.
- Oh deer, I think I hear Santa’s sleigh! Keep watching the skies!
- I hope looking in your stocking on Christmas morning gives you Claus for celebration.
- Hope your Christmas is tree-mendous.
Funny
They say brevity is the soul of wit. Here are some brief and witty holiday greetings to share with others.
- Remember that Christmas is about more than presents. There are also cookies.
- Enjoy this season of unbridled consumerism, nonsensical customs, and rampant overeating.
- Just a reminder that if you hear footsteps on your rooftop this Christmas… run, it’s Krampus!
- May you be at peace, at least until your next credit card statement.
- I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, but I know I’ll be in red before it’s over.
- Hold onto your chestnuts – Christmas is almost here.
- Christmas comes but once a year, though the debts can linger for months.
- It’s Christmas, so watch out for falling reindeer poop.
- Pretty sure you’re landing on the Naughty List again.
- Knock the elf off the shelf and have some real fun this Christmas.
- It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Actually, it started in September when the Christmas trees went on sale.
- May your holidays be full of fun and laughter, with nary a thought of your credit card balance.
- Son of a nutcracker… Christmas is almost here!
Religious
Finally, here are some short Christmas messages for Christians.
- Thank God for giving us Christmas and wonderful friends to share it with.
- Remember the first Christmas, the ultimate gift to mankind.
- May God bless you this Christmas and throughout the New Year.
- Jesus was born on that special day, and continues to love us in every way.
- Enjoy the true gifts this Christmas – family, friends, and faith.
- Christmas may change, but for those of faith, its meaning remains stable.
- Jesus is the reason for the season.