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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!