Happy holidays messages that include everyone
Not everyone on your list celebrates the same way, and a card that includes everyone is warmer, not blander. 'Happy holidays' isn't a dodge; it's hospitality in two words. The lines here speak of light, rest, food, and the new year — things that cross every tradition on your list.
Write about what you actually share with the reader: the year you both had, the people you both love, the wish for a slower January. If your own house celebrates Christmas, you can still say so — 'however you celebrate, we wish you…' keeps your tradition and makes room for theirs in the same sentence. Nobody has ever felt left out by an extra wish for a good year.
Save the specific greetings for the people who share them. The joy of sending cards is that it can be personal twice — one line for the whole neighborhood list, and a different one inside the envelope for your people.
Lines to copy
Whatever this year handed you, we hope December gives you a warm kitchen, a good laugh, and someone who does the dishes.
We wish you a December that moves a little slower and a January that's gentle. You've earned both.
If the year felt long, may the season feel warm. Rest well, laugh often, and know you're loved more than you know.
Wherever December finds you — near, far, or somewhere in between — we hope it finds you well.
May the new year treat you the way you've treated the people around you: patiently and with a lot of dessert.
No news is good news, and our news is all small and good. We wish you a year of small and good, too.
Happy Holidays
Season's Greetings
Happy New Year
Warmest Wishes
Cheers to the new year
Happy everything
Warm season's wishes
Happiest of holidays
Happy holidays,
Warmly,
With joy,
Peace & love,
Season's greetings,
More warm, general messages
We kept the porch light on for you all year. Come sit with us soon — the cocoa's better when you're here.
Another orbit around the sun, and the best parts were ordinary: pancakes, pajamas, the school pickup lane. We wish you more of those.
The tree is crooked, the lights are half-working, and everyone is finally home. That's our kind of Christmas.
This year we learned that a slow morning together beats any present under the tree. We hope your season is full of slow mornings.
We are writing this with cold feet, full hearts, and a strong opinion that you should visit in January, when the house is quiet.
Our wish for you is small and specific: a snow day, a table full of people you like, and no alarm clocks for a week.
Questions people ask
- Is 'happy holidays' okay on a Christmas card?
- Yes, and it's the kindest choice whenever you're unsure what a household keeps. Pair it with wishes about light, rest, and the new year, which everyone can stand under.
- How do we honor Christmas and stay inclusive?
- Name yours and wish them theirs: 'From our Christmas to your season.' Inclusive isn't erasing your own tradition — it's leaving the door open on theirs.
- What replaces 'Merry Christmas' in a neutral sign-off?
- 'Happy holidays,' 'Season's greetings,' 'Warm wishes for the new year,' or simply 'With love.' The sign-offs on this page are sorted so the neutral ones are easy to spot.
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