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Christmas Card Messages for Coworkers

Warm, short, and safe to leave on a desk where anyone can read it. That last part is the whole brief.

Season’s Greetings Merry Christmas. Have a properbreak. PRINTED YOURS

For anyone in the office

  1. 1 Merry Christmas. Have a proper break.
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  2. 2 Happy Christmas — thanks for all the help this year.
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  3. 3 Merry Christmas. Enjoy the days where the inbox is somebody else’s problem.
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  4. 4 Wishing you a restful Christmas and a good new year.
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  5. 5 Happy Christmas. It has been a good year to work alongside you.
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For someone you work with closely

  1. 6 Merry Christmas. You made a hard year considerably easier and I noticed.
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  2. 7 Happy Christmas. Thanks for covering for me in October — I have not forgotten.
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  3. 8 Merry Christmas. Best desk neighbour I have had. Low bar, sincerely meant.
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  4. 9 Happy Christmas. See you in January for whatever they throw at us next.
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For someone who is leaving or has just joined

  1. 10 Merry Christmas, and good luck with the new job. Do not be a stranger.
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  2. 11 Happy Christmas. Your first one here — they get better once you know where the good coffee is.
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  3. 12 Merry Christmas. Glad you joined us this year.
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On a card the whole team signs

One line, legible, full name. Twenty people are sharing the space.

  1. 13 Merry Christmas, Priya. Have a great break.
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  2. 14 Happy Christmas — thanks for everything this year.
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  3. 15 Merry Christmas from all of us on the second floor.
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For a client or supplier

  1. 16 Wishing you a very happy Christmas and a successful new year.
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  2. 17 With thanks for your work this year, and every good wish for the season.
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  3. 18 Season’s greetings, and we look forward to working with you in the new year.
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When you do not know whether they celebrate Christmas

  1. 19 Season’s greetings and every good wish for the new year.
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  2. 20 Happy holidays. Hope you get some real time off.
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  3. 21 Wishing you a restful break and a good year ahead.
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Questions people actually ask

What do you write in a Christmas card for a coworker?

"Merry Christmas — thanks for all the help this year. Have a proper break." Then your full name. Warm, short, and safe on a desk where anyone can read it.

Should you give Christmas cards to everyone at work?

Either everyone in your immediate team or nobody in it. A partial set gets noticed and is the one way a card can do damage.

What do you write in a Christmas card for your whole team?

Thank them for something the team actually did this year, then wish them a real break. One specific line beats a paragraph of goodwill.