Holidays & Occasions Christmas The Merriest Christmas Wishes To Include on Your Christmas Cards This Year Here's to the holliest, jolliest season yet. By Southern Living Editors Updated on January 20, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Dan Brownsword/Getty Images Once the Christmas card picture has been selected and the holiday stamps have been purchased, it's time to decide what sweet holiday saying you want to include in your card. These merry messages and quotes are the perfect sentiment to add to your Christmas cards this season. Whether you need a seasonal quote to put in your family Christmas cards or want to personalize each card with a charming message, we have plenty of inspiration on this list of merry Christmas wishes. Cute sayings and short Christmas wishes will also make for great Christmas texts or captions for your social media posts this holiday season. Have a holly jolly Christmas card-sending season! Short Christmas Wishes 01 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Wishing you love, joy, and peace this Christmas. 02 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our family to yours. 03 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Wishing you a very merry Christmas! 04 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Warmest wishes for a joyful Christmas season. 05 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living May all your days be merry and bright this season. 06 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Have a joyful Christmas season! 07 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Enjoy a peaceful and restful holiday season. 08 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas. 09 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Hope you have a holly jolly Christmas! 10 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living We wish you a Merry Christmas! 11 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living May the Lord bless you this Christmas season. 12 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Jesus is the reason for the season! 13 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Joy to the world! And to you and yours! 14 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Have a jolly holiday this Christmas. 15 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living May we always remember the reason for the season. Merry Christmas! 16 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Wishing your family many blessings this Christmas. 17 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living We hope you create many happy memories this Christmas season. 18 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Have a very merry Christmas! 19 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Glory to the newborn King! Merry Christmas! 20 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Sending you and yours love this Christmas. 21 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living We're thinking of you this holiday season. 22 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living May God bless you and your family this Christmas and in the new year. 23 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Wishing you a Merry Christmas and bright New Year! 24 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living We hope you are filled with joy during the Christmas season. 25 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living May all your wishes come true this Christmas! 26 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living We're thankful to have you in our lives today and every day. 27 of 72 Short Christmas Wishes Southern Living Wishing you a comforting and joyful Christmas! Christmas Wishes for Friends 28 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Let's get together and watch all the Hallmark movies. 29 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living I'm always in the Christmas spirit when I'm with you. 30 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Wishing you joy this Christmas, Friend. 31 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Wishing you all the joy of the season. 32 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Pour yourself a big glass of eggnog and enjoy the season, Friend. 33 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living I'm grateful for your friendship all year, but especially at Christmas. 34 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Friendship is the magic of the season. 35 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living If friends were presents, I'd pick you this holiday. 36 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living You make every Christmas merrier. 37 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living The holidays are merrier and brighter when we're together. 38 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Wishing you all the Christmas cheer in the world. 39 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living It's the most wonderful time of year, and it's even better because I get to call you a friend. 40 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Our friendship is a Christmas miracle. 41 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living I'd wrap up our friendship and put it under the tree—it's the best present ever. 42 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Having you as a friend is a true gift! 43 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living So grateful to celebrate the Christmas season with a friend like you. 44 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Wishing you and your family a joyful Christmas! 45 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Celebrating Christmas is more special with friends like you by my side. 46 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living Enjoy spending time with your family this holiday season. 47 of 72 Christmas Wishes for Friends Southern Living I'll be home for Christmas, and I hope you are too, Friend. Cute Christmas Sayings 48 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Hoping you have a visit from Frosty this year! 49 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Snowman wishes and reindeer kisses! 50 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Christmas lights are my favorite color. 51 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Have yourself a merry little Christmas! 52 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Have a holly jolly Christmas! 53 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living It's the most wonderful time of the year! 54 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Jingle all the way! 55 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal! 56 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 57 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Walking in a winter wonderland! 58 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living All I want for Christmas this year is you. 59 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Meet me under the mistletoe. 60 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Dashing through the snow this Christmas! 61 of 72 Cute Christmas Sayings Southern Living Happy Holly-days! Merry Christmas Quotes 62 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us." –David Cameron 63 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve." –Unknown 64 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand." –Dr. Seuss 65 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection." –Winston Churchill 66 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." –Will Ferrell, Elf 67 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other." –Emily Matthews 68 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling." –Edna Ferber 69 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance—a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved." –Augusta E. Randel 70 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "At Christmas, all roads lead home." –Marjorie Holmes 71 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas." –Dolly Parton 72 of 72 Merry Christmas Quotes Southern Living "Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day." –Helen Steiner Rice Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit