It’s this time of the year when (almost) everyone needs to send christmas wishes to colleagues, associates and partners.
And it is the most common that when this time comes, you may feel stuck trying to come up with the best and most special Christmas wish that will be received with great enthusiasm by your recipients.
So wondering what’s the best way to wish your business contacts a Happy Christmas?
From short and sweet to a little more nuanced here are the top 20 Christmas greetings to provide you with a variety of greeting options for your Christmas cards, emails and social media.
Popular standard greetings
1. Happy Christmas
2. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
3. Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year
A little less formal
4. Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year Suitable for all religions
5. Season’s Greetings
6. Holiday Greetings
7. Happy Holidays
8. Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the New Year
9. Holiday Greetings with all good wishes for the New Year
10. Greetings of the Season and Best Wishes for the New Year
11. Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful Holiday and a Happy New Year
12. Wishing you every happiness this Holiday Season and throughout the coming year
Incorporating a business angle
13. Season’s Greetings from all of us at [name of company]
14. Best wishes for a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year
15. All of us at [name of company] join in sending season’s greetings with good wishes for the New Year
16. In warm appreciation of our association during the past year, we wish you a Merry Christmas and every success in 2019
17. With thanks for our fruitful cooperation during the past year, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and look forward to continuing our joint success in the New Year
18. All of us at [name of company] join in saying “thank you” and wishing you a happy holiday and prosperous new year
19. With thanks for our successful partnership this year, we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and look forward to working with you in the New Year
20. In warm appreciation of all your hard work this year, we wish you a very happy and relaxing Christmas and look forward to working with you in 2019
What not to say
• Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year (“Merry New Year” just sounds wrong)
• Wishing you a prosperous Christmas and a merry New Year (“Prosperous Christmas” sounds even more wrong)
Whatever you opt to send make it personal and make it sincere.
And this is how the genuine message will come across!
Merry Christmas!!!
Adapted from www.londonschool.com