It’s never too early to get those Christmas cards ready to go, so we have put together a list of all the best short merry Christmas messages for cards to help you out. And if you’re looking for short merry Christmas quotes for cards, we also have you covered.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Short Merry Christmas Messages for Cards
I’ll rock around the Christmas tree until 9 p.m.
Number 1 on the naughty list.
The gift of your friendship is my favorite Christmas present.
May this season be full of light and laughter for you and your family.
Celebrate the light of the world.
Let’s make some Christmas magic.
My love for you shines brighter than the lights on the tree.
I can’t brie-lieve how cheesy this Christmas card is. As always, spreading love and cheer!
May your Christmas be filled with less family drama than a Netflix series.
Count your blessings, sing your Christmas carols, and make a wish under the Christmas tree.
Have a jolly holiday.
Grab your ugly sweater. It’s time to party.
Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a Merry Christmas.
We don’t normally dress up, but hey, it’s Christmas!
Happy holidays to you and yours.
Thinking of you this season and wishing you a joyful holiday.
All I want for Christmas is you.
Sorry, Santa. We tried.
Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season and all the best for the New Year!
Have a joyful Christmas!
I put so much thought into your gift that it’s now out of stock everywhere. Merry Christmas!
Let’s get merry and bright!
No matter how far apart we are, the warmth of Christmas will bring us closer together.
I’m grateful for you every day—but especially at Christmastime.
May your holidays be filled with love and laughter!
Let’s Eat, Drink & Be Merry.
May your heart be filled with all the joys of the season.
Not even Santa could bring a better friend.
Warm wishes for a happy holiday.
You light up my life like a Christmas tree.
Wishing you sanity and a strong drink this holiday season!
All I want for Christmas is food.
May your joy be big and your bills be small!
May your heart be light!
I already got my Christmas present. (It’s you!) XXOO
Let’s make it a December to remember.
I hope we get snowed in together.
Happy everything this holiday season.
Laughing all the way.
Time to jingle bell rock.
Get ready for your heart to grow three sizes.
Wishing you pawsitively delightful holidays!
Married Christmas! Holiday wishes from the official couple!
Fleece Navidad.
If kisses were snowflakes, I’d send you a blizzard.
“All is calm, all is bright.” Whoever wrote Silent Night clearly hasn’t been to our
You know you’re getting old when Santa starts looking younger. Have a youthful Christmas!
This year, we asked Santa for a babysitter. Hope we were good!
Wishing you the best this season and always! Happy holidays.
Hope Santa brought you more than socks and underwear.
You’re the most wonderful part of the most wonderful time of the year.
All is calm, all is bright.
Have a magical holiday season!
Spreading holiday love this festive season!
Fuzzy socks and candy cane pops, everyone knows that Christmas rocks.
Bundled with joy. Merry Christmas from the [name] family!
Enjoy a restful holiday with your family.
How’d you do this year—lump of coal again?
I’m one cookie away from filling out the Santa suit.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Working with you is the best gift.
The gift of love, of joy, of peace… May all these and more be yours this Christmas.
Wishing you peace and happiness in this festive season.
Warm wishes for a happy holiday.
Wishing you peace, love, and happiness in the New Year. Champagne is an excellent start. Cheers!
See you next year!
What do you do when you find your perfect Christmas tree? You put a star on it.
From our home to yours, we hope you have a happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year!
Call me once the gifts are unwrapped!
Warmest holiday wishes to you!
Snowflake kisses and candy cane wishes.
You light up our life.
Peace, love, and holiday cheer.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
May the holiday season bring you special moments and happy memories.
Merry Christmas with lots of love!
You’re my favorite person to binge Christmas movies with by the fire.
Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a Christmas that’s merry and bright.
Peace, good will, and happiness for you at Christmas and always.
Wishing you a festive season wrapped in love and topped with joy!
Ho Ho Ho! Let it snow!
Let’s go caroling.
Merry merry!
Have a holly jolly Christmas!
Meet you under the mistletoe.
Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle! Merry Christmas!
How do Christmas trees get ready for a party? They spruce up!
Sending you light and laughter this Christmas.
This holiday and always, we wish you much love, health, and joy!
Tis the season for love and laughter.
Celebrate the magic of the holidays with those you hold dear.
Season’s Greetings!
Joyeux Noel
Treat yo’elf this Christmas.
Here’s to a magical holiday.
Tis the season to be jolly.
Counting my blessings on Christmas, and one of them is you!
Let’s get lit! (The tree, that is.)
What a wonderful year! Enjoy your break.
May your holiday be as bright as a starlit night.
May your days be merry and your heart be light.
May the joy of Christmas fill you every day of the year!
When I count the blessings of my life, I count you twice!
You’re my favorite Christmas present this year.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We hope you have a very merry Christmas and enjoy the warmth and magic of the holiday season.
Happy “Let’s Circle Back to That in the New Year” to all who celebrate.
Santa isn’t the only one who sleighs.
Heard you were back on the naughty list this year!
Sending you all the merry Christmas wishes!
Thinking of you on this Christmas Day.
The greatest gift of all this holiday season is a loving family and close friends.
May your days be merry and your heart be light as a snowflake.
May joy linger in your heart.
Wishing you peace and joy this holiday season and in the New Year.
Happy ho-ho-holidays.
Christmas calories don’t count, right? Let’s eat, drink, and be merry!
Christmas is full of miracles. You’re one.
May you be filled with wonder, this Christmas and always.
Merry Christmas to the person who makes my winter days a little bit warmer.
Heartfelt holiday greetings to you and yours!
Season’s greetings, from our house to yours!
Make some time for a long winter’s nap today.
Warmest blessings on Christmas Day.
Joy to the world.
May your days be merry and bright. Happy holidays from all of us!
It’s people like you that make Christmas so special and meaningful. Thank you.
Christmas, don’t be late!
‘Tis the season for leftovers and stretchy pants. Best wishes during this delicious time.
Sending you comfort and joy.
Glad tidings!
What’s big and jolly and says, “Oh, oh, oh”? Santa Claus walking backwards.
Hope Santa was good to you this year!
Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
Sending warm holiday hugs and cocoa-filled cuddles your way.
Sending you peace, love, and joy this holiday season.
Hope your day is filled with Hallmark Christmas movies.
May the lights of Christmas be your guide, and the Christmas carols fill you with cheer.
May the spirit of Christmas bring you comfort, peace, and happiness.
Happy holidays from our family to yours.
Sending you Christmas cheer!
Christmas is a state of mind.
Keeping you in our hearts this holiday season, and always!
May the melody and spirit of the holidays fill your home with love and peace.
Son of a Nutcracker! It’s Christmas already? Have a good one.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Wishing you love, light, and laughter for Christmas and the New Year too!
Like Frosty, I melt for you. Merry Christmas, my love.
Merry Kiss-mas, my love.
For you, at Christmas time: a wish for happiness, warmth, and love.
Though we’re far apart, know that you’re in my heart.
Cheers to eggnog by the fire, warm holiday memories, and you.
Our holidays are more joyous knowing you’re part of our world.
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. (In other words, Merry Christmas.)
Happy holidays to my favorite coworker.
What’s the deal with Noel, anyway? You can’t even spell it with no L.
Every Christmas is merrier because you’re a part of it, my forever friend.
Merry everything and a happy always.
Sharing the season together is the greatest gift of all!
Forget the 12 days of Christmas. I’ll just take the golden ring!
Enjoy a festive and merry Christmas!
Thanks for keeping me sane this year!
Cheers to the New Year!
Feliz! Joyeux! Merry!
So very merry! Warmest wishes from our growing family to yours for a happy holiday season!
Wishing you peace and joy on Christmas Day.
Wishing you all the joys of the season!
Wishing you peace, love, and laughter in the New Year.
Remember the reason for the season.
A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Let’s hope it’s a good one with a much-needed beer.
I’m so grateful to have you as a coworker and a friend. Merry Christmas!
Meet me under the mistletoe.
All I want for Christmas is you.
Merry Christmas. We’re so lucky to have you in our lives.
There are many gifts under the Christmas tree, but the best one is you!
May all your sweaters be ugly and bright!
Have a holly jolly!
See you on New Year’s!
Find joy in the little things this Christmas.
Wishing you and your family a merry and bright Christmas.
Have an elf-tastic Christmas full of merry moments.
Deck the halls and spread the joy.
What do gingerbread men sleep on? Cookie sheets. Ha-ha-ha and merry Christmas!
Raising a glass of eggnog to you!
Warm and cozy holiday wishes.
Cheers to another successful year!
If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Christmas Selfie Captions, Funny Christmas Sayings, Funny Christmas Letter Board Quotes, Christmas Eve Quotes and Christmas Shopping Quotes.
Short Merry Christmas Quotes for Cards
“Let’s be naughty and save Santa the trip.” – Gary Allan
“At Christmas, all roads lead home.” – Marjorie Holmes
“Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.” – Kin Hubbard
“It’s Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” – W. T. Ellis
“It’s all fun and games until Santa checks the naughty list.” – Anon
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” – Will Ferrell, “Elf”
“Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” – Valentine Davies (Miracle on 34th Street)
“Santa Claus has the right idea – visit people only once a year.” – Victor Borge
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” – Janice Maeditere
“At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” – Thomas Tusser
“You know you’re getting old when Santa starts looking younger.” – Robert Paul
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken
“Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.” – Edna Ferber
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken
“The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!” – Charles N Barnard
“Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.” – Hugh Martin
“Christmas is a time when you get homesick – even when you’re home.” – Carol Nelson
“Love is what is in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” – Anon
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” – Charles Dickens
So that is it for our list of Short Merry Christmas Messages for Cards. We hope you found the perfect one for you!
About the Author
Laynni Locke
I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.
And it doesn’t matter if you are travelling, celebrating a special occasion or just appreciating day-to-day life, when you take that perfect photo you are going to need the perfect caption or quote before you share it. Which is why we started Routinely Shares, providing comprehensive lists of quotes and captions to cover every occasion, adventure or loved one.
With extensive experience as a travel writer, social media specialist and grant writer, I have made it my mission to curate the best and easiest to use lists for your next post.