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Business Christmas card.
What to write.

Thank them for the year, wish them well over Christmas, and keep it short. Business cards land badly when they try too hard.

The messages are sorted by who is writing. Pick your group, then sign.

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Everyone's words in one card.

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An envelope. Congratulations. It says passed. We checked twice.

Grateful for every one of you. Have a brilliant Christmas.

From Nadia

See you in the new year. Rest properly this time.

From Joe

Wishing you and your team a very happy Christmas.

From Priya

Pick a design

  • Marker lettering with a highlighter stroke. Congratulations on the new job. Find out where the toilets are first.
  • A blue ribbon and cut-paper lettering. Congratulations.
  • A set of car keys. You passed. Mind the kerb.
  • Lino-cut lettering in a printed band. Congratulations on the new job. They're lucky to have you.
  • A rosette. First place. Obviously.
  • Botanical congrats card. Congratulations.
  • Marker lettering with a highlighter stroke. Congratulations. We never doubted you. (We doubted you a bit.)
  • Stilllife congrats card. Congratulations.
  • A house. You're a homeowner. First job: find the stopcock.
  • Two glasses. Well done, you. Have a proper night off.

The question

Each writer gets a question.

One at a time, about Sam. They answer in their own words, or write without one.

Who they are to you
  1. Something you saw Sam do to get here.
  2. The moment you knew Sam would manage it.
  3. Something Sam put up with on the way.
  4. A thing about Sam that made this no surprise.
  5. The part of this that was all Sam's own doing.
  6. Something you hope Sam will stop and enjoy.
  1. The moment you knew you had a proper friend in Sam.
  2. Something Sam did that only a friend would.
  3. A thing you still laugh about together.
  4. The time Sam turned up when it mattered.
  5. Something Sam knew about you before you said it.
  1. Something Sam did for the family that went unsaid.
  2. A habit of Sam's that you have caught yourself copying.
  3. A memory of Sam from when you were younger.
  4. Something Sam put up with from you.
  5. Something Sam taught you, mostly by example.
  1. A small thing Sam did that you noticed and never mentioned.
  2. The moment you knew.
  3. Something Sam did this year that made things easier for you.
  4. A thing about Sam you would not change.
  5. Something Sam carried that was yours to carry.
  1. The thing you go to Sam for.
  2. Something you picked up from working beside Sam.
  3. A bad day at work that Sam turned round.
  4. Something a new starter should be told about Sam.
  5. Something Sam did that made the job feel worth doing.

Or write without one.

Business Christmas card messages

Pick your group and sign. Use their name where you can.

From a manager to the team

  • Thank you for the year. You made it look easy when it wasn't.

  • Merry Christmas to the best team I've worked with. Enjoy every day off.

  • This year was a lot. You handled it well. Rest up and come back ready.

  • Well done, all of you. The Christmas drinks are the least you deserve.

  • Grateful for every one of you. Have a brilliant Christmas.

From a colleague

  • Merry Christmas. Another year survived together. Same time in January.

  • Thank you for making the office bearable. Merry Christmas.

  • Happy Christmas. You are the reason the team works.

  • Merry Christmas. Could not do this job without you.

  • See you in the new year. Rest properly this time.

To a client

  • Thank you for working with us this year. Wishing you a good Christmas and a strong start in January.

  • Merry Christmas. It has been a pleasure and we look forward to next year.

  • Thank you for your trust in us. Have a restful Christmas.

  • Wishing you and your team a very happy Christmas.

To a supplier or partner

  • A great year, in no small part because of you. Merry Christmas.

  • Thank you for the partnership this year. Wishing you a good break.

  • Merry Christmas to your whole team. We appreciate everything.

  • Happy Christmas. Looking forward to what we do together next year.

Short and professional

  • Merry Christmas and thank you for the year.

  • Wishing you a happy Christmas and a good new year.

  • Happy Christmas. See you in January.

  • Thank you for everything this year. Merry Christmas.

  • Warm wishes for Christmas and the year ahead.

What to leave out

Do not copy a template and send it to everyone. People can tell. A short message about the year you actually had beats three polished sentences about shared success.

Do not open with 'As the year draws to a close'. Every business card does. Start with thank you or merry Christmas and the reader is with you immediately.

Do not list your company's achievements. The card is for them, not about you.

Do not write 'season's greetings' unless you do not know whether the recipient celebrates Christmas. If you know they do, say merry Christmas.

One card from the whole team

One link, everyone signs it, it opens on Christmas morning.

  1. 01

    Set the date.

    The card opens on Christmas Day and not before. Set it when you create the card.

  2. 02

    Share the link with the team.

    Each person signs once, in a browser, from their own device.

  3. 03

    The client reads it on the day.

    Every name and every message, in one place. Better than a printed card from the office.

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Questions

What should a business Christmas card say?

Thank the person for the year and wish them a good Christmas. Two sentences with their name in them will do more than a paragraph of corporate warmth.

Should a business Christmas card be formal or friendly?

Match the relationship. A client you have worked with for years gets something warmer than a new contact. Formal does not mean cold.

Can you send a late business Christmas card?

Yes, but call it a new year card. A Christmas card arriving in January looks like an afterthought, and a new year message does not.

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