Happy holidays! Whatever you're celebrating, hope it's bright and full.
Holiday Wishes
Sharing warm holiday wishes with loved ones brings extra joy to the season. This collection features heartfelt funny and inspiring messages perfect for anyone on your list. Pick one that feels right personalize it and send a postcard to brighten their day with free online greeting cards.
To the holiday season — hoping it's kinder than the year that built up to it.
Happy holidays. Slow mornings, full tables, warm hearts.
Wishing you a holiday season that gives back as much as you give.
Happy holidays to a person whose presence is itself a gift.
To the long holiday weekends, the time off, the slower days — cheers.
Wishing you the kind of holiday that quietly fixes whatever the year tried to break.
Happy holidays! Whatever tradition you keep, hope it keeps you well.
Holiday wishes: peace, plenty, people you love.
Happy holidays. The lights are on. The tree is up. The love is loud.
To the holidays — every one of them, every version, every family. Cheers.
Wishing you a holiday season full of all the small, soft, ordinary joys.
Happy holidays. Eat the dessert. Skip the politics.
Holiday wish: more rest, more laughter, more time with the people you actually like.
Wishing you and yours the warmest holidays this year has to offer.
Happy holidays! Hope the gifts are good, the food is better, the company is best.
To the holiday season — and the year-end pause we all need.
Wishing you a holiday so warm it carries you into January.
Happy holidays. From wherever I am to wherever you are — sending love.
Holiday wishes: hot drinks, warm sweaters, kind words.
Wishing you a holiday with the right amount of noise, the right amount of quiet.
Happy holidays to a person whose year has earned a good ending.
To the holiday season — for the rest it brings, for the people it gathers, for the year it closes.
Wishing you holidays full of the small things that matter most.
Happy holidays. Hand-holding before grace. Naps after dessert.
Holiday wish: more candles, more cookies, more soft moments.
Wishing you a holiday that feels like a long, warm exhale.
Frequently asked questions
What should I write in a Holiday Wishes card?
Avoid the words that ask the recipient to perform — 'cheer up', 'stay strong', 'they're in a better place'. Stick to what's true: that you're thinking of them, that the loss is real, that you're nearby and not going anywhere. The 64 examples above are written in that register on purpose; copy one and add the deceased's name where it fits.
How long should a sympathy message be?
Short. Two to four sentences is enough for a card; one sentence is enough for a text. Long sympathy messages often turn into the writer talking about themselves — their fear, their memory, their own losses. The wishes above stay short on purpose; the recipient is doing the heavy lifting already.
Can I personalise these Holiday Wishes with the recipient's name?
Yes, and naming the person you've lost — gently, once — usually deepens the card without making it heavier. The wishes here leave space for that name. Avoid heavy honorifics; use whatever the family calls them.