150 Merry Christmas Wishes to Help Spread the Holiday Cheer

There are plenty of ways to say "Merry Christmas"—you just have to find the right way to say it to your loved ones! If you're scrambling for the words to jot down in a Christmas card to accompany your Christmas gifts this season—don't fret, because we've done just that! As you prepare to indulge in your annual holiday traditions, read through this list for the best Christmas greetings and "Merry Christmas" wishes for some holiday inspiration.

Consider this list of witty, sentimental, and memorable Merry Christmas wishes as a jumping-off point—start with one of them, then add whatever else you'd like to say. Whether you're looking for funny message or something a little more heartfelt, you'll find the perfect note right here. And if you need more inspiration, you can always check out our list of the best Christmas quotes—or pepper in some lyrics from our favorite Christmas songs!

Merry Christmas Wishes

• Wishing you much cheer this Christmas season!
• If you ever needed a reason to feel Merry, let this Christmas be just that.
• To all that celebrate, Merry Christmas!
• It wouldn't feel like Christmas without the love you bring. Wishing you and yours the best this holiday.
• Above all, I hope that happiness and love surround you this Christmastime.
• May your days be filled with joy this season!
• Wishing you blessings upon blessings.
• May you remember your worth and importance to those closest to you during this holiday season.
• You truly are the best gift of all... Merry Christmas!
• There's no better way to get into the holiday spirit than some good ol' Christmas cheer!
• For what it's worth, this Christmas wouldn't be the same without you!
• Spending the holidays with all of you is the only way I'd want to do it. Merry Christmas.
• May the closeness of your loved ones, family, and friends fill your heart with joy.
  
• Wishing you a lovely Christmas season and a very Happy New Year!
• Wishing you a joyous Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
• May the Christmas season bring only happiness and joy to you and your family.
• Praying your Christmas is full of love and joy!
• Peace on earth and love to all—happy holidays y’all!
• Christmas traditions can change, but the love of family and friends is constant.
• I couldn’t imagine a Christmas season without you. Love to the whole family!
• May your holiday season be filled with joy, kindness, and cookies!
• The countdown has begun! Wishing you a beautiful holiday season.
• Joy, love, and laughter—have a merry Christmas!
• May your winter be jolly and bright!
• Seasons greetings to the folks who meet the world with open arms.
• Love and friendship are the ingredients to a very merry Christmas. Hope you have the most wonderful day!
• All roads lead home on Christmas, so we’ll be seeing you soon. Much love.
• Merry Christmas to the folks who are always on Santa’s “nice” list.
• I hope this season wraps you in holiday joy.
• Your company is the best Christmas gift a mom/daughter/grandma could ask for.
• Be merry and bright on this special night!
• Seasons greetings to our favorite family!
• Hoping you jingle all the way to the new year!
• May the spirit of Christmas fill your home all season long.
• A very merry Christmas and a happy new year, know that I hold you so dear.
• Merry Christmas! Don’t forget to meet your cutie under the mistletoe.
• It wouldn’t be Christmas if we didn’t get in touch and let you know we love you very much.
• All the best Christmas wishes to you and your missus.
• From the day we met you have been such a gift. Wishing you a bright Holiday!
• Merry Christmas my dear friend. Stay warm and shine bright.
• Have a jolly Christmas! You deserve to sit back, relax, and fill your belly.
• I'm wishing you the happiest and most memorable holiday, friend. Merry Christmas!
• Today feels like a good day to remind you that your presence in my life is such a blessing. Here's to you!
• Merry Christmas to someone who makes me feel merry and bright all year long! Have a beautiful holiday.
• Your friendship is a gift—not just on Christmas, but every day of the year. Merry Christmas to you!
• Merry Christmas, neighbor! Here's hoping the year ahead is filled with love, joy, and good memories.
• I'm counting my blessings today, and I want you to know: You're one of them. Merry Christmas!
• It's the best time of the year! Merry Christmas, friend—enjoy every minute of this day.
• From our family to yours, merry, merry Christmas!
• Merry Christmas! Wishing you all the best this holiday season!
• May this season be full of light and laughter for you and your family.
  
• It's people like you that make Christmas so special and meaningful. Thank you.
  
• Thinking of you this season and wishing you a merry Christmas.
• Happy Holidays! I hope all of your Christmas wishes come true.
• It's the most wonderful time of the year!
• I'm grateful for you every day—but especially at Christmastime.
  
• Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
• Have a holly, jolly Christmas.
• Unwrap yourself a merry Christmas!
• May the sights and sounds of Christmas work their merry magic in your heart.
• It's not what's under the tree that matters most, it's who's around it.
• Sending you very merry wishes this Christmas.
• Wishing you peace and joy this holiday season.
• Warm wishes and a merry Christmas!
• Merry Christmas from our home to yours.

Funny Christmas Wishes

• May your cheer be high and your bills be low!
• Merry Christmas from afar!
• Consider my presence a gift. Merry Christmas.
• This card is an annual reminder that I exist.
• Don't forget to leave cookies for Santa tonight! Trust me, I'll know if you do.
• You're flashier than a Christmas star, but it's exactly why I love you.
• You might as well go on top of the Christmas tree since you're such a star!
• Just read the card and pretend you don't see the money right away.
• There's not enough coal for someone like you... Merry Christmas!
• Couldn't imagine spending all of my money on Christmas gifts for anyone else.
• This gift proves I know you (and your Amazon Wishlist) so well!
• I know Christmas is near because my bank account just told me.
• We all know what list you're going to be on this Christmas.
• Me tolerating you is the gift that keeps on giving. Don't ruin it this Christmas.
• One sure sign that you're getting older is how Santa seems to look younger each year. Cheers to another year of holiday fun!
• It's all fun and games until Santa checks the naughty list.
• I hope you love the present you told me to buy for you. Merry Christmas!
• You're a lot like some of my Christmas tree ornaments. Bright, colorful, and a little bit cracked!
• Christmas (noun). The only time of the year in which one can sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of socks.
• This holiday season, let's make it a point to cherish what's truly important in our lives: cookies.
• Christmas is a race to see which gives out first—your money or your feet.
• Merry Christmas! I put so much thought into your gift that now it's too late to get it.
• May your family be functional and all your batteries be included.
• "What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day." —Phyllis Diller
• Christmas is mostly for children. But we adults can enjoy it too, until the credit card bills arrive.
• You light up my life like a Christmas tree.
  
• Ho ho hope you've been good this year. Merry Christmas!
• Know what the best thing about this card is? It doesn't come with a fruitcake!
• When you stop believing in Santa Claus is when you start to get clothes for Christmas.
• "I am not 100 percent certain what a sugarplum is, but for a few weeks every year I’ve got visions of them dancing in my head anyway." —Jane Green
• Be naughty and save Santa a trip.
• It's sure beginning to cost a lot like Christmas!

Religious Christmas Wishes

• A happy holiday and blessed new year filled with joy and contentment.
• Peace be with your spirit on this night as you rejoice in the gift of the love of Christ.
• Remember on Christmas to follow a star, it just might bring you to the light of the world.
• May God bless you and let this Christmas season bring comfort and joy to you and your family.
• Celebrate this yuletide with God at your side.
• Merry Christmas! May God's love be with you.
• Wishing you a blessed Christmas.
• "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Luke 2:14
  
• A little child, a shining star, a stable rude, the door ajar. Yet in that place, so crude, forlorn, the Hope of all the world was born.
• "It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you." ―Mother Teresa
• Rejoice in the birth of our Lord and Savior. May the blessings of Christ be upon you and your loved ones this season and into the New Year.
• Christmas is a time to open our hearts to God and his gifts.
• "She will bear a Son; and you shall call his name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21
• "When Christ was born so was our hope." ―Max Lucado
• Jesus is the reason for this Christmas season.

Romantic Christmas Wishes

• Wishing that your Christmas sparkles with festive cheer, like the shining star that you are.
• You are so special to me. I love sharing life and love with you. May all your wishes come true this Christmas.
• Meet me under the mistletoe. I'll be there with bells on.
• Seeing you takes all the stress out of the Christmas season. Thanks for filling my holidays with joy and love.
• I can't think of any other way I would want to spend Christmas than staying warm with you.
• Thank you for making every day of the year as magical as Christmas.
• There's no gift I could possibly receive that's as special as you are. I love you!
• You've filled my heart with love this Christmas—and I'm so thankful for that.
• All I want for Christmas is you.
• I can't wait to spend this Christmas, and every Christmas, with you!
• When I count the blessings of my life, I make sure to count you twice!
• There are many gifts under the Christmas tree, but the best one is you.
• Our love burns brighter than the star on top of the tree.
• Christmas is magical because we're together.
• The only thing I love more than Christmas is you.
• Christmas is the time to say I love you!
• If kisses were snowflakes, I'd send you a blizzard.

Quotes About Christmas

• "One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly." —Andy Rooney
• "This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone." —Taylor Caldwell
• "There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas." —Charles Dickens
• "For children, Christmas is anticipation. For adults, Christmas is memory." —
  Eric Sevareid
• "It's easy to forget that life is the greatest gift of all." —Karli Perrin
• "A holiday isn't a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun." —Louisa May Alcott
• "When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things, not the great occasions, give off the greatest glow of happiness." —Bob Hope
• "This is Christmas. The season of perpetual hope." —Home Alone
• "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." ―Charles Dickens
• "Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard, or too sad when you've got a Christmas tree in the living room." ―Nora Roberts
• "Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection." —Winston Churchill
• "Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand." —Dr. Seuss
  
• "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." —Elf
  
• "I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another." —Carrie Fisher
  
• "A Christmas miracle is when your family doesn't get into a single argument all day." —Melanie White
• "Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone." ―Charles M. Schulz
• "Christmas, my child, is love in action." ―Dale Evans Rogers
• "Christmas works like glue, it keeps us all sticking together." ―Rosie Thomas
• "Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day." —Helen Steiner Rice
• "May this season find you among those you love, sharing in the twin glories of generosity and gratitude." —Oprah Winfrey