Christmas is the one day a short text can say a lot. Here are Merry Christmas messages for friends, family, colleagues, clients and neighbours, plus respectful wishes to send a Christian friend if you don't celebrate it yourself.

Short Merry Christmas texts

1. Merry Christmas! Wishing you a warm, happy day with the people you love.
2. Merry Christmas and a peaceful holiday to you and your family.
3. Sending you joy, rest and a big plate of good food. Merry Christmas!
4. May your home be full of light and laughter this Christmas.
5. Merry Christmas! Hope today is as kind to you as you are to everyone else.
6. Wishing you a Christmas with no alarms, no deadlines and plenty of cake.
7. Peace, love and a quiet cup of tea. That's my Christmas wish for you.
8. Merry Christmas! Thank you for making this year brighter.
9. Season's greetings and warm wishes from our house to yours.

Religious Christmas wishes: Jesus, faith and prayer

1. May the Christ child born in Bethlehem bring peace to your heart and your home.
   Merry Christmas.
2. Praying that the love of Jesus fills your home this Christmas and stays all year.
   God bless you.
3. “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.”
   Celebrating the gift of Jesus with you. Merry Christmas.
4. May the light that shone over the manger shine on every step you take.
   Blessed Christmas!
5. Lord, bless this family, this table and this day.
   Merry Christmas and God bless.
6. Jesus is the reason we gather, sing and give. Wishing you a Christmas full of faith and grace.
7. May God's peace guard your heart and His joy fill your home this Christmas.
8. I thanked God for you in my prayers today. Have a blessed and merry Christmas.
9. Emmanuel, God with us.
   May you feel His closeness in every part of your Christmas.

Christmas messages for friends

1. Merry Christmas to the friend who knows all my secrets and still sends me Christmas texts.
2. Christmas is better with good friends, and you are one of the best. Have a lovely day.
3. Thanks for every laugh, every late-night call and every time you showed up.
   Merry Christmas, my friend.
4. Can't be there to share the cake, so here's a message full of love instead. Merry Christmas!
5. Wishing my dear friend a Christmas full of music, food and zero dishes to wash.
6. You're the kind of friend people wish for at Christmas. Lucky me. Happy holidays!
7. Merry Christmas! Let's meet before the New Year and catch up properly.
8. To my friend near or far: may your Christmas be cosy and your heart be light.

Professional Christmas wishes for colleagues, boss and clients

1. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a restful holiday season.
2. Merry Christmas! Thank you for your support and teamwork this year. Enjoy a well-deserved break.
3. Dear Sir/Madam,
   Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and a successful year ahead.
   Warm regards.
4. To our valued clients: thank you for your trust this year. Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year from all of us.
5. Merry Christmas to a great boss. Thank you for your guidance and patience. Enjoy the holidays.
6. Season's greetings! It has been a pleasure working with you. Wishing you a joyful Christmas.
7. Merry Christmas to the best team. Switch off the laptop and enjoy time with your loved ones.
8. Warm Christmas wishes to you and your team. We look forward to working together in the year ahead.

Christmas wishes for neighbours

1. Merry Christmas from next door! Thanks for being such kind neighbours.
2. Wishing your whole family a happy Christmas. Let us know if you need anything over the holidays.
3. Merry Christmas, neighbour! Your lights look wonderful from our window.
4. Thank you for the friendly waves and small favours all year. Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
5. From our home to yours: peace, good food and a very merry Christmas.

Funny Christmas texts (clean)

1. Merry Christmas! Remember, calories don't count if you eat them standing next to the tree.
2. I asked Santa to bring you something special. He said you're already on his list.
   The nice list, I hope.
3. This message contains no glitter, no wrapping paper and no tangled lights. Just Merry Christmas.
4. Warning: extra cake, family photos and new socks ahead. Merry Christmas!
5. My Christmas plan: eat, nap, repeat. Hope yours is just as ambitious.
6. If you get a sweater you don't like, smile and say thank you. That's the real Christmas spirit.

Christmas wishes for Christian friends (from non-Christian friends)

1. I may not celebrate Christmas, but I celebrate you. Wishing you and your family a merry and peaceful Christmas.
2. Merry Christmas, my friend! May this special day bring you joy and quiet time with your family.
3. Thinking of you on your festival. Wishing you a happy Christmas and a bright year ahead.
4. Our festivals are different, our friendship is the same. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.
5. Wishing my dear colleague a very happy Christmas. Enjoy the day with your family.
6. You always wish us on our festivals, so today it's my turn. Merry Christmas, my friend!
7. Happy Christmas to you and your family. May your home be full of peace and good company today.

More Christmas messages

• Lovely Christmas wishes for friends & loved ones
• Christmas Eve messages
• Christmas wishes for family
• SMS za Christmas (Swahili Christmas messages)
• Good morning Merry Christmas messages
• Happy New Year wishes
• New Year's Eve messages
• All Christmas SMS

May love fill every moment
as your family gathers near,
Beneath the glittering branches
of your Christmas tree this year.
And may those special wishes
that are meant for all of you,
Remind you that you're close to heart
and loved the whole year through.
Wishes with love for all of you.
Merry Christmas!

Love came down at Christmas;
Love all lovely, love divine;
Love was born at Christmas,
Stars and angels gave the sign.

Joy was on Christ,
Love was on mas,
so let all of this found u anywhere u are this lovely season.
merry x mas and happy new year

A Christmas wish tied to sunshine, moonlight, and rain — each one bringing something good your way.

In this X-mas,
In the daytime if sun shine so shall Ur expectations come true,
At night when moon comes out so shall U receive blesses,
then if rain fall so shall it going to carry all your problem away from U!
Happy Merry Christmas

Lovely Christmas wishes for your partner, your best friend and the people you miss this season. Our original X-mas wish comes first, then pick one that fits who you are texting.

Lovely Christmas wishes

1. I wish U Lovely X-mas
   I wish U Favorable "
   I wish U Enjoyable "
   U shall not Lack in this X-mas
   thy Lord shall provide to U!
   Merry X-Mas.
2. Wishing you a lovely Christmas, a cosy home and people around you who make you smile.
3. May your Christmas be soft and bright, like fresh snow under fairy lights.
4. A lovely Christmas to a lovely person. You deserve every bit of happiness this season.
5. Sending you warm hugs, sweet treats and a lovely Merry Christmas.

Christmas wishes for your love or partner

1. Merry Christmas, my love. Everything I wanted this year was already sitting next to me.
2. You are my favourite gift, and you came without any wrapping paper. Merry Christmas, darling.
3. Christmas lights are pretty, but nothing lights up my day like your smile.
   Merry Christmas, sweetheart.
4. This Christmas I'm thankful to God for you, for us, and for every small moment we share.
5. Hot chocolate, a warm blanket and you. That's my perfect Christmas.
6. Merry Christmas to the one who makes every ordinary day feel like a holiday.
7. I don't need anything under the tree this year. I have you.
   Merry Christmas, my love.

Christmas wishes for your best friend

1. Merry Christmas, bestie! Thanks for being my partner in crime, my agony aunt and my food taster.
2. To my best friend: you're the family I chose. Have a lovely Christmas.
3. Christmas without you would be like a tree without lights. Merry Christmas, best friend!
4. Another year of laughing at the same old jokes. Can't wait for more. Merry Christmas!
5. Wishing my best friend a Christmas as fun, loud and loving as our friendship.
6. If friends were Christmas presents, I'd keep you for myself. Merry Christmas!
7. Thank you for every secret kept and every laugh shared. Lovely Christmas to you, dear friend.

Long-distance Christmas wishes

1. Miles apart, but you're the first person I thought of this Christmas morning. Merry Christmas.
2. I wish I could hand you a cup of tea and a slice of cake. For now, take this message and a big hug.
3. Different cities, same Christmas sky. Look up tonight and know I'm sending love your way.
4. Distance can't stop my wishes. Merry Christmas, and I hope we're together next time.
5. Missing you extra this Christmas. Save a seat for me at your table.
6. You're far from home this Christmas, but never far from my heart.

Cute short Christmas wishes

1. Merry Christmas, sweetie!
2. Ho ho hope you have a lovely Christmas!
3. You + Christmas = my favourite combination.
4. Sending you a sleigh full of love.
5. Jingle all the way to a happy day! Merry Christmas.
6. Warm socks, warm cocoa, warm wishes. Merry Christmas!

More Christmas wishes

• Merry Christmas wishes & messages
• Christmas Eve messages
• Christmas wishes for family
• SMS za Christmas (Swahili Christmas messages)
• Good morning Merry Christmas messages
• Happy New Year wishes
• All Christmas SMS

A short Christmas message built around one silent night, one star, and one gift of hope.

A silent night,
a star above,
a blessed gift of hope
and love.

A blessed Christmas to you!

Christmas is a time when
everybody wants his past forgotten
and his present remembered.
What I don't like about office Christmas parties
is looking for a job the next day.