60 best Christmas SMS ideas for your loved ones, friends and children

60 best Christmas SMS ideas for your loved ones, friends and children

The festive season brings people together. It is the perfect time of year to extend heartfelt greetings to others. Sending a Christmas SMS is a great way to wish your loved ones a Merry Christmas.

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Christians celebrate Christmas to remember the birth of Jesus Christ, who they believe is the Son of God. Photo: pexels.com, @Any Lane (modified by author)
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Are you looking for the best short Christmas messages? Find below some awesome Merry Christmas SMS for family, friends, lovers, colleagues, clients, and others.

Merry Christmas SMS messages for Christians

Most Christians share Bible verses as they commemorate the birth of Christ during this festive season. You can accompany your Bible quotes with these Christmas messages:

  • Christmas is a special time to enjoy with all your loved ones and to spread divinity and joy. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
  • During this festive season of giving, let us slow down and enjoy the simple things. May this wonderful time of the year touch your heart. I wish you much happiness not just today but throughout the New Year.
  • May this Christmas end the year on a cheerful note and make way for a fresh and bright new year. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
  • Christmas is a time to touch souls with love and care, to receive and send blessings, and to breathe the magic in the air. Merry 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. I wish you all the best that life can bring. Merry Christmas to you, and a year full of blessings.
  • Christmas is so much more than parties and gift-giving. May yours be filled with this festive season's true miracles and meaning. I pray for more grace and more anointing in your life. May the Lord increase you on every side.
  • Some people want to throw their arms around you because it is Christmas; others want to strangle you because it is Christmas. Which one are you?
  • May the joy and peace of Christmas be with you all through the year. I wish you a season of blessings from heaven above. Happy Christmas and New Year.
  • Faith makes all things possible, hope makes all things work, and Love makes all things beautiful. May you have all three for this Christmas. Merry Christmas!"
  • I love Christmas, not just because of the presents, decorations, lights, and the season's warmth. Sending thoughtful wishes your way in the hope you know the joy and treasures that come with the Christmas season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025.

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Thoughtful Christmas SMS wishes for family

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Christmas was traditionally a Christian festival, but it has become a family holiday for Christians and non-Christians in the 21st century. Photo: pexels.com, @King Shooter (modified by author)
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Christmas is an excellent time to reach out to friends and family and tell them you care. Here is a collection of Christmas messages to loved ones:

  • I have no greeting cards, flowers, or gifts to give but a loving heart and sweet love from within. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
  • I'm sending you warm bear hugs, loving kisses, and earnest wishes for a beautiful Christmas. May you have a splendid Christmas with lights, songs, and merriment. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
  • Christmas with family is a memory to treasure forever. I hope you receive one blessing after another this coming year. May your happiness be large and your bills be small.
  • What I wish you this Christmas is good health. May you not have a Heart attack when you see the numerous bills, Diabetes when you eat all the sugary candy, Obesity when you stuff yourself on all the turkey, and Insanity when your dysfunctional family shows up.
  • You are the best mom and dad in this world. You are lucky, too, because I am the best daughter you can have. Now, where's my Christmas Gift? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
  • On this beautiful occasion, I want you to know that you are one of God's most beautiful creations, and He will never let you down. Merry Christmas!
  • Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. May peace, love, and prosperity follow you always.
  • Christmas is a time to pour love and care into everyone's hearts, to receive and send blessings, and to take in the magic in the air. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025.
  • No matter what happens in life, never stop believing in yourself. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Have a good time!
  • Thank you for being such an essential part of my life. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and that the coming year is full of blessings for you and your family.
  • May the blessings and happiness of the Christmas season be yours, and may the next year be better and happier. Happy Holidays!
  • May this Christmas end the year on a cheerful note and make way for a fresh and bright New Year. I am wishing you a magical and blissful holiday.
  • Open the gift of happiness and love this Christmas and share them with others. Have a blissful Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!
  • I hope this festive season will bring you and your family good luck and good health. I am sending you a very warm wish for Christmas!
  • May your Christmas sparkle with moments of love, laughter, and goodwill. May the year ahead be full of contentment and joy. Have a Merry Christmas!

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Christmas messages for children

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Children love Christmas for many reasons, including simple things like decorating a Christmas tree. Photo: pexels.com, @KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA (modified by author)
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Children love Christmas for many reasons, including sweet memories of family reunions and simple things like decorating a Christmas tree, getting new clothes, having candies, and listening to Christmas songs. You can share these Christmas messages with children to make them feel special:

  • May all your wishes come true this Christmas, dear child. Merry Christmas!
  • I hope your day is filled with love, chocolate, and many cakes.
  • May the happiness of Christmas be with you. Merry Christmas, little angel.
  • Santa has heard what a wonderful boy you've been this year and has already started packing his sleigh. Merry Christmas to the nicest kid on the nice list!
  • My little boy, no matter how old you get, I pray that this holiday always gives you the same spirit and that you find your way home. I wish you a Merry Christmas.
  • Christmas castles in the sky are dusting us with snow. The more you play and smile, the more the magic grows.
  • May Santa bring you surprise gifts, such as smiles, giggles, happiness, and joy that last a lifetime. Merry Christmas, my child.
  • To the most wonderful boy. As long as I am with you, my Christmas is always bright and happy like yours. Keep spreading happiness like this, boy.
  • Santa's here, my little dear, with Christmas gifts for you. And since you've been so good this year, we also bought a few for you!
  • A silent night, a star above, a blessed gift of hope and love. A blessed Christmas to you, little queen!
  • You are still little, but I know you have a big heart. Share your joy of Christmas with those who are not blessed like you, little man.
  • May this Christmas spread more light and happiness to everyone around you.
  • Merry Christmas, my child! You're cuter than an elf on the shelf.
  • You are the happiest little kid, and spread this happiness to everyone this Christmas. Have a lovely Christmas!
  • This Christmas will be the best one yet—I know it! I wish you a very merry Christmas.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year texts for friends

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People reunite on Christmas because it is a culturally established time for family and friends to come together. Photo: pexels.com, @KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA (modified by author)
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Share Christmas goodwill messages with your friends to show you care for them during this holiday season. Here are some wonderful Christmas Eve messages for friends:

  • I wish you a joyous, colourful, and love-filled Christmas. May this Christmas bring you happiness and peace. All my best wishes to you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025.
  • On the occasion of Christmas, I hope you are showered with the best of happiness and presents to make it a perfect Christmas for you. Merry Christmas, my friend.
  • Hi friend! Are you excited about today? If not, I will share my excitement with you. May this Christmas be full of joy and laughter, and all your loved ones feel as happy as possible. Merry Christmas!
  • I wish you, my best friend, happiness. May Jesus keep showering blessings on your way this holiday season and in the upcoming new year. Merry Christmas.
  • I wish you love, joy, and happiness. May you wake up on Christmas morning and find them all in your shoes. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!
  • Santa told me you were very good this year. I hope this gift brings you much joy. I wish you a very happy Christmas!
  • I wish you every Christmas joy this season. May the minutes be long, warm, and full of loving memories of familial cheer.
  • Merry Christmas wishes can be said easily, but for each one, like the Grinch, your heart can grow. May your heart grow three sizes this Christmas.
  • Merry Christmas. Santa's magical feats are nothing compared to everything your friendship has done for me. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025.
  • Our wish to you is that this Christmas brings you more than gifts. We wish happiness to fill your home and throughout the year. Have a wonderful Christmas!

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Romantic Merry Christmas SMS for my boyfriend

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Christmas celebrations strengthen bonds between couples and allow them to reconnect. Photo: pexels.com, @Andres Ayrton (modified by author)
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Unique Christmas messages for lovers will help you celebrate this special occasion. Here is a collection of heartfelt Xmas SMS to a boyfriend:

  • With you, I will never have to worry about being lonely and unloved at Christmas! You're the special person I love to think about. Merry Christmas!
  • Love can be rough. But with you, it's always worth it—Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the best boyfriend and friend I've ever had.
  • I wish you a happy Christmas Celebration, my love. I want to let you know that falling in love with you was the best thing that happened to me. Stay happy forever.
  • I wish you all the happiness in the world this Christmas. I thank you for all the love and strength you gave me. I love you so much. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025.
  • Merry Christmas is my favorite reason for waking up every morning. May this be our best Christmas together.
  • Merry Christmas. Thank you for all the love, special times, and happiness you have given me. You truly are wonderful.
  • Merry Christmas, my love! On this special day, the only thing I wish for is your happiness. May God bless you with love, sound health, and joy.
  • Christmas is to share with the people we love the most, so I want you to be with me to enjoy a Happy Christmas Eve.
  • Our love is a treasure; no gift beneath the tree can match its worth. Thank you, and Merry Christmas, my man.
  • This Christmas spread your fragrance to everyone around you and make this world happy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the one I love the most.

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Charming Merry Christmas SMS to my girlfriend

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Make Christmas a natural moment to reconcile or rekindle love in your relationship. Photo: pexels.com, @Daniel Wolfe (modified by author)
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Christmas is the perfect time to introduce your girlfriend to your family. As you plan to make this happen, here are some romantic messages to send her this festive season:

  • For the most special woman in my life, who cherishes, cares for, and loves me unconditionally. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!
  • I want you to know that I love you so much! I am more than willing to share my life with you. What I want for Christmas begins and ends with you.
  • The Gift of Christmas is a precious reminder that we are loved! I am so lucky to have someone I love so much at my side this festive season.
  • Your kind heart radiates with so much glow. I am glad I am the partner you chose to be with. May this Christmas be filled with moments stolen under the mistletoe, whispers of love, and promises for a future together.
  • I am willing to give you everything, even if it means giving my life to you. Jesus has done the same; He gave His life to us without a doubt. Merry Christmas, love!
  • You are one of the best things that has happened to me. I couldn't imagine life without you. You've become a big part of me, and I will always thank God for that. Merry Christmas!
  • I feel secure every time I am with you. You make Christmas magical every year. Wishing you a Christmas as warm and sweet as our moments together
  • This Christmas is special for me because I have a special person to think about. Merry Christmas, my love.
  • To a wonderful woman who supports me, never lets me down, and is always by my side no matter what. Have a happy holiday, love!
  • You're the most magical part of the most beautiful time of the year. All I want for Christmas is you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025.

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Christmas messages for colleagues

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Christmas allows colleagues to come together outside work pressures and socialize. Photo: pexels.com, @PICHA Stock (modified by author)
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Wish your workmates a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, regardless of whether you have worked with them the entire year or joined the company recently. Here are some fantastic Christmas messages for colleagues:

  • Beneath the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, there is the true beauty of connecting with loved ones. May this beauty and joy lift you during Christmas and the New Year!
  • I wish you all the peace and joy of the season! Here’s to hoping you and your loved ones will have a Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year!
  • May this Christmas bring joy and love to your heart and soul, and may you start the New Year on a beautiful note. I wish you the best Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!
  • The true heart of Christmas is one of wonder and warmth. May any holiday stress you feel fade away and be replaced with this. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!
  • May all the beauty and blessings this Christmas season offer be with you and your family. Happy Christmas to you all!
  • Christmas is forever, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, and giving, and forget about it.
  • A star has come to Earth! Spread the Christmas love and cheer! Merry Christmas!
  • Christmas is not an eternal event but a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.
  • I wish Santa brings you the gift of never-ending happiness this Christmas! May you and your family be blessed abundantly. Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
  • Christmas is not a time or season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and kindness, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

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Christmas messages for business clients

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Christmas is the perfect time to pause and express gratitude towards your customers. Photo: pexels.com, @Gustavo Fring (modified by author)
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When packaging orders from customers around the Christmas season, here are some lovely messages you can send along with a customer's package:

  • Merry Christmas, [Name]! Remember to enjoy the things in life that matter during the rush of the holidays. - [Company Name]
  • It’s the jolliest time of the year! We wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025. - [Company Name]
  • Season’s greetings, [Name]! We wish you a joyful Christmas and a prosperous new year. - [Company Name]
  • ‘Tis the season! May your holidays sparkle with moments of love and laughter, and may the year ahead be joyful and prosperous. Merry Christmas from [Company Name]!
  • May the wonder of Christmas surround you this holiday season. Wishing you peace, joy, and blessings! - [Company Name]
  • A little more sparkle, a little less stress – we wish you the very best this Christmas! Happy holidays from all of us at [Company Name].
  • [Name] – may your home be filled with joy and light this Christmas and always. Happy holidays from all of us at [Company Name]!
  • May you enjoy the message of hope, love, and peace this season. Merry Christmas from the [Company Name] team!
  • Merry Christmas, [Name]! We wish you happy memories that will last a lifetime. - [Company Name]
  • May your days be happy and your heart be light. May your Christmas be merry and the new year be bright! Happy holidays from the [Company Name] team.

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The Christmas season is when people often express generosity and a desire to give. Photo: pexels.com, @cottonbro studio (modified by author)
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What is the best message for Christmas and New Year?

Send your loved ones this message, "I have no greeting cards, flowers, or gifts to give but a loving heart and sweet love from within. I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025."

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What is the best Bible verse for Christmas?

Here are some wonderful Bible verses to share with people during Christmas:

  • For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16
  • Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey. - Zechariah 9:9
  • Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold, the v*irgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call His name Immanuel. - Isaiah 7:14
  • When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law so that we might receive adoption as sons. - Galatians 4:4-5
  • Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." - John 14:6

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A Christmas party can set the tone for the year ahead and make people feel appreciated and part of a team. Photo: pexels.com, @KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA (modified by author)
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How do you wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year professionally?

You can print these professional Merry Christmas messages on gifts you wish to send your employees, customers, business partners, and other members of your business community:

  • We wish you a healthy, happy, and prosperous holiday season. Merry Christmas from your friends at [Company Name]!
  • We wish you and your loved ones a joy-filled holiday season! Thank you for being a valued part of our community at [Company Name]. Cheers to a new year of prosperity and happiness!
  • [Name] – your business means so much. We wish you a wonderful holiday season and look forward to working together in the new year. - [Company Name]
  • Happy holidays from all of us at [Company Name]! We hope this special time of year is filled with warmth and blessings.
  • May your Christmas season be filled with peace and joy! Thank you for your continued patronage at [Company Name].

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How do you say Happy Christmas and New Year in an email?

You can email your employees, customers, business partners, and other members of your business community these Christmas messages:

  • Happy holidays, [Name]! We wish you joy, happiness, and warmth during this magical time of year. - [Company Name]
  • Merry Christmas to you and yours! Because of you, every new year is better at [Company Name].
  • Warmest wishes to you and your loved ones this holiday season! Your support has been the highlight of our year at [Company Name]. Here’s to a festive season filled with happiness!
  • [Company Name] are so grateful for you! We wish you warmth and wonderful memories this holiday season.
  • We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in the upcoming year. Wishing you peace and joy in the New Year. Thank you for your continued support and partnership. 

Christmas is a magical season full of joy, happiness, love, and heartwarming moments. It is a time to share Merry Christmas SMS with people you care about.

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