The 100 best Merry Christmas phrases to send to your family and friends this December 25th on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is the perfect time to share heartfelt messages with family and friends, and finding the right words can make all the difference. In this article, we’ve curated 100 of the best Merry Christmas phrases to help you express your love and gratitude this December 25th. Whether you’re sending a traditional card, a quick text, or a WhatsApp message, these short and meaningful phrases will bring warmth and joy to anyone who receives them. Let your words become a memorable part of their holiday celebration and share thoughtful messages to strengthen those bonds.

From classic wishes to modern, cheerful quotes, you’ll find everything you need to spread joy this Christmas Eve. These words capture the essence of togetherness and remind your loved ones of how much they mean to you. Pair these messages with heartfelt gestures such as cards, texts, or even personalized gift tags to make this holiday season truly special.

Phrases for family: Celebrate togetherness on Christmas Eve

• May you have a warm Christmas in the company of those you love.
• “Remembrance, like a candle, burns brightest at Christmastime.” - Charles Dickens
• May all your wishes come true this Christmas.
• “Christmas is the day that holds all time together” - Alexander Smith
• At Christmas, happy is he who is at home.
• My idea of the perfect Christmas is very simple: love others.
• May you be happy, but not only at Christmas. Every day of your life.
• Cherish every Christmas as if it were your last.
• That we are all still around the table is a blessing this Christmas Eve.
• The world has grown tired over the years... but Christmas is still just as young.
• Christmas is love in action. Every time we dream, every time we give, it’s Christmas.
• With you by my side it will be the most beautiful Christmas.
• The magic of Christmas night is being able to turn our dreams into reality.
• Being by your side this Christmas transforms cold days into warm ones and sadness into joy. Merry christmas!
• What is Christmas? For me it is knowing that you are healthy, that you are fulfilling your dreams and that I celebrate them by your side.
• The best gift of all is spending Christmas with you! Many Christmas wishes!
• Your love is the best Christmas gift I could ever receive.
• It is Christmas in the heart that fills the air with Christmas.
• The magic of Christmas night is being able to turn our dreams into reality.
• Christmas is lived as a family, it is sung together and celebrated with everyone.

Merry Christmas messages for friends: Share the joy and laughter

• Christmas is not about opening gifts, it is about opening our hearts.
• Neither clothes nor jewelry nor expensive gifts, this Christmas I wish you.
• You change your car, your house, your clothes, your partner, your shoes, your month, your look, your job, your year; but never friends. Merry christmas!
• Merry christmas! May your happiness be great and your bills small.
• Merry christmas! I have thought so much about your gift that it is now too late to receive it.
• Hands up! You just received a hug. Merry christmas!
• Every Christmas, you are my past, present and future.
• I don’t think Christmas necessarily has to do with material things. It’s about being good to others.
• It is always time to renew and live in peace. Merry christmas!
• Forgiveness is when Christmas occurs at another time of the year.
• The New Year drives us to realize dreams, aspirations and genuine desires for happiness.
• A great Christmas is made with dreams full of peace and happiness.
• Christmas shows that the best is always yet to come.
• This is the most wonderful time of year and I will be happy to spend it with you.
• Is there a better time to be happy? Happy Holidays?
• May Christmas return to you the illusions of childhood, the pleasures of youth and the tranquility of home. Merry christmas!
• “Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” - Dale Evans
• If you are good to others, you will have a great Christmas every year.
• Christmas is the perfect time to be grateful for what we have.
• Don’t worry about that little secret, Santa Claus is old and forgetful... I know you’re good.

Heartfelt phrases for family: A warm Christmas Eve

• I wish you many gifts and a wonderful Christmas... But above all many gifts!
• Merry Christmas to that person who has made every day of my life feel like Christmas.
• Your smile is possibly the best Christmas ornament.
• “At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” Thomas Tusser
• May Christmas wrap you pleasantly every year with those you love the most.
• Christmas gives us a chance to stop and think about the important things in life.
• I have seen out of the corner of my eye the good list of Santa Claus... And there was your name!
• The magic of Christmas is the magic of people... like you, who make a year fly by Merry Christmas!
• May the magic of Christmas light up your life by filling your heart with love and happiness.
• Son, don’t count the gifts. Count the people you have next to you.
• Every day is an opportunity to shine as bright as the Christmas tree.
• The star of our Christmas tree is you, son.
• Build a bright future like the stars that light up the Christmas sky
• Get inspired by Christmas to shine like this all year round.
• This Christmas with my family, I will miss your smile, your joy and your companionship. Merry Christmas.
• Christmas is the time of year when we run out of money before friends.
• Santa Claus has a good idea: he visits people only one day a year.
• The three phrases that best sum up Christmas: peace in the world, let’s be kind and batteries not included.
• “Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.” - Andy Borowitz
• “Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.” - Kim Hubbard

Fun and cheerful Christmas messages for friends

• Get ready to put on your best “it’s just what I wanted!” face
• Christmas is truly magical... I just saw all my money disappear.
• Every Christmas I ask for health, money and love, and the one that matters least to me is the second one.
• This Christmas, instead of giving gifts, I will give everyone my opinion. Hope you like it!
• 100% Christmas: 10% relax, 25% eat, 25% drink, 10% don’t diet, 30% smile. Happy Holidays!
• Can I take a picture of you? It’s to teach Santa what I want him to bring me.
• Christmas is in the air. I would like to formally announce that I am accepting cash and check donations.
• Christmas carols, garlands, and “tomorrow I’ll go on a diet” are welcome. Merry Christmas!
• Eating well, laughing a lot and loving more... Christmas is here!
• Dear Santa, This year I want a slim body and a fat wallet, in that order! Try not to get confused like last year!
• After the holidays, my measurements are: ninety, sixty, and burst! Merry Christmas!
• Christmas shrinks my clothes.
• Urgent: if you receive a Christmas basket with a ham these days, don’t accept it! It’s a virus! Return it immediately and put my address that I have the antivirus. It’s my duty as a friend!
• If you drink, don’t drive, but if you don’t drive, take advantage of the fact that it’s Christmas.
• One drink: 6 bucks. A good Christmas dinner: 50 bucks. An amazing weekend: 200 bucks. Receiving a message from a friend like me: priceless. Merry Christmas!
• As you have to save even words, I wish you: Merry Christmas, happy year, happy Three Kings Day and may they bring you many gifts... ah and happy birthday.
• Do you know why he is called Santa Claus? Because the gifts are paid for by dad, not him. Happy holidays, group!
• Dear Santa Claus, this Christmas I want a slim body and a fat wallet. In this order! Don’t get confused like last year, please.
• “To value peace and generosity is to understand the true meaning of Christmas.” - Calvin Coolidge
• “I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.” - Harlan Miller

More phrases to share with your partner: Celebrate love this Christmas

• “I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another, it’s about kindness.” - Carrie Fisher
• “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” - Roy L. Smith
• Christmas is not just for celebrating, but for reflection. May your reflections be beautiful and satisfying.
• Christmas is worthless without someone to share it with.
• The spirit of Christmas pushes you to give and to forgive.
• Always remember at Christmas that love weighs more than gold.
• “Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.” - Freya Stark
• Enjoying Christmas is good, but sharing it with others is even better.
• I don’t ask for much this Christmas. I just want the person reading this to be in good health, happy, and much loved.
• The best thing about Christmas is spending it together.
• The magic of Christmas is none other than being together.
• Every Christmas reminds us that we won’t be here forever. That is why we must take advantage of it.
• Even if you miss it, enjoy this Christmas as you always have.
• Family, let’s make this a special Christmas for everyone.
• To welcome a new year with you. That is the real gift.
• Christmas magic is in the air.
• You are the shooting star that everyone wants to see on Christmas Eve.
• Whether we are near or far, every year I feel you by my side. Merry Christmas!
• May the spirit of Christmas be the engine to achieve everything you want.
• May this Christmas be as bright and special as your smile.

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Ronie Bautista

Estudió Ciencias de la Comunicación en la Universidad San Martín de Porres y ejerce el periodismo desde hace 10 años en las ediciones web de varios medios nacionales. Actualmente se desempeña como Analista SEO del Núcleo de Audiencias del Grupo El Comercio.