Business holiday card messages: 100 for clients, partners and staff
What to write in a company card for clients, customers, vendors, partners, employees and your boss. Each message has a copy button, plus sign-offs and mail-by dates.
Good business holiday card messages thank the recipient for the year, wish them well and leave the sales pitch out. Here are 100, written with your company as the sender and sorted by who gets the card. Each group starts with one-liners for a flat card, then two or three lines for a folded one. They default to “happy holidays”; Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year cards have their own group.
Business holiday card messages for clients and customers
The cards most companies send. Thank them for the year, wish them well and stop there.
Holiday card messages for clients (14)
For long-time and first-year clients alike. Swap the brackets for real details.
1. Thank you for a year of good work together. Warm wishes for the season.
2. Grateful for your partnership this year, and wishing you a restful holiday season.
3. Season's greetings, and thank you for being a client we're proud to work for.
4. Thank you for choosing us. Wishing you peace and good health in the new year.
5. Here's to the projects we finished and the ones still ahead. Happy holidays.
6. With thanks for your business and best wishes for the year ahead.
7. Your team made our work better this year. Thank you for your trust, your clear feedback and your patience on deadlines. We wish you a peaceful holiday season and a strong start to the new year.
8. This was our first year working together, and we hope it's the first of many. Thank you for giving us the chance. Happy holidays to you and your team.
9. [Number] years in, it's still a pleasure to work with you. Thank you for your continued trust, and warm wishes for the season.
10. As the year closes, we're thinking of the clients who made it a good one, and you're near the top of the list. Wishing you and your colleagues a happy holiday season.
11. Thank you for the chance to support [project or team] this year. We learned a lot working alongside you, and we're looking forward to what comes next. Season's greetings.
12. Everyone here who worked on your account signed this card, because each of us wanted to say thank you. Happy holidays, and best wishes for the new year.
13. May the season give you time to rest and the new year bring good things to you and your team. We're grateful for every project we shared.
14. From our team to yours, thank you for your partnership, your trust and your good humor. Here's to a good new year for all of you.
Holiday card messages for customers (10)
From a small business to the people who buy from it.
15. Thank you for shopping with us this year. Happy holidays from your friends at [Business].
16. Every order this year came from someone like you. Thank you, and season's greetings.
17. Thank you for being a regular. We look forward to seeing you in the new year.
18. Wishing you a cozy holiday season, with our thanks for choosing a small business.
19. Thank you for walking through our door this year, for the kind words and for telling your friends about us. From everyone at [Business], happy holidays.
20. Small businesses run on loyal customers, and you're one of the reasons we're still here. Thank you for your support all year. We hope your holidays are full of good things.
21. We're closed [dates] so our team can spend time at home, and we'll be back on [date] ready to help. Thank you for a wonderful year with us.
22. It was a pleasure helping you this year. However you celebrate, we hope the season brings you rest and good company.
23. Thank you for trusting us with your [home, car, pets, taxes]. It's a responsibility we take seriously. Season's greetings from all of us.
24. Our whole team thanks you for your business this year. We wish you a peaceful holiday season and a bright new year.
Sending a gift with the client card? Our client gifts start at $22 and ship to each address with your note inside.
Business holiday greetings for partners, vendors and investors
The people most companies forget to thank, which is why a card here gets remembered.
Partners and referral sources (8)
For agencies, resellers, consultants and anyone who sends you work.
25. Thank you for every introduction you made this year. Happy holidays.
26. Good partners make hard projects easier. Thank you for being one. Season's greetings.
27. Grateful for what we built together this year. Warm wishes to your whole team.
28. Thank you for the referrals you sent our way this year. Each one was a vote of confidence, and we worked hard to deserve it. Wishing you a happy holiday season.
29. Our work together on [project] was one of the best parts of the year. Thank you for your expertise and your flexibility. Here's to more in the new year.
30. We couldn't serve our clients as well as we do without partners like you. Thank you, and best wishes for a restful season.
31. Thank you for sharing your network, your time and your ideas this year. We hope the holidays are good to you and your team.
32. To a partner who always picks up the phone: thank you. Wishing you a joyful season and a prosperous new year.
Vendors and suppliers (8)
Thank the whole team behind the account, not only your contact.
33. Thank you for always delivering. Happy holidays to your whole team.
34. Reliable suppliers make our work possible, and yours is one of them. Happy holidays.
35. With thanks for your service and warm wishes for the season.
36. Every order you filled on time this year helped us keep a promise to a customer. Thank you for your reliability and your care. Season's greetings to everyone at [Vendor].
37. Thank you for working with us through [a busy season, a tight deadline, a change in plans]. Your flexibility made a real difference. Happy holidays.
38. We value our relationship with your team more every year. Thank you for your quality, your communication and your patience with our rush requests.
39. Thank you to your drivers, your warehouse team and everyone behind the scenes who kept our orders moving this year. Happy holidays.
40. As we look back on the year, your team stands out for doing what you said you would. Thank you, and best wishes for the new year.
Board members, investors and advisors (6)
Short and grateful. Save the update for the next report.
41. Thank you for your counsel and confidence this year. Season's greetings.
42. With gratitude for your support of [Company], and best wishes for the new year.
43. Thank you for the hours you gave us this year, often on short notice. Happy holidays.
44. Your advice shaped some of our best decisions this year. Thank you for your time, your candor and your belief in the team. Wishing you a peaceful holiday season.
45. As we close the year, we're grateful to the people who backed us early and stayed with us. Thank you for being one of them. Warm wishes for the season.
46. Thank you for the introductions, the hard questions and the steady support. We're looking forward to sharing what comes next. Happy holidays.
International clients and partners (6)
Framed around the January new year, which travels well across cultures and can arrive after the holidays.
47. Thanks for a year of good work across the miles. Best wishes for the new year.
48. Season's greetings from [city], and warm wishes for a healthy and successful new year.
49. Wishing you and your colleagues a happy new year, and thank you for your partnership.
50. However and whenever you celebrate, we wish you a peaceful end to the year and a good beginning to the next.
51. Working with your team in [country] has been one of the pleasures of our year. Thank you for your trust and your patience with the time difference. We wish you every success in the new year.
52. From all of us in [city] to all of you in [city]: thank you for the work we shared this year. May the new year bring health, happiness and new projects together.
Holiday card messages for employees and your boss
Inside the company the card can be warmer, but it still goes out with the company's name on it.
From the company to employees (8)
For a printed card to every employee. Add a handwritten line where the manager can.
53. Thank you for everything you gave this year. Happy holidays from [Company].
54. Our year's results have your name in them. Thank you, and enjoy the break.
55. With gratitude for your work and warm wishes for the season.
56. [Company] is better because you're part of it. Happy holidays.
57. Thank you for the care you bring to your work and to your colleagues. We hope the holidays give you time to rest and to enjoy the people closest to you.
58. Whether you joined us this year or years ago, thank you for what you've built here. Wishing you a peaceful holiday season.
59. This card comes with the thanks of everyone on the leadership team. We see the effort behind every result, and we're grateful. Happy holidays.
60. Thank you for a year of hard work, good ideas and good humor. Rest well, and we'll see you in the new year.
Holiday card messages for your boss (8)
From you or from the whole team. Specific beats effusive.
61. Thank you for your support and guidance this year. Happy holidays.
62. Thanks for being the kind of manager people want to work for. Enjoy the break.
63. Grateful for a year of learning from you. Warm wishes for the season.
64. Thank you for backing me on [project]. I won't forget it. Happy holidays.
65. Thank you for the trust you gave me this year, especially with [responsibility]. I've grown a lot under your leadership. I hope you get a proper break.
66. From the whole team: thank you for standing up for us, for listening and for making time when there wasn't any. Happy holidays.
67. Thank you for the honest feedback this year. It made my work better, and I noticed. Happy holidays, and enjoy the time off.
68. Happy holidays! Thank you for a year of clear priorities, fair calls and the occasional well-timed joke.
Writing the year-end email to staff as well? Use our holiday message to employees letters. For coworker-to-coworker wishes, see our holiday messages for work.
Business Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year card messages
Optional. Use a holiday's name only when you know the recipient celebrates it; otherwise the groups above fit everyone.
Business Christmas card messages (8)
For clients and colleagues you know celebrate Christmas.
69. Merry Christmas, and thank you for your business this year.
70. Wishing you a merry Christmas and a successful new year. Thank you for your trust.
71. Merry Christmas from all of us at [Company]. It was a pleasure working with you.
72. With thanks for your partnership and warm wishes for a merry Christmas.
73. From our office to yours, merry Christmas. Thank you for making our year brighter.
74. As Christmas approaches, we want to thank you for choosing us this year. We hope the season brings you time with the people you love and a well-earned rest.
75. Merry Christmas! Thank you for the trust you placed in us this year. We look forward to picking up where we left off in the new year.
76. May your Christmas be calm and your new year full of good news. Thank you for all your help this year.
Hanukkah cards (4)
Hanukkah's dates move each year and can start in late November, so check them and mail early enough to arrive before the first night.
77. Happy Hanukkah, and thank you for all we did together this year.
78. Wishing you a happy Hanukkah and a bright new year.
79. Happy Hanukkah from all of us at [Company]. Thank you for your partnership.
80. May the Festival of Lights bring warmth to you and yours. Happy Hanukkah, and thank you for this year.
Late? Send a New Year card (6)
Missed December? A card in the first two weeks of January stands out in a quieter mailbox.
81. Happy New Year! We're starting it grateful for clients like you.
82. Wishing you a healthy, happy new year, and thanking you for a great year behind us.
83. A new year, and the same thanks: we're glad to work with you. Best wishes for the months ahead.
84. Our card is late, but our thanks are no smaller for it. Happy New Year to you and your team.
85. As the new year begins, we wanted to thank you for your trust last year. We're looking forward to [project or goal] together, and to the conversations along the way. Happy New Year.
86. Here's to a fresh start and to more good work together. Thank you, and happy New Year from everyone at [Company].
Handwritten lines and notes for a gift
The printed message says the season; one handwritten line says you know them.
One handwritten line to add (8)
Under the printed message, above your signature.
87. P.S. Still thinking about [shared moment]. Thank you again.
88. It was great to finally meet in person at [event].
89. Congratulations again on [their milestone].
90. Hope [the new office, the launch, the new team] is off to a great start.
91. Thank you for the [referral, kind review, recommendation]. It meant a lot.
92. Looking forward to [next project] with you in [month].
93. Say hello to [colleague] for me.
94. Your note in [month] made our whole team's week.
Card messages for a holiday gift (6)
For the card inside a gift box. Say what it's for; don't describe the gift.
95. Enjoy this with our thanks for a busy, rewarding year. Happy holidays.
96. Something to share with your team, with our thanks for a great year.
97. A little something to say thank you. We're grateful to work with you.
98. For the team that made our year easier, with warm wishes from everyone at [Company].
99. This comes with our thanks for your partnership and our best wishes for the new year.
100. Because a card alone didn't feel like enough thanks. Happy holidays.
How to sign a business holiday card
12 sign-offs to copy, then six rules for who signs and how.
With gratitude, [Company]
With warm wishes from everyone at [Company]
With thanks for a wonderful year,
Season's greetings and thanks, [Company]
Best wishes for the new year,
Gratefully, [Name] and the team at [Company]
With appreciation,
Warmly, [Name], [Title]
Cheers to the year ahead,
From all of us, with thanks,
Kind regards and happy holidays,
With our thanks and best wishes,
- Print the company, sign the people. The company name can be printed. Names should be signed by hand, in ink.
- The person who knows them best signs. One signature from the account owner beats ten from people the client has never met.
- Several signers? Keep it to the team they know. Two to four names, each signed by its owner, never one person signing for everyone.
- Add one line by hand. A first name and one personal line turn a printed card into a note.
- Check every name and title. A misspelled name is the one thing a recipient always notices.
- Ask where to send it. Hybrid staff may not see an office mailbox for weeks, so confirm the address.
When to send business holiday cards
Cards should land before people leave for the break, so work back from the first half of December.
- Early November: build the list, check names and addresses, choose the card.
- By mid-November: order printed cards and gifts. Branded or 100+ gift orders need 4 to 6 weeks, so place those first.
- Late November: mail international cards.
- First half of December: mail everything else, so cards land before people leave for the break.
- Missed it? Send a New Year card in the first two weeks of January.
For 2026, USPS’s recommended send-by date for First-Class Mail in the lower 48 states is Thursday, December 17 (Priority Mail: Friday, December 18), and Wednesday, December 9 for First-Class Package International and Priority Mail International. Treat those as the last possible day, not the plan. See the USPS holiday dates.
Do
- Thank them for something specific.
- Keep the printed message neutral; add warmth by hand.
- Match the card to the relationship: formal for a board, warmer for a long-time client.
- Mail in the first half of December.
Don't
- Add a coupon, a sales pitch or a brochure.
- Print a holiday's name for a list you haven't checked.
- Use inside jokes, emojis or puns a client could misread.
- Send a card with no signature at all.
Closing the office over the break? Set your holiday out of office message before you leave.
Add a gift to the card
For your best clients and partners, the card can travel inside a gift.
- Client gifts. Chocolate gift boxes and collections from $22, each shipped to its own address with your card message inside.
- Holiday gifts for everyone on the list. Our corporate holiday gifts are grouped by budget. Minimums are typically 10 units per product, and smaller unbranded orders need about 2 to 3 weeks.
- With your logo. Custom logo gifts add logo ribbon, branded inserts or tags. Allow 4 to 6 weeks for anything branded.
- For your own team. A virtual holiday party with a live host, booked about 2 weeks ahead. December dates fill first.
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