Business Holiday Card Messages for Clients and Employees

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A useful business holiday card message does three things: thanks the recipient, names something you genuinely appreciate and offers a warm wish for the season or year ahead. Two or three sentences are often enough. Write separate versions for clients and employees so each message recognizes the right relationship.

You do not need to turn a greeting into a company update. A specific, sincere thank-you will usually feel more personal than a long list of achievements.

A simple formula for business holiday greetings

Thank you for [specific contribution or relationship]. We appreciated [one true detail]. Wishing you [appropriate seasonal wish].

Replace the bracketed details with something you can stand behind. Avoid promising future projects, discounts, bonuses or results unless those commitments have already been agreed. The card should express appreciation without creating an unintended business promise.

If you are thanking someone for a particular project, referral or contribution, our business thank-you note guide has more examples you can adapt throughout the year.

Holiday card messages for clients

Warm and professional

Thank you for choosing to work with us this year. We appreciate your trust and the opportunity to support your team. Wishing you a peaceful holiday season and a happy new year.

For a long-standing client

Thank you for another year of working together. Your thoughtful feedback and continued trust mean a great deal to our team. Warm wishes to you and everyone at [company] this holiday season.

For a new client

It has been a pleasure getting to know your team this year. Thank you for welcoming us into [project or area of work]. Wishing you an enjoyable holiday season and a positive start to the new year.

Short enough for a small message area

Thank you for your trust and support. Warm wishes from all of us at [company].

For a more personal version, replace “support your team” with the actual work: “help bring your new website to life” or “create the invitations for your annual celebration.” Use only details appropriate for that recipient, especially when a project is confidential.

Our Festive Sticky Notes digital greeting turns colorful notes into a Christmas tree. It suits a friendly office thank-you, particularly when your message is warm and conversational.

Holiday card messages for employees

For the whole team

Thank you for the care, effort and ideas you brought to our work this year. We appreciate the many ways you supported one another and our customers. Wishing you a restful holiday season and a happy new year.

For an individual colleague

Thank you for the thought and patience you brought to [specific project or responsibility]. Your contribution helped [true, concrete outcome]. I hope the holiday season brings you time for the things you enjoy.

After a demanding year

This year asked a great deal of our team. Thank you for the care you continued to show in your work and in supporting one another. With warm wishes and sincere appreciation this holiday season.

For a new team member

We're glad you joined the team this year. Thank you for the energy and fresh perspective you have brought to [team or project]. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.

Keep appreciation grounded in what happened. If the year was difficult, avoid language suggesting everyone had a record-breaking year. Acknowledge effort without expecting the recipient to share a celebratory mood.

For business partners and collaborators

Thank you for your collaboration and thoughtful work on [project]. We valued the experience and care your team brought to it. Warm wishes for the holiday season and the year ahead.

If the relationship is more informal, this shorter version may feel right: “We loved working with you on [project]. Thank you for being such a thoughtful collaborator. Wishing you a lovely holiday break.” Choose the version that sounds like your usual correspondence.

High Spirits is a digital business greeting with a rising bar-chart illustration and a shared-achievement theme. Choose it when celebrating progress is appropriate for the relationship.

When the message is about finishing a good year

Wrapping Up combines stacked-height gift illustrations with a positive year-end message. It works well for thanking clients, colleagues or employees after a genuinely good year together. As with High Spirits, choose wording that matches the recipient's experience rather than assuming everyone wants to celebrate business growth.

Should you write “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays”?

Use “Merry Christmas” when you know it suits the recipient and the relationship. For a mixed or unfamiliar audience, “Warm wishes for the holiday season” or “With thanks and best wishes for the new year” leaves more room for different traditions.

Look at the artwork as well as the words. Festive Sticky Notes includes a Christmas-tree shape. A broader seasonal greeting does not remove that visual reference, so choose the overall card thoughtfully.

How should you sign a business holiday card?

• From the business: “With appreciation, the [company] team.”
• From a known contact: “[Name], on behalf of everyone at [company].”
• From a manager to an employee: use the manager's name and a personal sentence of thanks.
• From a small team: list first names if the recipient knows everyone, and include the company name for clarity.

Check names, company spelling and job titles before sending. Review your recipient list for duplicates and old contacts. Send early enough that recipients are likely to see the greeting before their workplace closes, rather than relying on a universal “best” date.

Choose a design that leaves room for your thanks

These are digital greetings sent through Greenvelope. Review the design's available editing options and the current sending price for your recipient list. Preview the message at phone size before deciding it is finished.

Start with the words, then choose the look: preview Festive Sticky Notes for a friendly office greeting, High Spirits for shared progress or Wrapping Up for a cheerful year-end thank-you. Add the detail that makes the thank-you yours.

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