Christmas cards for your best friend
A best friend has seen you at your worst and kept turning up. She, or he, knows the version of the story you tell strangers and the version you tell at midnight. A Christmas card to them can drop all the polish.
Write the way you text. Reference the holiday you still cannot discuss, the secret you took to the grave, the night that ended with a kebab. Then, once, say the sincere thing. Thank them for staying. A best friend will read it standing in the kitchen, then screenshot it. Pick a card, write your words inside, and send it as a link by email or text. Schedule it for Christmas morning, or send it now and let them wait.
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Snow at Midnight
Secret Santa
Golden Hour
Secret Santa Damage
Under the Streetlights
Customer Feedback
Batteries Not Included
Blame the Algorithm
Car Park Purchase
Damp Towel Energy
It’s the Thought
Late Vegetarian
Oven Tetris
Returns Desk
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Sorry, In Advance
The Dry Turkey
The Receipt Is Gone
Twelve for Lunch
Two Weeks Ago
Wrong Size, Wrong Colour
Blame the Post
Boxing Day Boomerang
Eleven Fifty-Eight
Fashionably Late
Formal Apology
Good Intentions
Last Year’s Card
Planned Ahead
Second Attempt
Stamp Situation
The Mum
Festive as Fuck
Last Train Home
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The Fucking Wrapping
The HOA Sleigh Ban
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No Hard Feelings
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10 things to write inside
Swap in their name. Change anything that doesn’t sound like you.
- sweet You have been there for every high and every low, [first name]. I would not have got through this year without you. Merry Christmas.
- funny [first name], I know every embarrassing thing about you and I am holding on to it as a Christmas present. Merry Christmas, you lovely disaster.
- quiet Thank you for staying, [first name]. Merry Christmas.
- sweet Some people are family you choose, [first name], and I chose very well. Love you lots. Happy Christmas.
- funny Dear [first name], I am writing this a week early because I will definitely forget. We both know it. We both love me anyway.
- quiet I am so glad we found each other, [first name]. Happy Christmas.
- sweet Whatever happens next year, [first name], I am in your corner. I always will be. Merry Christmas.
- rude [first name], you are a ridiculous human and I would be lost without you. Merry bloody Christmas, you absolute legend.
- funny [first name], I have decided your Christmas present is not telling anyone what you did at the last wedding. You are welcome.
- sweet You are the first person I tell everything to, [first name], and I never have to explain myself. That is a gift. Merry Christmas.
Questions people ask
What do you write in a Christmas card for a best friend?
Write like you talk. Reference something only you two know, say thank you for something real, and add one sincere line before the joke returns. A best friend wants to hear your voice, not a polished message, so keep it personal and a little silly.
Is it okay to send a rude Christmas card to my best friend?
If your friendship runs on insults, a rude card is a compliment. Keep it affectionate, swear lightly, and avoid anything you would not say to their face. The sincere last line is what turns a rude card into a keeper.
Can I send a few different cards to my close friends at once?
Yes. Choose a different card and write different words for each, so every friend gets something that sounds like your friendship with them. You can schedule all of them for Christmas morning, or send them as you write them.