Christmas cards for your colleagues
Christmas cards at work tend to be signed on the last Friday by someone who has forgotten half the names. The result is a card that belongs to nobody. Colleagues are better thanked individually, and the people you actually work with are not the ones who write the loudest messages.
The woman who takes the phone when you are in a meeting. The man from the warehouse who sorts things out without being asked. The new starter who is still working out where the kettle is. A short, kind line to each one costs very little. Pick a card, write your own words, and send them as links. Schedule them for Christmas morning and nobody has to carry a card home on the train.
Budget for Biscuits
Mandatory Festive Fun
Meeting That Could Be an Email
Out of Office Miracle
Reply All Regret
Secret Santa HR Report
The Christmas Zoom
The Last Spreadsheet
The Office Fridge
The Printer Has Feelings
The Team Lunch Bill
Mystery Giver
Secret Santa
Annual Leave Approved
Possibly Near the Printer
Never in My Cupboard
In a Professional Capacity
Small Budget, Large Deadline
Drew Myself
Gift Card Energy
Last Minute Panic
Mug Season
Over the Limit
Regifted With Love
The Candle
The Rules Reminder
Wrong Person
Secret Santa
Golden Hour
Inbox Zero
Secret Santa Damage
The Last Meeting
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 Christmas Spreadsheet
Last Light in the City
Santa Wears Shorts Here
Welcome to Christmas in the Heat
The Cookie Exchange Audit
The White Elephant War
10 things to write inside
Swap in their name. Change anything that doesn’t sound like you.
- sweet Thank you for a good year, [first name]. It is the little things you do that make the place easier to get through. Have a lovely Christmas.
- sweet [first name], you made this year a bit lighter for all of us. Thank you for the help, the laughs and the cups of tea. Merry Christmas.
- sweet I'm glad I get to work with you, [first name]. Thank you for being kind when things were stretched. Enjoy a proper break.
- sweet Merry Christmas, [first name]. Thank you for always answering when I had a question I should have already known.
- funny [first name], another year of looking busy together. You are the reason I still turn up. Merry Christmas, and may the shared drive treat you well.
- funny Merry Christmas, [first name]. Thank you for reading every email I sent, even the ones that should have been a quick chat by the kettle.
- funny See you in the new year, [first name]. If the lift is still broken, I have been practising my stairs face.
- quiet Thank you for this year, [first name]. Happy Christmas.
- quiet [first name], you are easy to work with and I'm grateful for it. Rest well.
- quiet Merry Christmas, [first name]. Thank you for being the steady one on this floor. Switch off properly.
Questions people ask
What do you write in a Christmas card to colleagues?
Keep it short and warm. Thank them for one real thing, wish them a good break, and leave out anything about workload or deadlines. If you are sending to several people, change the middle line for each one so it does not read like a form.
Do I have to send a card to every colleague?
No. A card to the few people who made your year easier means more than a signature on the group one. Think about who helped, covered for you or made you laugh. You can send cards as links, so it is quick to write a different line for each person.
Can I send colleagues a different card each, all at once?
Yes. Choose a card for each person, write their line inside, and send them by email or text. You can schedule each one for Christmas morning, so it lands at home rather than on a desk. A mix of funny and sweet cards across a team is fine.