Christmas cards for your sister
A sister knows exactly what you are like, and has kept receipts. That makes her the easiest person to write for and the hardest to fool. A greeting-card line will not do. She will spot it at once.
Write her what you would say after a glass of wine: the family thing only she understands, the group chat, the time she covered for you at Mum's. If she is overseas or just overwhelmed with kids and work, a link she can open on her phone, in a quiet minute, means more than another thing to wrap. Schedule it for Christmas morning and it will be there before the chaos starts.
From the Favourite
Back Seat Rules
Board Game Casualty
Four Screens
Last Roast Potato
Mum’s Favourite
Present Audit
Sibling Headlock
Temporary Truce
The Good Chair
Vase Mystery
The Dishes
Customer Feedback
Batteries Not Included
Blame the Algorithm
Car Park Purchase
Damp Towel Energy
It’s the Thought
Late Vegetarian
Oven Tetris
Returns Desk
Smoke Alarm Carols
Sorry, In Advance
The Receipt Is Gone
Twelve for Lunch
Two Weeks Ago
Wrong Size, Wrong Colour
Dessert Photos
Last Prawn
Left the Group
Muted
Renamed Group
Thumbs Up
Unread Count
Who’s Bringing What
Wrong Chat
The Mum
Festive as Fuck
Last Train Home
The Christmas Spreadsheet
The Fucking Wrapping
The HOA Sleigh Ban
Glad You're Well
No Hard Feelings
Still Civil
The Good Baubles
A Letter to Santa
An Honest Gift Tag
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10 things to write inside
Swap in their name. Change anything that doesn’t sound like you.
- sweet [first name], you have been my person since before we had the words for it. Thank you for all of it. Merry Christmas. I love you.
- sweet Merry Christmas, [first name]. I am so glad we got each other. Even the times we did not speak for a week.
- sweet Dear [first name], you are the one I would ring at two in the morning, and I think you know that. Happy Christmas.
- sweet Thank you for always knowing when I need a message, a laugh or a lift. You are better at this than you think, [first name]. Merry Christmas.
- funny [first name], this year I have not only remembered your birthday, I have remembered your present. Do not get used to it. Merry Christmas.
- funny Dear [first name], I just wanted to remind you that Mum always liked me best. Love you, though. Merry Christmas.
- funny [first name], if the family argues this year, I am on your side. If you win, I always was. Merry Christmas.
- quiet [first name], I am glad you are my sister. Merry Christmas.
- quiet Thinking of you, [first name]. Always. Happy Christmas.
- rude [first name], you still borrow my clothes without asking and I still forgive you. Annoying. Merry Christmas, you thief.
Questions people ask
What do you write in a Christmas card to your sister?
Write something that could only be about her. A story from your childhood, a family phrase, a thing she does that drives you mad and you wouldn't change. Sisters tend to keep cards that sound like a private joke.
Can I send a card to my sister if we haven't spoken much lately?
Yes. Keep it simple: you thought of her, you miss her, you hope the year was kind. Do not rehearse the old argument. A quiet message at Christmas often opens a conversation that has been waiting a while.
How do I choose cards for more than one sibling?
Pick a different one for each, based on how they talk. The sister who loves a joke gets the funny card, the quiet one gets something short. Write a separate message inside each so no one feels like a copy.