{"id":1165,"date":"2020-01-19T08:42:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T08:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christmas-connections.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2020-10-24T19:06:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T18:06:10","slug":"what-is-the-best-thing-to-write-in-a-christmas-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christmas-connections.co.uk\/blog\/what-is-the-best-thing-to-write-in-a-christmas-card\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the best thing to write in a Christmas card?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite the modern digital age, there is still a significant place in the 21st<\/sup>-century festive season for the traditional Christmas card.\u00a0 Christmas is a unique time of year so Christmas cards send a distinctive message which is special just to that time and no matter how often you may have facetimed your friends and family throughout the year.\u00a0 Even for those you live with, giving that card with a special few chosen words, is always very special.\u00a0 And it\u2019s not just friends and families who send cards and spend time reflecting on exactly what to write in them.<\/p>\n

Businesses send Christmas cards and that\u2019s an opportunity to make a real statement about many things \u2013 the choice of design, whether the card is recycled and recyclable so their business ethics and, of course, the content of the message which can be punchy, eye-catching and right on brand. Even politicians send them and there is often a bit of a cringe-fest in the press as to the images or personal photographs which are chosen each year, particularly by the Prime Minister and senior politicians.<\/p>\n

For many people, the challenge lies not in choosing the card or the design but the wording of the message that should go inside it.\u00a0 So how do you pen the perfect sentiment for your friends, family, acquaintances or work colleagues?\u00a0 It is so disappointing to open a card and find just the signature \u2013 how much nicer and more personal would a simple short message be?\u00a0 But many people avoid this as either too challenging or too time-consuming or both.\u00a0 However, if you have prepared a range of short greetings then all you need to do is select one and just tailor it for the recipient \u2013 it\u2019s like a smorgasbord of Christmas sentiment and it means you can fly through your card list whilst still making every card really special.\u00a0 Christmas is a time to tell people how you feel about them whatever their connection to you and its such a shame to miss that opportunity because you are literally lost for words.<\/p>\n

How to compose the right message<\/strong><\/p>\n

It sounds simple but, in fact, it can be quite challenging to put together just the right form of words without it sounding cheesy or overly sentimental.\u00a0 Humour also has a place for the right recipient but again, it can be hard to nail that and get it just right.\u00a0 Here are some short and sweet messages which you can tweak and personalise to suit your audience \u2013there is a mixture of standard and some more traditional phrasing and vocabulary, one religious reference and even a little bit of humour.\u00a0 Keep the list out on the table and then just cherry-pick the wordings that work for you depending on whose card you are writing:-<\/p>\n