Sentimental holiday message for family and friends
Different time zones, same love. Happy holidays, Sam. Counting down the days until I see you.
Sentimental · for family and friends
Holidays · Short · 16 words · email, SMS, WhatsApp, Slack
Written by the Peoplewisher team
Original and free to use, personal or business
Fills in their name
{firstname} becomes their first name when Peoplewisher sends it.
Works on every channel
Short enough for a text, warm enough for a card.
Can repeat every year
Save their date and it goes out on the day, automatically.
The message
Different time zones, same love. Happy holidays, {firstname}. Counting down the days until I see you.
Make it personal
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Start with a shared memory. The burnt cookies, the board game fight, the walk on Christmas Eve. One real detail beats any rhyme.
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Say the thing you rarely say. The holidays are a natural moment for “thank you” and “I love you”. Write it down.
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Reach the ones far away first. Send to loved ones in other time zones early so your message lands on their morning, not yours.
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I will set a place for you in my heart this Christmas, even if I cannot set one at the table. Video call me when you wake up? I want to hear everything. Love you across every mile.
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It does not feel quite like the holidays without you here, Sam. I will think of you when I hang your favorite ornament and when the first snow falls. Merry Christmas from all of us who miss you.
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Happy New Year from across the ocean! I raised a glass to you at midnight and again at your midnight, because one toast was not enough. May this be the year we finally close the distance, even for a little while.
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Merry Christmas from far away, Mom
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Merry Christmas from far away, Mom. This is the first year I am not coming home, and I miss everything: the smell of your kitchen on Christmas Eve, the carols in the car, the way you make everyone wear matching socks. I will be calling the moment you are up, so keep the phone close. Even with an ocean between us, you are the reason this season feels like home to me. I love you so much and I will be back before you know it.
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Merry Christmas from far away, Mom. This is the first year I am not coming home, and I miss everything: the smell of your kitchen on Christmas Eve, the carols in the car, the way you make everyone wear matching socks. I will be calling the moment you are up, so keep the phone close. Even with an ocean between us, you are the reason this season feels like home to me. I love you so much and I will be back before you know it.
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To my friend on the other side of the world: happy holidays, Sam. I still look for you at our favorite cafe before I remember you moved. Distance has a way of showing me how much you shaped my everyday life, from the morning messages to the late-night talks. I hope your new city is treating you well and that you have good people around you this season. You are always welcome at my table, whenever you can make it back.
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To my friend on the other side of the world: happy holidays, Sam. I still look for you at our favorite cafe before I remember you moved. Distance has a way of showing me how much you shaped my everyday life, from the morning messages to the late-night talks. I hope your new city is treating you well and that you have good people around you this season. You are always welcome at my table, whenever you can make it back.
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This Christmas I am grateful for the simple things: Grandma's stuffing, the same cracked ornament we hang every year, and all of you squeezed around one table. Nothing fancy, just home. Merry Christmas, everyone.
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May your Christmas morning be slow, your coffee be hot and your house be full of the people who love you most. Sending you a big hug and all my love this holiday.
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