New Year holiday message for family and friends
Sam, a new year always makes me think about the people I want to carry with me into it, and you are at the top of that list. You have a way of making hard things feel manageable and good things feel even better. So here is my wish for you this year: more of what makes you light up, less of what drains you, and a friend who keeps calling to check in. That last part I can promise. Happy New Year.
New Year · for family and friends
Holidays · Long · 83 words · email, SMS, WhatsApp, Slack
Written by the Peoplewisher team
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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
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The message
{firstname}, a new year always makes me think about the people I want to carry with me into it, and you are at the top of that list. You have a way of making hard things feel manageable and good things feel even better. So here is my wish for you this year: more of what makes you light up, less of what drains you, and a friend who keeps calling to check in. That last part I can promise. Happy New Year.
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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S Sam
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S Sam
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Here is to twelve fresh months, Sam, and to the friend who makes every one of them better.
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Happy New Year, Mum! Thank you for being my first phone call every January and my steady place all year. I hope this one brings you rest, laughter and at least one trip somewhere sunny.
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Happy New Year, Mum! Thank you for being my first phone call every January and my steady place all year. I hope this one brings you rest, laughter and at least one trip somewhere sunny.
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S Sam
As the clock ticks toward midnight, I am thinking of you, Sam. Thank you for being there through last year's highs and lows. Whatever this year holds, I hope we face it the way we always do: together, and laughing.
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New Year · Family & Friends
As the clock ticks toward midnight, I am thinking of you, Sam. Thank you for being there through last year's highs and lows. Whatever this year holds, I hope we face it the way we always do: together, and laughing.
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Merry Christmas, Sam
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S Sam
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Merry Christmas, Mom and Dad. Every year I appreciate a little more how much work went into the magic: the stockings, the late-night wrapping, the cookies that somehow vanished before Santa arrived. Thank you for every single Christmas you gave me.
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S Sam
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S Sam
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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