Holiday wishes for coworkers sit in a specific register: warmer than a standard professional email, more appropriate than a personal card, and ideally brief enough that reading it does not feel like an obligation. The best ones acknowledge the relationship, working alongside someone for months or years is a real thing, without presuming more intimacy than exists.
This page covers the best holiday wishes for coworkers and colleagues across every context: short messages, heartfelt ones, messages from managers, team holiday greetings, and what to write when you want to include a meaningful gesture alongside the words.
Key Takeaways
- The best holiday wishes for coworkers are warm but not overly personal, and specific enough to feel genuine rather than generic.
- Short holiday messages to colleagues work best, a few lines that acknowledge the year and wish them well is the right register.
- Pair your message with a meaningful gesture: a ForestNation Gift Story plants a tree in the recipient’s name and is appropriate for any colleague at any level. forestnation.com/net/gift-stories.
- For sending holiday wishes to a whole team: ForestNation handles bulk delivery of personalised messages with a tree for each person. forestnation.com/companies.
Short Holiday Wishes for Coworkers
- Wishing you a wonderful holiday season. You have made this year better just by being part of it.
- Happy holidays! Here is to a restful break and a strong start to the new year.
- Warmest holiday wishes, you deserve all the good things this season brings.
- Happy holidays. It has been a good year working alongside you.
- Wishing you a peaceful holiday season and everything good in the year ahead.
- Happy holidays, enjoy every moment of the break. You have earned it.
- Season’s greetings. Working with you this year has been a genuine pleasure.
- Warmest wishes for the holiday season. Here is to good rest and a great new year.
Heartfelt Holiday Messages for Colleagues
- This year has had its moments, and you have made the hard ones easier and the good ones better. Warmest holiday wishes to you and yours.
- Working alongside someone who brings this much to the job is not something to take for granted. Happy holidays, I am grateful to be on the same team.
- The holidays are a good moment to say what sometimes gets lost in the day-to-day: working with you has been one of the best parts of this year. Happy holidays.
- Wishing you a holiday season full of the things that actually matter, good food, good company, rest, and something to look forward to. Happy holidays.
- You are one of those people who makes the work feel like less of it. That is rare. Happy holidays.
Holiday Message to Colleagues, From a Manager
- To everyone on this team: this year has been extraordinary because of what each of you brought to it. Warmest holiday wishes, enjoy every moment of the break.
- Leading this team has been the highlight of my year. Every one of you has contributed something specific and real. Happy holidays to all of you.
- The work you all do matters. The way you do it matters more. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a new year that reflects how much you have given this one.
- To my team: rest, recharge, and know that the work you do is genuinely valued. Happy holidays from me to all of you.
- This team has shown up consistently, creatively, and with real care. That is everything. Happy holidays, you have all earned this break.
Professional Holiday Greetings for Work Colleagues
- Season’s greetings. It has been a productive and meaningful year, wishing you a restful holiday and a strong start to the next one.
- Happy holidays. The collaboration this year has been excellent and I am looking forward to continuing it in the new year.
- Warmest season’s greetings to you. Thank you for everything you have contributed this year, it has not gone unnoticed.
- Wishing you a wonderful holiday season. The partnership we have built this year is something I genuinely value.
Holiday Wishes for a Coworker You Do Not Know Well
- Happy holidays, wishing you a restful break and a great new year.
- Season’s greetings. Hope the holiday season brings you everything you need.
- Wishing you a wonderful holiday. It has been good to work alongside you this year.
- Happy holidays and a great new year to you.
What to Write in a Holiday Card to a Coworker
The structure that works for a holiday card to a coworker: one specific line about the year or the working relationship, then a genuine wish for the season ahead. Avoid filler phrases (“the holiday season is upon us”) and forced warmth (“I hope you and your family have a magical time”). Specific always wins over generic.
Example: “This year has been demanding and you have handled it consistently well. Wishing you a proper rest over the holidays, you have genuinely earned it.”
Pair the message with a ForestNation Gift Story: a tree planted in the coworker’s name, delivered to their email, with your personal message included. Appropriate for any colleague, any level, globally delivered. From $1. forestnation.com/net/gift-stories.
Sending Holiday Wishes to Your Whole Team
For managers and companies sending holiday messages to a whole team or colleague group: ForestNation Gift Stories deliver a personalised holiday message alongside a tree in each person’s name, simultaneously, globally, with no address collection required. Each recipient gets their own Forest Profile and a private multimedia experience with your message. For team holiday gifting: forestnation.com/companies.
See also: merry christmas wishes for colleagues | christmas gift ideas for employees | work anniversary wishes.
Research and References
- ForestNation Gift Stories: holiday gifting for colleagues and teams, personalised, globally delivered, from $1. forestnation.com/net/gift-stories
- For bulk team holiday gifting: forestnation.com/companies
Frequently Asked Questions
What are good holiday wishes for coworkers?
The best holiday wishes for coworkers acknowledge the working relationship specifically without being overly personal. One specific line about the year or the person, then a genuine wish for the season. Short and warm beats long and generic every time.
What is a short holiday message to colleagues?
A few lines that acknowledge the year and wish them well: “Happy holidays, it has been a good year working alongside you. Wishing you a restful break and a strong start to the new year.” That register, personalised slightly to the relationship, is exactly right for a professional holiday message.
What do you write in a holiday card to a work colleague?
One specific line about the year or the working relationship, then a genuine wish for the season. Avoid filler phrases. Example: “This year has been demanding and you have handled it consistently well. Wishing you a proper rest over the holidays.” Pair it with a ForestNation Gift Story for a message that goes beyond words.
How do you send holiday wishes to a whole team?
ForestNation Gift Stories deliver personalised holiday messages with a tree in each person’s name, simultaneously, globally, no address needed. Each recipient gets their own private multimedia experience and Forest Profile. For team holiday gifting: forestnation.com/companies.
