New Year Card Messages
New year card messages and wishes
New year cards get sent for the reason Christmas cards often don't: you actually mean it. There's no gift attached, no obligation and no list, so a card in the first week of January lands differently to one in the pile on the 20th of December.
Below are new year messages grouped by tone, whether you're wishing someone a better year than the last one, thanking them for getting you through it, or simply making them laugh on a grey Tuesday in January.
Funny new year messages
- Happy new year. Same you, new calendar, no pressure. Shop this card
- Here's to a year with fewer surprises and better snacks. Shop this card
- New year, new me, according to a list I've already lost. Shop this card
- Happy new year. Let's do less this time, but do it properly. Shop this card
Heartfelt new year messages
- Thank you for last year. Here's to an easier one together. Shop this card
- Wishing you a year that gives back some of what you put in. Shop this card
- Happy new year. I hope this one is kind to you. Shop this card
- Whatever this year brings, I'm glad you're in it. Shop this card
New year messages for colleagues
- Happy new year. Back to it, but gently. Shop this card
- Here's to a year with clearer briefs and shorter meetings. Shop this card
- Happy new year, and thanks for last year's graft. Shop this card
New year cards
Cards that work for the first week back, at home or at work.
Good Luck For Your New Life in Dubai Card
£3.87
Good Luck In New York Moving Away Card
£3.87
Good Luck In The New Job - 5 Star Colleague (New Job Card)
£3.87
Small gifts to start the year
Candles and badges that make January slightly more bearable.
Honorary Gilmore Girl Pin Badge
£4.00
Xoxo Heart Pin Badge
£4.00
She Believed She Could So She Did Pin Badge
£4.00
Cowgirl Boots & Hat Pin Badge
£4.00
Parental Advisory Explicit Content Pin Badge
£4.00
The Office Dunder Mifflin Paper Co Pin Badge
£4.00
What Would Dolly Do? Pin Badge
£4.49
Granny Panty Club Hilarious Pin Badge
£4.00
Girl Power Pink Heart Pin Badge
£4.00
Charming Pigeon Pin Badge
£4.00
Not a Hugger Pin Badge
£4.00
Life Happens, Coffee Helps Small Pin Badge
£4.00
Where to shop next
Frequently asked questions
When should you send a new year card?
Anytime in the first two weeks of January. Cards that arrive after the Christmas rush get read properly.
What do you write in a new year card?
Reference something specific from the year just gone, then wish them something concrete for the year ahead rather than a generic good luck.
Are new year cards suitable for work?
Yes, and they often work better than Christmas cards because they land when people are back at their desks.