New Year Card Messages
New Year card messages: what to write in a New Year card
Looking for New Year card messages? This page has happy New Year wishes to copy straight in, grouped by tone: funny, heartfelt, work-appropriate and short one-liners for when the card is small.
New Year cards get sent for the reason Christmas cards often don't: you actually mean it. There's no gift attached and no list, so a card in the first week of January lands differently to one in the pile on the 20th of December.
Every card below is blank inside, designed in house and printed in the UK, so there's room to write the message properly.
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Every message here fits one of our designs, printed in the UK and posted with a kraft envelope.
Funny New Year card messages
- Happy new year. Same you, new calendar, no pressure.
- Here's to a year with fewer surprises and better snacks.
- New year, new me, according to a list I've already lost.
- Happy new year. Let's do less this time, but do it properly.
Heartfelt happy New Year wishes
- Thank you for last year. Here's to an easier one together.
- Wishing you a year that gives back some of what you put in.
- Happy new year. I hope this one is kind to you.
- Whatever this year brings, I'm glad you're in it.
New Year messages for colleagues
- Happy new year. Back to it, but gently.
- Here's to a year with clearer briefs and shorter meetings.
- Happy new year, and thanks for last year's graft.
Short New Year card messages
- Happy New Year!
- Here's to the next one.
- Cheers to a good year ahead.
- New year, same us. Perfect.
New Year's Eve party invite wording
- New Year's Eve at ours, from eight. Bring fizz and stamina.
- See the year out with us — 31 December, food at nine, fireworks optional.
- NYE drinks at our place. Stay over, we've got the sofa bed.
New Year cards
Cards that work for the first week back, at home or at work.
Whose Gonna Make The Brews Now? Leaving Card
£3.87
Ciao, Bitch (Italian-themed Goodbye & Good Luck Card)
£3.87
Good Luck For Your New Life in Dubai Card
£3.87
Adios, Bitch (Spanish-themed Goodbye & Good Luck Card)
£3.87
Good Luck In New York Moving Away Card
£3.87
Au Revoir, Bitch (French-themed Goodbye & Good Luck Card)
£3.87
See You Later, Alligator (Funny Good Luck Card)
£3.75
"Rock On" Good Luck Card
£3.87
Late Christmas cards
Still a few to send? These still count.
'tis the season to drink Guinness Christmas Card
£3.87
Let's drink (Guinness) and be Merry Christmas Card With Tree
£3.87
Let's drink (Guinness) and be merry Christmas Card
£3.87
Wishing you an Electrifying Christmas Greeting Card
£3.87
Merry Christmas Nanny (Christmas Card For Nan)
£3.87
Lying Down Black Santa Christmas Card
£3.99
Dancing Black Santa Christmas Card
£3.99
Merry Christmas Mummy (Christmas Card For Mum)
£3.87
Small gifts to start the year
Candles and pin badges that make January slightly more bearable.
Opulence 250g Scented Soy Candle
£30.00
Star Trek Lapel Pin Badges (Set of 3)
£7.49
What Would Dolly Do? Small Pin Badge
£4.49
Cute Duck In Pink Cowboy Hat And Boots Pin Badge
£4.00
Cute Small Rainbow Pin Badge
£4.00
Glittery Mushroom Shaped Candles
£10.00
I Can Do It Pin Badge
£4.00
You've Got A Friend In Me Pin Badge
£4.00
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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.