Warm
Happy holidays! Working with you all made this year so much better. I hope the break is restful and full of good things. See you in the New Year!
To coworkers
A holiday message to coworkers, short enough for Slack.
For the team channel, a card going round the office, or a note to the person who saved your launch. Pick the occasion and a tone, and copy.
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✨ Happy holidays! Working with you all made this year so much better. I hope the break is restful and full of good things. See you in the New Year!
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Before you log off, the rest is ready too.
Your Slack or Teams status
Off for the holidays, back Mon, Jan 4
37/100 characters. Set it to clear on Mon, Jan 4. More status ideas
Your out-of-office reply
Off for the break? Write the auto-reply with your dates and backup filled in.
Write itWho's around over the break?
Before you sign off, ask your team when they're out with one link. Their answers land on one calendar.
Try it freeHoliday messages to coworkers, from short to silly.
One-liners for a card and short posts for the team channel.
Holiday messages to coworkers
Warm
Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season. Thank you for the help, the laughs and the patience this year. I'm lucky to work with you.
Professional
Wishing you a happy holiday season and all the best for the New Year. It's been a pleasure working with you this year.
Short
Happy holidays, everyone! See you in 2027.
Fun
Happy holidays! May your flights be on time, your relatives be kind, and your Slack be very, very quiet. See you next year!
Thanksgiving messages to coworkers
Warm
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm really thankful to work with all of you. You make the hard days easier and the good days better. Enjoy the time with your people.
Professional
Wishing you and your family a happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for being such a great team to work with this year.
Short
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Enjoy the long weekend.
Fun
Happy Thanksgiving! May your turkey be juicy, your pie be plentiful, and your inbox stay quiet until Monday.
Fun
Thankful for coffee, good coworkers and the mute button. Happy Thanksgiving, all!
Christmas messages to coworkers
Warm
Merry Christmas! I'm so glad to work with you all. Have a wonderful break, and see you in the New Year.
Professional
Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Thank you for a great year of working together.
Short
Merry Christmas, everyone! Enjoy the break.
Fun
Merry Christmas! May your stocking be full and your inbox be empty.
New Year messages to coworkers
Warm
Happy New Year! Thanks for being such great people to work with. Wishing you a wonderful 2027.
Professional
Wishing you a happy and successful New Year. I'm looking forward to working together again this year.
Short
Happy New Year, everyone! Here's to 2027.
Fun
Happy New Year! May your 2027 be full of green builds, short meetings and long weekends.
Coworker messages, the easy way.
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One line is enough
On a group card, a single warm sentence and your first name is perfect. Nobody reads paragraphs on a card with 30 signatures.
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Funny is fine among friends
A joke about meetings or the coffee machine works for your own team. For people you barely know, go warm instead.
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Mention something you shared
"Thanks for getting me through on-call week" turns a generic wish into something people remember.
For team leads
Your message says “see you in January”. Who's around until then?
The weeks around the holidays are when half the team is out and nobody knows which half. Forgot puts everyone's time off, public holidays in every country and your release dates on one calendar, so you know who's covering before you log off.
- Send one link and your team adds their days off, no sign-up for them
- Public holidays for every office, so a day off in London doesn't surprise New York
- A morning Slack post with who's out today
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Questions
What do you write in a holiday card for coworkers?
A short wish and a personal touch: "Happy holidays! Working with you made this year so much better." Sign with your first name.
What's a short holiday message for colleagues?
"Happy holidays, everyone! See you in the New Year." Or, for a bit of fun: "May your flights be on time and your Slack be very quiet."
Should I message coworkers over the holidays?
A short "happy holidays" in the team channel before the break, yes. Work questions during the break, no: they can almost always wait.