Design Crafters

Endless debates rage on around the country about one topic. No, we’re not talking about the upcoming presidential election! The debate in question is actually this: What goes into a winning Christmas card letter? Some folks prefer reading the newsy types of letters, while others argue that their favorites are the letters that rhyme. The funny letters are skyrocketing in popularity (both to send and to receive), as are the ironic or very clever ones. You’ll occasionally see themed letters, top ten letters, letters as jigsaw puzzles, and even letters with multiple choice quizzes about the family’s year. One extremely popular letter format is to use a photo essay approach to the year-end wrap-up—after all, pictures speak a thousand words, right?

Maybe it’s hard to believe for some, but in some circles, writing The Best Christmas Card Letter to enclose with your family’s Christmas card makes for some heavy competition. No one wants to be that family with the letter that is unintentionally hilarious in its dour and bland recounting of the past year, after all. No, the big rewards come with the wittiest letters, the ones that best reflect the sending family’s personalities while also giving a quick (trust us, keep it to a page) written snapshot of the past year’s events.

Wherever you stand on the Christmas card letter issue, you’re likely to agree that when it comes to the letter to accompany your Christmas card, you simply can’t please every single person in your audience, but if you start off by pleasing yourself, you’re likely doing fine….but we would like to add that using red or green somewhere in the letter is a great start.