125 Happy New Year Wishes: What to Write in a New Year Card

Here are happy New Year wishes, messages and greetings you can copy into a card. A New Year card is a simple way to thank people for the past year and wish them well in the next one. It also works if your Christmas cards did not go out in time.

The messages are sorted by who you are writing to, from family and friends to coworkers and clients. New Year's Day 2027 is Friday, January 1.

Article contents

• How to Write a New Year Card
• Short Happy New Year Wishes and Greetings
• New Year Wishes for Family
• New Year Wishes for Friends
• Romantic New Year Wishes
• New Year Wishes for Coworkers and Your Boss
• New Year Messages for Clients and Customers
• Funny New Year Wishes
• New Year Wishes for Someone Who Had a Hard Year
• Religious New Year Wishes
• Christmas and New Year Wishes in One Card
• New Year Quotes for Cards
• How to Sign a New Year Card
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Cards for Your New Year Messages

How to Write a New Year Card

1. Open with their name. "Dear Grandma," or "Hi Sam," is plenty.
2. Wish them a happy New Year. Pick a wish below or write your own.
3. Add one line about the year. Thank them for something from 2026, or mention a plan for 2027.
4. Close and sign. "Cheers to 2027," "With love," or "All the best" all work.

Example: "Dear Grandma, Happy New Year! Thank you for all the Sunday dinners this year. We can't wait to see you in the spring. With love, Katie and Josh"

Short Happy New Year Wishes and Greetings

• Happy New Year!
• Wishing you a happy and healthy 2027.
• Cheers to a great year ahead.
• Here's to a new year and a fresh start.
• Happy New Year from all of us.
• Wishing you peace and good health in the new year.
• May 2027 be kind to you.
• Happy New Year, friend.
• All the best for the year ahead.
• Wishing you a year full of good news.
• Here's to more laughs in 2027.
• Happy New Year and thank you for this one.
• Wishing you twelve good months.
• New year, same great you. Happy New Year!
• Warm wishes for the new year.
• Happy New Year! Let's make it a good one.
• Season's greetings and happy New Year.
• Happy New Year from our family to yours.
• Wishing you peace and good health in the new year.
• Cheers to a happy and healthy 2027.

New Year Wishes for Family

• Happy New Year to the best family anyone could ask for. I can't wait to see what this year brings us.
• Thank you for every dinner, phone call and ride this year. Happy New Year, Mom and Dad.
• Wishing our whole family a healthy and happy 2027. Let's get everyone together soon.
• Happy New Year to my favorite brother. Here's to a year with fewer arguments about the thermostat.
• We are so grateful for you, Grandma and Grandpa. Wishing you a happy, healthy new year.
• Happy New Year to my sister and best friend. I'm glad we're in this together.
• The best part of this year was the time we spent together. Here's to more of it in 2027.
• Wishing you a new year full of family, good food and time to rest.
• Happy New Year to the kids. We are proud of you and excited for everything ahead.
• Sending our love across the miles this New Year. We miss you and hope to visit soon.
• Happy New Year to my in-laws. Thank you for making me feel at home in your family.
• Happy New Year to our grandkids. We love watching you grow and cannot wait to see what you do this year.
• Happy New Year, Mom. Thank you for everything you did for all of us this year.
• Happy New Year, Dad. Here is to more fishing trips and long talks in 2027.

New Year Wishes for Friends

• Happy New Year! Thanks for being the friend I can always call.
• Here's to another year of coffee dates and long talks.
• I'm so glad we met this year. Happy New Year!
• Happy New Year to my favorite travel buddy. Let's plan our next trip soon.
• You made this year better. Wishing you the best one yet.
• Cheers to old friends and new adventures. Happy New Year!
• Thank you for showing up for me this year. Happy New Year.
• Wishing you a year of good health, good news and good friends.
• Happy New Year! Let's not wait until next December to catch up.
• Twenty years of friendship and counting. Happy New Year.
• Happy New Year to a friend who feels like family.
• Even with the miles between us, you are one of my favorite people. Happy New Year.
• Happy New Year! Thank you for all the laughs this year.
• Wishing you a calm start to the new year and lots of good days ahead.
• Happy New Year to my oldest friend. Here is to many more years.
• Thank you for being there through the ups and downs this year. Happy New Year.

Romantic New Year Wishes

• Every year with you is my favorite year. Happy New Year, my love.
• I can't wait to spend another year by your side.
• Thank you for making this year so good. Happy New Year, sweetheart.
• My New Year's resolution is to love you even more than last year.
• Here's to another year of us.
• You are my favorite part of every year. Happy New Year.
• Wherever this year takes us, I'm glad we're going together.
• Happy New Year to the one I want to kiss at midnight every year.
• This year was better because you were in it. Happy New Year, my love.
• I love you more today than I did on the first day of this year.

New Year Wishes for Coworkers and Your Boss

• Happy New Year! Thank you for being such a great teammate this year.
• Wishing you a healthy and successful 2027.
• It was a pleasure working with you this year. Happy New Year!
• Thank you for your support and patience this year. Wishing you a happy New Year.
• Here's to a new year of good ideas and fewer meetings.
• Happy New Year to the best team I've worked with.
• Thank you for your leadership this year. Wishing you and your family a happy New Year.
• Wishing you a restful break and a great start to the new year.
• Cheers to what we built together this year. Happy New Year!
• Happy New Year! I'm glad we're on the same team.
• Thank you for always being willing to help. Happy New Year.
• Wishing you a happy New Year and a great year at work and at home.

New Year Messages for Clients and Customers

• Thank you for your business this year. Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year.
• We are grateful for customers like you. Happy New Year from all of us.
• Thank you for trusting us this year. We look forward to working with you in 2027.
• Wishing you and your team a successful new year.
• Happy New Year! It was a pleasure working with you in 2026.
• Thank you for your loyalty and kind words this year. Happy New Year.
• Best wishes for a healthy and successful 2027.
• From our team to yours, happy New Year and thank you.
• Thank you for a great year. We look forward to serving you in 2027.
• Wishing you a happy New Year and continued success. Thank you for working with us.

Funny New Year Wishes

• Happy New Year! May your resolutions last longer than the leftover Christmas cookies.
• This is the year I finally write the correct year on everything. Probably by March.
• New year, new me. Just kidding, you're stuck with the old one. Happy New Year!
• Wishing you a new year with more naps and fewer alarms.
• My resolution is to keep being awesome. Wish me luck. Happy New Year!
• May your gym membership get more use than last year's.
• Happy New Year! Let's both pretend we'll be organized this year.
• Here's to a year of strong coffee and short emails.
• Happy New Year! I promise to text back faster in 2027.
• May your inbox be empty and your fridge be full.
• Happy New Year! Here is to remembering where I put my keys in 2027.
• May your new year be as relaxing as the week between Christmas and New Year's.

New Year Wishes for Someone Who Had a Hard Year

• I know this year was hard. I'm hoping the next one brings you some peace.
• Thinking of you as the year turns. You don't have to face 2027 alone.
• You got through a lot this year. I hope the new year is gentler.
• Wishing you rest, healing and a few good surprises in the new year.
• The first New Year without someone you love is hard. I'm thinking of you and remembering them with you.
• I'm proud of how you handled this year. Here's to better days ahead.
• Sending you love as you start a new year. I'm here whenever you need me.
• May the new year bring you steady ground and people who care.

Religious New Year Wishes

These fit a card for family and friends who share your faith. Verses are from the New International Version (NIV).

• May God bless you and your family in the new year.
• Praying that 2027 brings you closer to God and to the people you love.
• Thanking God for you as the new year begins.
• May the Lord guide your steps in the year ahead.
• Wishing you a blessed New Year full of faith, hope and love.
• We are grateful for your friendship and your prayers this year. Happy New Year.
• "Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:22-23) Happy New Year.
• "See, I am doing a new thing!" (Isaiah 43:19) Wishing you a blessed new year.
• "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (2 Corinthians 5:17)
• "You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance." (Psalm 65:11) May this year be full of good things for you.
• "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace." (Numbers 6:24-26)
• "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)

Christmas and New Year Wishes in One Card

If you send one card for both holidays, cover both in a single line.

• Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you and your family.
• Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and a healthy New Year.
• Warm wishes for the holidays and all the best in 2027.
• Merry Christmas! We hope the new year brings you lots to smile about.
• Happy holidays and a happy New Year from our home to yours.
• Wishing you joy this Christmas and good things in the year ahead.
• Merry Christmas, and here's to a great 2027 together.
• Season's greetings and best wishes for the year to come.

New Year Quotes for Cards

A short quote can go at the top of the card, with your own wish below it. The last three are common sayings.

• "Ring out the old, ring in the new, ring, happy bells, across the snow." (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
• "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
• "Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." (Benjamin Franklin)
• "A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!" (Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol)
• "New year, new chapter." (Saying)
• "Here's to the fresh start." (Saying)
• "Same me, new calendar." (Saying)

How to Sign a New Year Card

Pick a closing that fits how well you know them.

• All the best in 2027,
• Cheers to the new year,
• Happy New Year,
• Wishing you well,
• With love,
• Warmly,
• Best wishes,

For a family card, sign every name or write "The Walsh Family." For a business card, sign your name and add the company name below it.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is New Year's Day 2027?

New Year's Day 2027 is Friday, January 1. New Year's Eve is Thursday, December 31, 2026.

When should I mail New Year cards?

Mail them in the last week of December so they arrive around January 1. New Year cards are also a good choice if you missed the Christmas mailing dates, and it is fine to send them through mid-January.

Is it "Happy New Year" or "Happy New Year's"?

Write "Happy New Year" as a greeting. Use "New Year's" only before another word, as in New Year's Eve or New Year's Day.

What should I write in a New Year card for business?

Thank them for their business, wish them a happy and successful new year, and sign with your name and company. The client messages above are ready to copy.

What is a good short New Year greeting?

"Happy New Year and all the best in 2027," "Wishing you a healthy and happy new year" and "Cheers to a great year ahead" all fit any card. Add your name and one personal line if there is room.

How long should a New Year message be?

One to three sentences is enough. A short wish plus one line about the past year or the year ahead reads well on any card.

Cards for Your New Year Messages

Every Twigs Paper set is printed on 100% recycled paper and is blank inside, so any of these wishes will fit.

• Vintage National Park Cards: twelve national parks in one box, blank inside for a long New Year letter.
• Nautical Lighthouse Cards: lighthouse scenes for friends and family by the water.
• Christian Cross Greeting Cards: a cross design for the religious wishes and verses above.

If you are sending Christmas cards too, see our Christmas wishes and card sayings, or use the Message Finder to filter messages by who they are for.