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Merry Christmas cards with a real letter inside.

Holly, a snowflake, a sprig of pine, and a few warm lines written with a real pen. Send one to someone special, or your whole list in one go from your address book.

Order by Dec 6 for Christmas (an estimate from our real writing and mailing times).

Start my Christmas cardFrom $8.95, stamp included

Sending to many people? Send to your whole address book →

Sample covers

Each card gets its own painted cover from your message, in this style: one small hand-drawn motif on cream paper. Or use your own photo.

  • Christmas cards sample cover 1: a small hand-drawn holly on cream paper
  • Christmas cards sample cover 2: a small hand-drawn snowflake on cream paper
  • Christmas cards sample cover 3: a small hand-drawn star on cream paper
  • Christmas cards sample cover 4: a small hand-drawn sprig on cream paper
  • Christmas cards sample cover 5: a small hand-drawn holly on cream paper
  • Christmas cards sample cover 6: a small hand-drawn snowflake on cream paper
  • Christmas cards sample cover 7: a small hand-drawn star on cream paper
  • Christmas cards sample cover 8: a small hand-drawn sprig on cream paper

What you get

Tell us a little about each person and we write a real letter inside every card, in a handwriting style you pick. Be Thoughtful writes it with a real pen, addresses the envelope, adds a stamp and mails it to arrive for Christmas.

  • A folded card with a small painted cover
  • Your letter inside, in real ink
  • A hand-addressed envelope and a real stamp
  • Send to your whole list in one checkout

A few lines, to give you the idea

  • “The kitchen felt too quiet without your laugh this year. Save me a seat by the fire.”
  • “Merry Christmas to the four of you, and to the dog who stole our ham last year.”
  • “Thank you for being the friend who calls first. Here’s to more of that in the new year.”

More wording ideas: Christmas for family · Christmas for grandparents · Christmas for coworkers · Holiday cards for clients

Plan your Christmas card list

  1. 1Start with last yearWrite down everyone who sent you a card, then the people you think of in December: family, neighbors, teachers, the friend who moved away.
  2. 2Collect addresses with one linkMake a free address link and text it to family and friends. Each person types their own address (and birthday, if they like) and it lands in your address book, in your Christmas list.
  3. 3Pick one message, or one for eachWrite one note for everyone, or a line or two for each person. We can draft them from a few words about each person, and you can edit every one.
  4. 4Send them all in one goChoose the whole list, check the cards, and pay once. Each card is written with a real pen, stamped and mailed to arrive before Christmas.
Make my address link (free)Send to my whole list

Suggested messages

  • “Merry Christmas! Wishing you a season full of warmth, good food and the people you love.”

  • “Thinking of you this Christmas and grateful for another year of friendship. Love to the whole family.”

  • “May your days be merry and bright, and your new year even brighter.”

  • “Sending Christmas cheer from our house to yours. We miss you!”

  • “Merry Christmas and happy new year, with love and a big hug.”

Questions

Yes. A real pen, guided by a handwriting machine, writes your Christmas message in the handwriting style you pick, in real ink. Then it is addressed by hand, stamped and mailed for you.

Of course. Write every word yourself, start from one of the suggested messages, or tell us a little about them and we draft it for you to edit.

Each holiday has an order-by date on this page and in the banner at the top of the site, worked out from our real writing and mailing times. Order by then and it should arrive before the day. You can also pick the exact day you want it to arrive.

Yes. Pick people from your address book (or import them), and every card gets its own letter, all in one checkout. Each card is its own order, written and mailed separately.