How to write a message they’ll remember
- Be specific. Mention a moment you shared — “that road trip” beats “all the fun”.
- Keep it short. You have 500 characters, but two or three lines often land best.
- Set the tone with an emoji: 🎄 for cozy, 😂 for funny, 👀 for mysterious.
- Choose who sees your name. Your friend always knows it’s from you; for compliments and crushes, hide your name from everyone else on the tree.
- Be kind. It opens on Christmas morning — make it something that makes them smile.
Messages for your best friend
Of all the trees in the forest, I’m so glad mine grows next to yours. Merry Christmas, bestie! 🎄
You’ve seen me at my worst and still send me memes every day. That’s true love. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for being my emergency contact, my hype person and my favourite plus-one. Love you!
Another year of inside jokes nobody else understands. Can’t wait for the next one. 🎁
If I could wrap one thing for you, it would be all the laughs you gave me this year.
Best friends are the family we get to choose — and I’d choose you every single time.
Merry Christmas to the person who knows my coffee order and all my secrets. ☕🤫
Distance, exams, chaos… and we still made it through another year together. Proud of us.
You’re the reason this year had more good days than bad ones. Thank you. ❤️
Promise me we’ll still be decorating each other’s trees when we’re 80.
Every good story I tell starts with “so me and my best friend…”. Merry Christmas, partner in crime!
You deserve a tree as full as your heart. Here’s the first message. 💌
Christmas messages for friends
Wishing you a cozy Christmas full of good food, warm socks and zero stress. 🧦
This year was better because you were in it. Merry Christmas!
Thanks for the late-night talks, the long walks and the terrible jokes. Happy holidays!
May your Christmas be merry, your gifts be thoughtful and your Wi-Fi be strong. 🎄
Here’s to more adventures, more laughs and more photos we’ll never post. Merry Christmas!
Sending you a gift that never expires: my friendship. No returns accepted. 🎁
You always make people feel welcome. The world needs more people like you.
I hope this Christmas gives back a little of the kindness you give everyone else.
Merry Christmas! Next year, let’s finally take that trip we keep talking about. ✈️
Grateful for friends who feel like home. Happy holidays to you and your family!
Can’t wait to celebrate with you. Save me a slice of whatever you’re baking. 🍪
Your energy is contagious in the best way. Have the brightest Christmas!
Messages for your crush
Hide your name from other visitors — only your crush will see who sent it.
I don’t know how to say this in person, so I’m hanging it on your tree: you make my day every time you smile.
I just wanted you to know someone thinks you’re amazing. Merry Christmas!
I’ve wanted to tell you this for ages: your laugh is my favourite sound.
If you ever wonder whether anyone notices you — I do. Every day. 💫
All I want for Christmas is the courage to tell you this in real life.
Plot twist: I’ve been working up the courage to send this since November. 👀
You’re the reason I check my phone a little too often. Merry Christmas from your biggest fan.
Under the mistletoe or across the room, you’d still be the best part of the view.
I’m not saying you’re the star on top of the tree… but you kind of are. ⭐
We’ve talked more than once, and I’ve thought about it way more than twice.
I hope someone makes you feel as special as you make me feel without even trying.
Signed: someone who really hopes to see you at the next party. 🎉
Romantic messages for your partner
Every Christmas with you feels like the first one. I love you more than all the lights on this tree. ❤️
You’re my favourite gift — no wrapping needed.
Thank you for every hug, every laugh and every “I’m proud of you” this year.
Home is wherever you are, especially at Christmas.
I’d choose you in every timeline, every season and every Christmas from now on.
Our love story is my favourite holiday movie. Can’t wait for the next scene. 🎬
You make ordinary days feel like Christmas morning.
Here’s to cozy blankets, bad movies and growing old with you. Merry Christmas, love.
I could hang a thousand gifts on your tree, and you’d still be the best thing on mine.
This year was a big one, and I’m so glad I faced it holding your hand.
Merry Christmas to the person who steals my blanket and my heart. 💞
My wish for next year? More of us.
Messages for family
Mom, thank you for making every Christmas feel magical. I see all the work behind it. ❤️
Dad, thanks for the advice, the dad jokes and always being there. Merry Christmas!
To my brother: thanks for being annoying and amazing in exactly equal amounts. 🎄
To my sister: my first best friend and my forever one. Merry Christmas!
Grandma, your hugs (and your cooking) are the best gifts of the season.
Grandpa, thank you for every story and every lesson. Merry Christmas!
Whatever this year brought, coming home to you made everything better.
Thank you for loving me loudly, even when I didn’t make it easy.
I miss you most at Christmas. Sending a big hug across the miles. 🤗
Our family is a little chaotic and completely perfect. Merry Christmas, everyone!
Thank you for showing me what kindness looks like. I hope I make you proud.
Here’s to more family dinners, louder laughs and fewer fights over the TV remote.
Funny Christmas messages
I was going to get you a real gift, then I remembered this one is free. Merry Christmas! 😅
Merry Christmas! May your relatives ask fewer questions about your future this year.
Roses are red, the tree is green, you’re the best friend Santa has ever seen.
Friendly reminder to eat dessert first. It’s Christmas — rules don’t apply. 🍰
If you’re reading this, you officially survived another year. Congratulations, champ!
Santa asked me if you were naughty or nice. I said “yes”. 😇
I put you on my nice list. Don’t make me regret it.
My Christmas wish for you: chaotic group chats and a phone battery that never dies. 🔋
Warning: this gift contains 0 calories and 100% friendship.
Let’s be honest, you’re mostly here for the cookies. Same.
May your coffee be strong and the Monday after Christmas be short. ☕
I’d build you a gingerbread house, but we both know how that would end.
Short and sweet messages
Merry Christmas! 🎄
So lucky to know you.
You make winter warmer. ❄️
Thank you for this year.
Stay as kind as you are.
Sending you a big hug! 🤗
You deserve every good thing.
Cozy vibes only. ☕
Here’s to us! 🥂
You light up every room. ✨
Proud of you, always.
Best. Friend. Ever.
May all your wishes come true. 🌟
Love you to the North Pole and back.
Joy, peace and lots of cookies. 🍪
Compliments out of the blue
Kind words hit differently when they come out of nowhere.
You’re one of the kindest people I know, and you don’t hear that enough.
The way you help people without being asked is rare. Never change.
You have the best taste in music. Just thought you should know. 🎶
When you speak up, people actually listen. You’re smarter than you think.
Your laugh makes everyone around you laugh too.
You make new people feel welcome — I was one of them. Thank you.
You’re braver than you believe and stronger than you look.
Someone out there is proud of how far you’ve come this year.
You always notice when someone is having a bad day. That matters.
Your style? Iconic. Your heart? Even better.
You make hard things look easy, and I know they aren’t.
Whoever gets you as a friend is lucky.
For classmates and coworkers
Thanks for being the best desk neighbour anyone could ask for. Happy holidays!
Couldn’t have survived this year’s deadlines without you. Enjoy the break! 🎄
Wishing you a restful holiday — you’ve earned every minute of it.
Thanks for sharing your notes, your snacks and your patience. Merry Christmas!
Here’s to a new year with fewer meetings and more coffee breaks. ☕
You make Mondays bearable. That’s a superpower. Happy holidays!
Thanks for always being ready to help. The team is lucky to have you.
Good luck with your exams — then switch off and enjoy the holidays! 📚
Wishing you and your family a peaceful season and a great start to 2027.
It was great working with you this year. Here’s to an even better one!
New Year 2027 wishes
Here’s to new chapters, old friends and everything in between. Happy 2027! 🥂
May 2027 bring you as much joy as you brought me this year.
New year, same us — just with better plans. 🎆
I hope 2027 is the year all your hard work pays off.
Wishing you twelve months of good health, good news and good company.
Let’s make 2027 the year we say yes to more adventures. ✈️
May your 2027 be full of small wins and big laughs.
Cheers to fresh starts and second chances. Happy New Year!
Whatever 2026 took from you, I hope 2027 gives back double.
Thank you for being part of my 2026. I’d love you in my 2027 too. ❤️
My wish for you: peace in your heart and fireworks in your life. 🎇
365 new days, 365 new chances. Make them yours!
How to send a message to a friend’s tree
- Open your friend’s tree link, or go to decomytree.link/send-message and type their 8-character tree code.
- Pick one of 61 gifts — every one is free to send from the web.
- Paste your message (up to 500 characters), type your name and choose whether everyone or only your friend sees it.
- Send it. It appears on their tree right away and opens on December 25.
Questions
What should I write on my friend’s Deco My Tree?
Something personal: a favourite memory, a compliment or a wish for the new year. Start from an idea above, then add a detail only the two of you know.
How long can a message be?
On My Tree, messages can be up to 500 characters long.
Can I send a message anonymously?
Not completely: the tree owner always sees the name you type. You can hide your name from everyone else who opens the tree.
When will my friend see my message?
Messages on My Tree open on Christmas Day, December 25. Until then your gift waits on their tree, wrapped.
Do I need the app to send a message?
No. Open your friend’s link or go to decomytree.link/send-message and enter their tree code — it works in any browser.