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Creative
Christmas Letter Ideas
Who says a family
Christmas letter has to be a letter? Here are some creative ways to
fill your Christmas cards with annual updates that will entertain
as well as inform.
1. Newsletter - If chronicling your entire year in one long
letter seems too daunting, think of a few major events and write a
short summary of each one to create a personal newsletter. Software
such as
Microsoft Publisher  makes it easy to format your Christmas newsletter into
a fun update.
2. Multiple choice quiz - What did your
daughter do in the school talent contest this year?
How many colors did you look at before you
decided to paint the kitchen yellow? Keep
your readers guessing by putting together a quiz that gives
highlights from your year. Be creative. Make your readers work a
little harder by giving questions where the answer is "all of the
above." Check the
creative Christmas letter examples for ideas.
3. Christmas
story - If you enjoy writing, create a story
that weaves the events of your year into a Christmas-themed
narrative. For help, use our instant
Christmas letter generator or see the
creative Christmas letter examples.
4. CD or DVD
slideshow - If you have a digital camera and a CD burner,
consider making a slideshow CD to include with your Christmas card
instead of a letter. Simply select a favorite song or a Christmas
carol and add photos for a fun way to share images of your year.
Services such as
Shutterfly make it easy to create your photo show, or use an
online digital scrapbooking service such as Smilebox.
5. Photo update
- If wordsmithing isn't your strength, skip the Christmas
letter all together and send family and friends a page of photos
printed from your computer. Make the photos different shapes and
sizes and use captions to tell about things that happened to your
family throughout the year.
6. Top 10 list - What are 10 most
important things that happened to your family this year? What about
the most humorous? Or most unbelievable? A top 10 list can be a fun
and easy way to describe your family's year. Think David Letterman
and you'll be on your way.
7.
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
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Eddy
Arnold's 1961 song that gives a meaning for each letter of the
word "Christmas" is a great example of how to turn a single word
into a story. What did those letters mean to your family this year?
C is for a trip to Canada? H is for the new house you bought? Use
the letters of a Christmas-related word or phrase to create a
Christmas letter people will be sure to remember.
8. A new perspective - How would your five-year-old
child describe the year? Try writing your letter from the
perspective of your child, another family member, your new
neighbors, a pet, or any other person that could give your letter a
fresh new outlook.
Have an idea for a creative Christmas letter? Send it to us:
webmaster @ christmaslettertips.com.
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