What to write in a Thanksgiving card
A Thanksgiving card has one job: say thank you to a specific person for a specific thing. Here's how to write one that sounds like you — for the family table, the office, or a client you'd like to keep.
Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for every time you stepped in this year without being asked. Enjoy the long weekend — you've earned it.
Start with the thing, not the holiday. 'Happy Thanksgiving' is the greeting; the message is what you're actually thankful for — the colleague who covered your week in March, the friend who drove over when it mattered, the client who stuck with you through the rebuild. One true, specific sentence does more than a paragraph of gratitude in general.
Match the register to the relationship. Family and friends get the warm, slightly sentimental version; colleagues and clients get the same sincerity in fewer words, with no sales pitch and nothing that assumes how they spend the day. If they're far from home, name the distance — a card that says 'wish you were at the table' is the one they keep.
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How to get it right
Name one thing
Say exactly what they did this year that you're grateful for. Specific beats sweeping.
Keep work cards short
Two or three sentences, sincere, no pitch — a thank-you, not a newsletter.
Skip the assumptions
Not everyone has a big table or a traditional day; wish them rest and good company instead.
End with the wish
Close on what you hope their Thanksgiving holds and stop there.
For colleagues and your team
Grateful to be on a team with you. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family — eat well and log off.
Happy Thanksgiving! Of all the things I'm thankful for at work, the person at the next desk is high on the list.
To the whole team: thank you for a year of hard work and good humour. Happy Thanksgiving — see you rested on Monday.
Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for making the hard weeks lighter. Have a slow, happy day.
For clients and business partners
Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for trusting us with your work this year — it's a partnership we're genuinely grateful for.
Wishing you and your team a warm Thanksgiving. Thank you for a great year together; we're looking forward to the next one.
This Thanksgiving we're thankful for clients like you. Enjoy the break, and thank you for the year.
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us. Working with you has been one of the highlights of our year.
With thanks for your trust and your time this year: a happy Thanksgiving to you and everyone at your end.
For friends and family
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for a lot this year, and you're near the top of the list.
Thankful for you today and every day — happy Thanksgiving, and save me the last slice of pie.
Happy Thanksgiving from far away. I'll be there for the video call, the toast and, in spirit, the leftovers.
To the friend who answered every late-night call this year: happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for showing up.
Happy Thanksgiving, Mom and Dad. Thank you for every table you ever set for us. We'll bring the pie this year.
Short & warm
Happy Thanksgiving! Grateful for you, today and always.
Wishing you a full table, a warm house and a long nap. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thankful for you this year. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving — eat well, rest well, and know you're appreciated.
Sending Thanksgiving cards from work?
The business pages cover the client and team send: one card, every name on its own copy, scheduled for the morning you choose, with an optional gift inside.
Questions
What do you write in a Thanksgiving card?
Open with 'Happy Thanksgiving', say one specific thing you're thankful for about them this year, and close with a wish for their day. Three sentences is plenty; the specific middle sentence is what makes it theirs.
What should a business Thanksgiving card say?
Thank the client or colleague for the work you did together this year, in two or three sentences, with no offer or sales message. Address it to the person, not the company, and wish them a good break rather than a traditional dinner they may not be having.
When should Thanksgiving cards arrive?
The Monday to Wednesday before Thanksgiving, while people are still at their desks; a card on the day itself reads warm from a friend and late from a business. A digital card arrives in seconds, so you can schedule it for the morning you choose.
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