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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 -
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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