A New Year Greeting for Family: Ideas That Look Back and Ahead
New Year messages are often the most forwarded and least read of the year. A personal one stands out because it looks back on something real and looks ahead to something specific.
A simple structure
- One thing from this year that you are grateful for, involving them.
- One thing you hope for them in the new year.
- One thing you want to do together.
Examples to adapt
Thank you for the long phone calls this year, especially the nights I needed them. I hope next year brings you rest and good news. Let us finally plan that trip.
To the whole family: this was a hard year, and we got through it together. Here is to better health, more dinners and fewer reasons to worry.
Make it a story
In ShareGreet you can describe the message and get a short illustrated video in the language your family speaks. Choose a hopeful style, review the script, and send it as the clock turns, or the morning after. See Christmas greetings for family abroad for the same approach.
What to avoid
- Long lists of resolutions on someone else's behalf.
- Forwarded text you did not write.
- Sending it to everyone at once. Personal messages work best one-to-one.
More examples
- To parents: “Thank you for never making me feel like I had to have the year figured out. I hope the new one is gentle with you.”
- To a sibling: “Next year, let us do the thing we keep promising: a weekend with no phones and too much food.”
- To grandparents: “I am bringing the whole family to see you in the spring. Please save the good pickle.”
Different calendars, different new years
January 1 is only one of the new years your family may celebrate. Others include the Lunar New Year, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Vishu, Puthandu and the Gujarati new year after Diwali. If your family marks one of these, a greeting that names it will be remembered. ShareGreet lets you describe the occasion in your own words and pick a narration language that fits.
A prompt to start from
“Wish my family a happy new year. Thank them for being there through a hard year, say one thing I hope for each of us, and promise a trip together.” Review the script, add a real photo, and send.
An idea for this year: Send a year-in-photos flipbook as well as your message.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make it in another language?
Yes. Narration is available in 30+ languages.
When should I send it?
Either just after midnight in their time zone, or on the first morning of the year.
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