During the Christmas and New Year holidays, many people have the desire to greet these wonderful days with their friends, colleagues, or clients. This is a wonderful custom, especially in Anglo-Saxon culture and countries where the Christmas atmosphere literally takes over the entire space!
During the holiday vacation, some people find it a great opportunity to travel or go somewhere. For them, it would be very useful, especially if they have regular clients, to send an electronic greeting card or email to notify their colleagues and clients that they will not be available for a certain period of time. At the same time, wishing them the very best for the last days of the year.
Do you know what such a greeting email should include and which part of it is mandatory? In this regard, we will present you with some ideas that will certainly be useful to you.
Email for colleagues or friends
The relationships that are created in the company or institution where you work are definitely important and intimate. That is why it is a good idea to send a well-intentioned and substantial email to your colleagues, coworkers, or friends.
Start with a friendly greeting, such as:
My dear friend, Jimmy (*Translation: My dear friend, Jimmy),
Or:
Hello Lily (Hello, Lily),
Continue with the main message, which could say:
As you may know, I will take some days off during the holidays. I will be back on 2 January(*Translation: As you may know, I will be away for a few days during the holidays. I will return on 2 January).
Or:
I just want to inform you that I will be out of the office only on 26 December and 2 January. On the other days, I will be working as usual (*Translation: I would like to inform you that I will be absent from work only on 26 December and 2 January. During the other days, I will work as usual).
Then wish them a happy holiday, for example by saying:
I wish you and your family the very best this holiday season (*Translation: I wish you and your family only the very best during the holiday season)!
Or:
I hope you have a wonderful time this Christmas (*Translation: I hope you have a wonderful Christmas)!
Or:
I wish you a Happy Christmas and a bright New Year (*Translation: I wish you a Merry Christmas and a bright New Year)!
Use a closing phrase to finish:
Best regards (Best wishes),
Yours truly (Sincerely yours).
Email to clients
If you plan to send an email or electronic greeting card to your clients or associates, you should follow, in practice, the same structure we presented above. But with some modifications, because, in principle, the relationships in this case are more formal. Therefore, use official wishes and greetings, such as:
Dear Mrs Logan(Dear Mrs Logan),
Dear Mr Colman(Dear Mr Colman),
In the main part of the email, you could take advantage of your relationships with your clients to inform them of your company's ability to serve them during the holidays as well. At the end, wish them happy holidays. See this sample content:
I want to thank you for your collaboration and support in our business relationship. It has been a very successful and productive year(*Translation: I would like to thank you for the fruitful cooperation and support in our business/work relationships. This was a very successful and productive year)!…
Or:
In case you need anything in the coming days, I will be out of the office from 24 December until 2 January. But you can contact Ms Petroff who would be happy to help you.
I am taking advantage of this opportunity to wish you and your entire team Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year(*Translation: In case you need anything in the coming days, I will be out of the office from 24 December until 2 January. But you can contact Mr Petrov, who will be happy to help you.
I take this opportunity to wish you and your entire team a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year)!…
Finish the email with the usual closing for this type of correspondence:
Sincerely,
Best regards,
Thank you.
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