Christmas Wishes for Someone Far Away
Not everyone gets to be home for Christmas. These messages are for the people you're missing this year, wherever they are.
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Missing you
Merry Christmas! Wishing more than anything that we could be together today.
However many miles apart we are, you're with me in every Christmas memory.
Merry Christmas! You're the missing seat at our table this year, but never far from our hearts.
Wishing you a Christmas as warm as the ones we've shared, even from a distance.
Merry Christmas! Counting down the days until we're together again.
However far away you are, this Christmas I'm thinking of you more than ever.
For someone abroad
Merry Christmas! Wishing you all the comforts of home, wherever you are this year.
However different this Christmas looks for you, know that home is thinking of you.
Merry Christmas from across the miles – we miss you and can't wait to see you.
Wishing you a Christmas full of warmth, even far from home.
Merry Christmas! Sending you a little piece of home, wherever you're celebrating.
However you're spending it this year, I hope your Christmas feels like ours in spirit.
Merry Christmas! We're saving you a seat for next year.
For someone working away
Merry Christmas – thank you for everything you're missing at home to be where you're needed.
Wishing you strength, warmth and home in your heart this Christmas.
Merry Christmas! We're proud of you and we're counting the days until you're back.
However far duty has taken you this Christmas, our thoughts are with you.
For everyone you're missing
Merry Christmas to everyone we wish could be here today.
Wishing this Christmas found a way to feel closer, even from far apart.
Merry Christmas – missing you today, and every day until we're together again.
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Frequently asked questions
What do you say to someone who can't be home for Christmas?
Tell them plainly that they're missed and that home is thinking of them. A small, specific memory helps more than a generic wish.
How can a family celebrate Christmas together when everyone lives far apart?
A wish-ly Christmas page collects photos and messages from everyone, wherever they are, onto one page the person can open on the day – a way to feel together even at a distance.