If you’re nearing the new year then you’re going to need to send a message. A text to your best friend at midnight. A card for your mom. Something thats somewhat professional for the work group chat.
But you don’t have to overthink it. A simple few words is good enough.
So below you’ll find well over a hundred happy new year wishes sorted by who you’re sending them to and the mood you’re going for – heartfelt, funny, hopeful, short and sweet, religious and even for your boss.
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Happy New Year Wishes for Everyone
When you just need something warm that works for almost anyone these are the messages to start with. Perfect for copying into a load of texts at 11:58pm and hitting send.
- Happy New Year! Here’s to a fresh page and a great story to write on it.
- Wishing you a year that’s kinder than the last and better than you expect.
- May this new year bring you more of what you love and less of what you don’t.
- Out with the old and in with the good. Happy New Year to you!
- Cheers to twelve new months, three-hundred-odd new chances and one new you (if you feel like it).
- Wishing you health, a little wealth and a whole lot of laughter this year.
- Happy New Year! May your coffee be strong and your resolutions last past February.
- Here’s to new beginnings and the courage to enjoy them. Happy New Year!
- May the year ahead be full of small wins and big moments. Happy New Year!
- New year, same wonderful you — just with a fresh set of chances. Enjoy them all.
- Wishing you a new year as bright and full of promise as a midnight sky full of fireworks.
- Happy New Year! May every day give you a reason to smile.
- Here’s to leaving behind what weighed you down and carrying forward what lifts you up.
Heartfelt New Year Messages
- As this year ends I keep thinking about how grateful I am that you’re in my life. Here’s to another year side by side. Happy New Year.
- Thank you for every moment we shared this year — the good ones and the hard ones. I wouldn’t have wanted to face any of it without you.
- May the new year be as generous to you as you have always been to everyone around you. You deserve every bit of it.
- Whatever this year brings I hope you always know how loved you are. Happy New Year.
- Here’s to a new year of memories waiting to be made with you. I can’t wait for all of it.
- My wish for you this year is simple — peace in your heart, joy in your days and people who love you close by.
- You made this past year brighter just by being in it. I hope the next one is even kinder to you.
- As the clock resets I want you to know you’re one of the best parts of my life. Happy New Year, always.
- May every dream you quietly carry into this year find its way to you. You’ve earned it.
- Another year older, another year closer, another year grateful for you. Happy New Year.
Inspirational New Year Wishes for a Fresh Start
These messages are about the hope and having new start — perfect for anyone starting something new or trying again at something old.
- This year, be the reason someone believes good people still exist — starting with the way you treat yourself.
- A new year won’t fix everything. But it’s a brilliant excuse to start. Go get it.
- Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect. Happy New Year.
- May you have the courage to chase the thing you’ve been putting off “until next year.” Next year is now.
- New year, new chapter — and you’re holding the pen. Write something you’re proud of.
- Here’s to becoming a little braver, a little kinder and a little more yourself this year.
- The best project you’ll work on this year is you. Happy New Year.
- May this year stretch you in the best ways and remind you how much you’re capable of.
- Fresh start, full heart, no looking back. Wishing you the best year yet.
- Whatever you’re dreaming of, may this be the year it stops being a dream. Happy New Year.
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Funny New Year Wishes
Not everyone wants sincerity at midnight. For the friends who’d rather laugh than get sappy these funny new year wishes do the job.
- New Year’s resolution: be as awesome as I already am. Should be easy. Happy New Year!
- Happy New Year! May your hangover be brief and your snacks be plentiful.
- Here’s to another year of pretending I have my life together. You in?
- My resolution is to help you with yours by eating all the food you’re giving up. You’re welcome.
- Happy New Year! Let’s make the same mistakes as last year — we’re good at those.
- New year, new me… just kidding, it’s the same me with a slightly better calendar.
- Cheers to a new year and another chance to spell “twenty twenty-whatever” wrong for three months.
- May your resolutions survive longer than the leftover party dip. Happy New Year!
- This year I’m finally going to relax more. Right after I finish stressing about it.
- Happy New Year! Same great personality, brand new excuses.
- Wishing you 12 months of good luck, 52 weeks of laughter and one working alarm clock for January 2nd.
New Year Wishes for Family
These work for parents, siblings, grandparents or the entire group at once.
- To my family — you’re my favorite people to start every year with. Here’s to another one together. Happy New Year!
- No matter where this year takes us, home will always be wherever you all are. Love you. Happy New Year.
- Thank you for being my constant through another full year. I’m so lucky to call you family.
- May our family have a year full of health, good news and Sunday dinners that run too long.
- Wishing every single one of you a year as wonderful as you’ve made mine. Happy New Year!
- Here’s to more memories, more laughter and a little less arguing over the remote this year.
- To the family that drives me crazy and holds me together — happy New Year. I wouldn’t trade you.
- May this year fill our home with even more love than it can hold. Happy New Year to my family.
- Growing another year older together is my favorite tradition. Cheers to us. Happy New Year.
- Whatever this year brings, we bring it together. Love you all — Happy New Year.
New Year Wishes for Friends
Friends are the people who saw everything you went through this year and stuck around anyway. Give them something that says so.
- Happy New Year to the friend who’s seen me at my worst and still answers the phone. Love you.
- Here’s to another year of inside jokes, terrible ideas and being there for each other through all of it.
- Thank you for being my person through this whole wild year. Let’s do it again. Happy New Year!
- May this year bring you everything you’ve been too humble to ask for. You deserve it, friend.
- Cheers to us — a little older, a little wiser and still absolutely ridiculous. Happy New Year.
- Friends like you make every year better just by being in it. Here’s to twelve more months together.
- Happy New Year to my partner in crime. Whatever we get up to this year, I’m in.
- You’ve been the best part of so many of my stories. Can’t wait for this year’s chapters. Happy New Year!
- May your new year be as amazing, loyal and hilarious as you are. Miss you already.
- Distance, schedules, life — none of it changes a thing. Happy New Year to my forever friend.
Romantic New Year Wishes for Your Partner
Midnight is basically made for the person you love. These are sweet and a little swoony.
- Of all the things this past year gave me, you’re the one I’m keeping forever. Happy New Year, my love.
- There’s no one I’d rather start every year with than you. Here’s to us. Happy New Year.
- You make ordinary days feel like celebrations. I can’t wait to spend a whole new year with you.
- Same countdown, same kiss, same you — my favorite tradition. Happy New Year, sweetheart.
- Thank you for loving me through another year. I’ll spend this one loving you right back.
- My only resolution this year is more of you. Happy New Year, my heart.
- Whatever this year holds, I want to face all of it with your hand in mine. Happy New Year.
- You’re my best decision, year after year. Here’s to the next one together, my love.
- Every year with you is better than the last. I didn’t think that was possible until I met you.
- Here’s to a new year of us — the laughs, the quiet nights and everything in between. I love you.
Professional New Year Wishes for Coworkers, Clients and Your Boss
These wishes try to get that balance right between professional and heartfelt. They work well for writing to your team, a customer or the person who signs off your time off.
- Wishing you and your family a happy, healthy and successful new year. It’s been a pleasure working with you.
- Thank you for a great year of partnership. Here’s to reaching even more together in the year ahead.
- Happy New Year to a colleague who makes the hard days easier and the good days better.
- Wishing you continued success and a well-earned break this holiday season. See you in the new year!
- It’s been a privilege to work alongside you this year. Wishing you all the best for the one ahead.
- To our clients — thank you for your trust this past year. We’re grateful and excited for what’s next. Happy New Year.
- Here’s to a new year of fresh goals, good collaboration and a few more wins to celebrate. Happy New Year, team.
- Wishing you a new year filled with growth, opportunity and the occasional easy Monday.
- Thank you for your leadership and support this year. Wishing you a happy and prosperous new year.
- Cheers to everything we accomplished this year and everything still to come. Happy New Year to the whole team.
- May the new year bring your business every success you’ve worked so hard for. Thank you for a wonderful year.
- Happy New Year! Grateful to have you as a colleague and looking forward to another great year working together.
Religious New Year Blessings
For friends and family who see in the new year with faith these blessings put the hope of a fresh start in a spiritual light.
- May God bless you with peace, health and joy in every season of this new year.
- As one year ends and another begins, may you feel God’s hand guiding every step you take.
- Wishing you a new year wrapped in grace, filled with blessings and led by faith.
- May the Lord watch over you and yours and fill your home with His peace this year.
- Here’s to a new year of answered prayers and quiet reminders that you are never walking alone.
- May God’s light shine on every path you take this year. Happy and blessed New Year.
- New mercies, new blessings, a new year — may you feel God’s love in all of it.
- Praying this year brings you closer to your dreams and closer to the One who gave them to you.
- May your new year overflow with faith, hope and love — and the greatest of these is love.
- Wishing you a year rooted in gratitude and blessed beyond measure. Happy New Year.
Short New Year Wishes for Texts and Social Media
Sometimes you’ve got a lot of people to message very little time to do it. These are great for a quick text, a caption or a status — short and ready to go.
- New year, new adventures. Let’s go!
- Cheers to a fresh start. Happy New Year!
- Bye last year. Hello, new me (maybe).
- Wishing you all the good stuff this year.
- Same heart, new year. Happy New Year!
- Here’s to 365 fresh chances.
- New page, best chapter yet.
- Sparkle into the new year. You’ve got this.
- Onward and upward. Happy New Year!
- May this year be your best one yet.
- Out with the old, in with the bold.
- New year. Same wonderful you.
What to Write in a New Year Card
A card gives you more room than a text,
A few ready to write card lines you can use as a starting point:
- Happy New Year! Thank you for being such a bright spot in mine. Here’s to an even better year ahead.
- As this year closes I wanted you to know how much you mean to me. Wishing you a wonderful new year.
- Here’s to closing one great chapter and starting another. Happy New Year to someone I’m grateful for.
- May this year bring you everything the last one couldn’t. Happy New Year, from me to you.
- Sending you a little note to say I hope your new year is as lovely as you are.
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New Year’s Eve Toasts
- Here’s to the year behind us, the year ahead of us and the good people beside us. Cheers!
- To new beginnings, old friends and everything worth celebrating. Happy New Year!
- May our best memories of this year be the worst of the next. Cheers to that!
- Here’s to a year of health, a house full of love and a glass that’s never empty. Happy New Year!
- To second chances, fresh starts and the people who stuck around for both. Cheers!
- Let’s raise a glass to what we survived and what we’re about to build. Happy New Year!
- Here’s to another trip around the sun with the people I’d choose every time. Cheers!
- To less worrying, more living and a whole lot of good luck. Happy New Year, everyone!
If you’ll be the one hosting get everyone’s champagne flutes ready before the countdown starts.
Final Thoughts
The best message is the one you get to say in person. If you’re hosting this year try our ultimate New Year’s Eve party ideas. Throwing something grown-up and low-key? These New Year’s Eve party ideas for adults are worth checking out.
Doing it with little ones around or watching the budget? We’ve got family-friendly ideas and a whole guide to throwing a New Year’s Eve party on a budget without losing some of the fun.
Sally Gibson is the founder of Someone Sent you a Greeting, a holiday/celebration website. Sally’s writing work has been mentioned in Woman’s World, Yahoo, Women’s Health, MSN and more. If you have any questions get in contact with one of the team via the about page.