Advent wishes: over 80 lovely greetings to send this season

Sometimes one line is all it takes to brighten someone’s Sunday. These short Advent wishes fit on any card and in any message.

Short and sweet

• Wishing you a wonderful Advent season!
• Wishing you a cosy Advent with lots of candlelight and very little stress.
• Candles on, phone off, heart open. Happy Advent!
• Thinking of you – today and all through Advent.
• A little light, a little calm and lots of cosiness: that’s what I wish you this Advent.
• Warm Advent wishes, from me to you!
• Time for biscuits, mulled wine and you. Happy Advent!
• May your Advent be as warm as a mug of hot chocolate on a cold evening.
• Warmest Advent wishes – with a big hug thrown in.
• Look after yourself and have a lovely Advent!

Wishing you a lovely Advent season

• Wishing you a lovely Advent full of little bright moments.
• Have a beautiful Advent season – full of moments that smell of cinnamon and feel like home.
• Wishing you a calm, cosy and truly special Advent.
• Treat yourself to a few quiet moments. Have a lovely Advent!
• Happy Advent! May every week get a little brighter – just like your Advent wreath.
• Wishing you an Advent with more deep breaths than mad dashes.

The first candle is something special: it marks the official start of the run-up to Christmas. In 2026, the first Sunday of Advent falls on 29 November. Here are our favourite greetings for the first Sunday of Advent – and, for those keeping count, for the three Sundays that follow.

First Sunday of Advent

• Happy first Sunday of Advent! The first candle is lit – let the cosy season begin.
• Wishing you a beautiful first Sunday of Advent and a relaxed start to the Christmas season.
• One candle lit, and you’re the first person I thought of. Happy first Advent!
• For the first Sunday of Advent, I’m sending you a little light, a little warmth and lots of love.
• Here we go: the smell of baking, fairy lights and the first candle. Have a lovely first Sunday of Advent!
• Warm wishes for the first Sunday of Advent! Get properly cosy today.

Second Sunday of Advent

• Two candles lit, and Christmas is getting closer. Happy second Sunday of Advent!
• Two candles, two wishes for you: peace and cosiness. Happy second Advent!
• Second Advent and St Nicholas’ Day all in one? I hope your boots are well filled! (In 2026, both fall on 6 December.)

Third Sunday of Advent

• Three candles, one thought: I’m so glad you’re in my life. Happy third Sunday of Advent!
• Third Advent already – time is flying, but today you’re allowed to just sit still.
• For the third Sunday of Advent, I wish you more candlelight than to-do list.

Fourth Sunday of Advent

• All four candles are lit – bring on Christmas! Happy fourth Sunday of Advent!
• Happy fourth Advent! Just a few more days until Christmas Eve.
• Four candles, zero stress. Today, at least. Happy fourth Sunday of Advent!

Quick to type, there in seconds and completely free: an Advent message on WhatsApp is guaranteed to make someone smile. Just copy, add an emoji and send.

• 🕯️ Happy Advent! Have a really cosy Sunday.
• Quick hello between biscuit dough and fairy lights: wishing you a lovely Advent! 🍪
• Candle on, kettle on, feet up. That’s my plan for today – hopefully yours too. Happy Advent! ☕
• Advent wishes to you! Fancy a mulled wine at the Christmas market this week? 🍷
• Sending you a portion of cosiness. Delivery: instant. Cost: nothing. Happy Advent!
• Have a lovely Advent, you favourite human! ✨
• To everyone in the group: have a happy first Sunday of Advent and take it easy! 🎄
• Advent is when every string of fairy lights makes you smile a little. I hope you smile lots today!

Between tangled fairy lights and vanishing biscuits, there’s plenty to laugh about. These funny Advent wishes are for everyone who doesn’t take the run-up to Christmas too seriously.

• The first candle is lit. The biscuits are burnt. Happy Advent anyway!
• Wasn’t it summer five minutes ago? Now the first candle’s already lit. Who fast-forwarded the year? Happy Advent!
• The plan: one door a day. The reality: by 3 December, the Advent calendar is empty. Happy Advent all the same!
• I wanted to send you homemade biscuits. To be honest, they’re all gone. So here are some warm Advent wishes instead!
• Advent is when you pop into town “for five minutes” and come home three hours later with mulled wine but no presents.
• The fairy lights are up. They even work. My very own Advent miracle. Happy Advent!
• Wishing you a peaceful Advent – and someone to untangle your fairy lights.
• Counting calories in Advent? Nope. Counting candles is plenty. Happy Advent!
• Attention: it’s Advent. Biscuits now officially count as a food group.
• Dear Advent, please slow down. I’m not done with autumn yet. Still – happy Advent!

The closer someone is to you, the more personal your message can be. A small detail, a shared memory or an in-joke turns a nice greeting into something really special.

For family

• My lovely family, wishing you a cosy Advent – I can’t wait to spend Christmas with you.
• No Advent wreath shines as brightly as our family when we’re all together. Happy Advent!
• Mum and Dad, thank you for all those Advent Sundays filled with the smell of baking. Wishing you a wonderful Advent.
• Dear Grandma and Grandad, sending you the warmest Advent wishes and the biggest hug.
• Even though we’re far apart this year, in my thoughts I’m sitting round the Advent wreath with you.

For friends and your best friend

• Thank you for being there for me all year. Wishing you a wonderful Advent!
• Mulled wine only tastes right with you. When are we hitting the Christmas market? Happy Advent!
• Warm Advent wishes to my favourite friend – you’re my very own little light.
• Friends are like Advent candles: they make the dark days brighter. Thank you for being you!
• Wishing you an Advent with plenty of calm, plenty of laughter and at least one evening with me.

For your partner

• Every Advent Sunday is the best one when I’m with you. I love you!
• You’re my candlelight on dark December evenings. Happy Advent, my love.
• A blanket, a cup of tea, a candle and you – that’s all I need for the perfect Advent.
• I’m looking forward to every Advent week with you. And to the biscuits you hide from me.

Advent comes from the Latin “adventus”, meaning arrival. For many people, it’s a time of calm, hope and waiting for Christmas. These Advent wishes capture exactly that.

• Advent means arrival. I hope this season helps you arrive a little closer to yourself, too.
• May the light of the Advent candles bring you peace and hope.
• There’s a special kind of magic in the stillness of Advent. I hope you feel it.
• Wishing you a blessed Advent full of hope and joyful anticipation of Christmas.
• Every candle on the Advent wreath tells a story of hope. May that hope stay with you through these weeks.
• God’s blessings and a peaceful Advent to you and your loved ones.
• “Arise, shine; for thy light is come.” (Isaiah 60:1) – Wishing you a blessed Advent.

Advent is a lovely chance to say thank you at work, too. Our tip: match the tone you use day to day – relaxed for colleagues, a little more formal for clients.

For colleagues

• Dear team, thank you for a brilliant year! Wishing you a relaxed Advent – and a biscuit tin in the kitchen that never runs empty.
• Happy Advent, everyone! Make time for a few quiet moments between the year-end rush and the Christmas party.
• Here’s to Advent – and to the best team to spend it with.
• Wishing you a lovely Advent – I’m looking forward to the last few weeks of the year with you.

For clients and business partners

• We wish you a peaceful Advent season and thank you warmly for working with us.
• Warm Advent greetings! We wish you and your team a calm and restful run-up to Christmas.
• This Advent, we’d like to say thank you – for your trust and for a year we’re proud to look back on together.
• Wishing you a lovely Advent season, with a few quiet moments before the new year begins.

Family chat, club, neighbours or Instagram: these greetings reach everyone at once.

• Wishing everyone a lovely Advent!
• A lovely Advent to all – with plenty of light, warmth and good people around you.
• Dear neighbours, wishing you all a happy and peaceful Advent season!
• To all our club members: thank you for everything you’ve done this year, and have a wonderful Advent!
• To everyone reading this: have a cosy Advent and a run-up to Christmas that’s as stress-free as possible!

Someone beat you to it? No problem – here’s how to say a warm thank you.

• Thank you for your lovely Advent wishes! Wishing you a wonderful Advent too.
• So lovely to hear from you! Have a cosy Advent yourself.
• Thanks, and the same to you! My candle’s already lit – and I’m thinking of you.
• Thank you very much for your kind Advent greetings. We wish you a peaceful Advent season too.
• Thank you! Your message was the best door on my Advent calendar today.