Using a printable Christmas template for your annual holiday letter to family and friends is an eco-friendly way to make sure you’re not wasting paper – or running out! You’ll always have just the right amount.

What is a Christmas letter template?
A Christmas letter template is simply a document with a holiday design that has been set up for you to customize with your own content. Typically, they are saved as Microsoft Word documents, so they’re easy to edit. You simply download the document, open it in Word, and replace any sample text with your own. Basic templates may just have a Christmas background design inserted into Word with the text box already set up, or more advanced templates may include a place for you to add your own photo, or may be formatted as a newsletter with multiple columns, boxes and areas for you to write your own content.

Why Use a Christmas letter template?
If you’re concerned about our natural resources, a template makes sense for several reasons. First, you’ll never have to worry about having leftover paper that you can’t use. With a downloadable Word Christmas template, you’ll never have excess.

Second, you can always choose recycled paper. If you buy Christmas letter paper at the store, you may have a hard time finding a design you like on recycled paper, or the recycled content may not be up to your standards. With a printable template, you can print your holiday letter on the paper you prefer.

Third, there’s no shipping or packaging involved. Your stationery isn’t hauled across the country in gas-guzzling freight trucks or packaged in non-biodegradable plastic. So your purchase is greener and cleaner than stationery from the store.

You can find inexpensive printable Microsoft Word Christmas letter templates here at Christmas Letter Tips.com or at our partner site, ChristmasLetterTemplate.com.

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By Lisa Howard

So if you’re looking for more letters, our next favorite option is Instaletter. This service not only allows you to print Santa letters at home, but you can also create letters from the Easter Bunny, Cupid and other characters that are coming in the future.

Instaletter charges an annual membership fee of $14.99, but you can create as many letters as you like for that price, so it’s a great deal for anyone who has more than one child, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, etc. There’s no limit to the number of letters you can create for your own personal use.

And it’s very easy to use. They offer several letter formats you can personalize with your chlid’s age, friends, accomplishments and more, and then you can select a stationery background that can also be personalized with your choice of images. You can also create matching envelopes, and Instaletter provides some fictitious postmarks if you don’t have the time or inclination to get a North Pole postmark or Santa postmark. Instaletter also offers a feature to share your letters online.

All in all, it’s a great program for $14.99 a year. Visit Instaletter to learn more.

We also recommend Santa Letter Templates.com and this printable Santa letter kit.

Free Santa Letters – Reinder (pdf) Free Santa Letters – Reinder (.doc)

Free Santa letters – Santa Claus(pdf) Free Santa letters – Santa Claus(.doc)

We also offer printable Santa letters with more colorful holiday background images. To see what’s available, please check out our premium, professionally designed printable Santa letters. These templates are available in Microsoft Word and you can personalize and use them again and again for a low, one-time fee. We also offer Santa’s Nice List certificates, which can be purchased alone or with a letter. Here are images of our premium Santa letters and Nice List certificates.

Clicking the Buy Now button will take you to a secure checkout page where you can purchase this template with a credit card or your PayPal account. You do NOT need a PayPal account to make a purchase.

NOTE: You will need Microsoft Word 97 or newer to open this document.

Why Choose Our Printable Christmas Letter Templates?

- No Wasted Resources. When you buy stationery at the store, you have to buy exactly the amount in their package, whether you need that many sheets or not. With a downloadable Christmas letter template, you only print what you need.

- Easy to Use. Your Christmas letter template is saved as a Microsoft Word document, so it’s easy to edit, and there’s no guess or measuring to figure out if your text will line up with the artwork on stationery you bought at the store. You’ll be able to see exactly what your Christmas letter will look like before you print it.

- Immediate Delivery. As soon as your secure order is processed, you’ll get an email with a link to download your template, so you can customize and print it immediately.

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$4.99 for unlimited personal, noncommercial use. NO RESALE.
Requires MS Word 97 or newer

$4.99 for unlimited personal, noncommercial use. NO RESALE
Requires MS Word 97 or newer

These professionally designed certificates will keep the magic of Santa alive for your kids – and also serve as a reminder for them to always be on their best behavior! Both designs are signed by Santa himself and are sealed with an official Santa Claus seal.

You can personalize and print these certificates out at home. Purchase separately or pair them with one of our printable Santa letters for a package sure to delight your child.

The Nice List certificates are saved as Microsoft Word documents, so all you have to do is open the file, highlight the text that says “Your child’s name here” and replace that with your child’s name. And because it’s a Word file, you can also change the size of your child’s name, the font face, or the color, if you wish.

NOTE: You will need MS Word 97 or newer to open the Nice List file. It will NOT work with Microsoft Works. If you don’t have Word, you can download a free trial of MS Office from the Microsoft site. Look for the Try It Free! text link under the Buy Now button.

Buy a single certificate at one low price and use it for all the kids in your family! The document is yours for unlimited personal, noncommercial use. By purchasing one of these certificates, you agree to use it for your personal use only and not to resell it.

Keep Santa’s magic alive with this Santa’s Nice List certificate. Order one today for the good children in your life!

For personal use only. By downloading this document, you are agreeing to use it for your personal, noncommercial use only. No resale allowed.

Just $2.99

Clicking the Buy Now button will take you to a secure checkout page where you can purchase this template with a credit card or your PayPal account. You do NOT need a PayPal account to make a purchase.
NOTE: You will need Microsoft Word 97 or newer to open this document.

Why Choose Our Printable Christmas Letter Templates?
- No Wasted Resources. When you buy stationery at the store, you have to buy exactly the amount in their package, whether you need that many sheets or not. With a downloadable Christmas letter template, you only print what you need.
- Easy to Use. Your Christmas letter template is saved as a Microsoft Word document, so it’s easy to edit, and there’s no guess or measuring to figure out if your text will line up with the artwork on stationery you bought at the store. You’ll be able to see exactly what your Christmas letter will look like before you print it.
- Immediate Delivery. As soon as your secure order is processed, you’ll get an email with a link to download your template, so you can customize and print it immediately.

The template is easy to modify and includes instructions on the page that explain how to replace the text and photos with your own. Give your family Christmas letter some new life with this easy-to-modify Word template!

Just $2.99

Clicking the Buy Now button will take you to a secure checkout page where you can purchase this template with a credit card or your PayPal account. You do NOT need a PayPal account to make a purchase.
NOTE: You will need Microsoft Word 97 or newer to open this document.

Why Choose Our Printable Christmas Letter Templates?
- No Wasted Resources. When you buy stationery at the store, you have to buy exactly the amount in their package, whether you need that many sheets or not. With a downloadable Christmas letter template, you only print what you need.
- Easy to Use. Your Christmas letter template is saved as a Microsoft Word document, so it’s easy to edit, and there’s no guess or measuring to figure out if your text will line up with the artwork on stationery you bought at the store. You’ll be able to see exactly what your Christmas letter will look like before you print it.
- Immediate Delivery. As soon as your secure order is processed, you’ll get an email with a link to download your template, so you can customize and print it immediately.

The Peace on Earth/Three Wisemen template offers a simple two-column design with one large area for you to write your annual family newsletter. All of the text can be customized to include your own family information, including the large image of the three wisemen, which could be replaced with a family photo.

The template is easy to modify and includes instructions on the page that explain how to replace the text and photos with your own. Give your family Christmas letter some new life with this easy-to-modify Word template!

Just $2.99

Clicking the Buy Now button will take you to a secure checkout page where you can purchase this template with a credit card or your PayPal account. You do NOT need a PayPal account to make a purchase.
NOTE: You will need Microsoft Word 97 or newer to open this document.

Why Choose Our Printable Christmas Letter Templates?
- No Wasted Resources. When you buy stationery at the store, you have to buy exactly the amount in their package, whether you need that many sheets or not. With a downloadable Christmas letter template, you only print what you need.
- Easy to Use. Your Christmas letter template is saved as a Microsoft Word document, so it’s easy to edit, and there’s no guess or measuring to figure out if your text will line up with the artwork on stationery you bought at the store. You’ll be able to see exactly what your Christmas letter will look like before you print it.
- Immediate Delivery. As soon as your secure order is processed, you’ll get an email with a link to download your template, so you can customize and print it immediately.

Clicking the Buy Now button will take you to a secure checkout page where you can purchase this template with a credit card or your PayPal account. You do NOT need a PayPal account to make a purchase.
NOTE: You will need Microsoft Word 97 or newer to open this document.

Why Choose Our Printable Christmas Letter Templates?
- No Wasted Resources. When you buy stationery at the store, you have to buy exactly the amount in their package, whether you need that many sheets or not. With a downloadable Christmas letter template, you only print what you need.
- Easy to Use. Your Christmas letter template is saved as a Microsoft Word document, so it’s easy to edit, and there’s no guess or measuring to figure out if your text will line up with the artwork on stationery you bought at the store. You’ll be able to see exactly what your Christmas letter will look like before you print it.
- Immediate Delivery. As soon as your secure order is processed, you’ll get an email with a link to download your template, so you can customize and print it immediately.