Christmas card list and address labels

Keep one list year after year. Tick who you sent a card to and who sent one back, then print address labels on standard Avery 5160 sheets (30 per page). Saved on this device, no sign-up.

Add addresses: one per block, blank line between people

On list0

Sent0

Got one back0

Your return address (optional, for return labels)

Print at 100% (not "fit to page") on Avery 5160, 8160 or any 30-per-sheet 1" x 2-5/8" label. Try one sheet on plain paper first and hold it to the light. "Start next year" keeps everyone and clears the ticks; people you sent to but who didn't send back get a small note.

Christmas card tips

Mail by December 10 in the US so cards land before the 20th; overseas by early December. A card is a 1-ounce letter, one Forever stamp each, unless it is square or extra thick. Order photo cards by late November so they arrive in time. Keep a "moved" note on anyone whose card came back.

How to address a Christmas card

A family: The Garcia Family (no apostrophe), or Mr. and Mrs. Garcia.
A couple with different last names: Sam Lee and Alex Garcia, on one line.
A family name ending in s, x, z, ch or sh: The Joneses, The Foxes, The Churches.
Apartment: on the street line after the number: 55 Pine Ave Apt 2.
Last line: City, ST ZIP, with the two-letter state code.

Make Christmas easier

The Christmas Kids Bundle (printable PDF, $7.99) has a Santa letter kit, an Elf arrival kit with 36 idea cards and a cookie swap party kit: 30 pages for the whole season.

See the Kids Bundle