Christmas e-cards are a wonderfulway to send holiday greetings to friends and family. They're a great alternative to traditional Christmas cards because they're free, quick, and great for the environment. Sourced from some of the top Christmas card websites, these are our favorites, based on style, customization, and how easy they are to use.
Looking for more free Christmas digital fun? Check out our lists of free online Christmas games, downloadable Christmas music, and streaming Christmas music.
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Best for Simple Elegance: Christmas Ball by Greetings Island
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This free Christmas greeting card features a black-and-white ornament that says "Merry Christmas," all tied up with a red bow. There's also a gold-and-black color scheme if you prefer.
Customize this free e-card with various layouts, your message, text styles, photos, and virtual stickers. Then, email the card, print it, or download it as a PDF, if you prefer.
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Best for Personalization: Circle Wreath From Greetings Island
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A rustic wreath of holly and berries surrounds your photo choice in this classic Christmas digital greeting. Choose from different layouts, add stickers, customize your e-card, and opt to print it.
Best Traditional Manger Scene: A Savior Is Born by GotFreeCards
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This lovely animated Christmas e-card is set to the classic Christmas carol Silent Night and is the perfect choice if you're looking for a traditional manger scene digital greeting.
Opt to send through Facebook, email, or Instagram. Then add your message and share your holiday sentiments with friends and family.
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Best for Cat Lovers: Merry Christmas Kitty by 123Greetings
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This simple GIF Christmas e-card features an unperturbed tangled kitty atop a Christmas tree wearing a Santa hat. Send this free e-card to Facebook friends or add recipients' email addresses. Customize your message, choose your music, and send the card immediately or at a scheduled time.
123Greetings has an excellent selection of free Christmas e-cards in many categories, so be sure to also check their other offerings.
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Best Funny E-Card for Kids: Merry Christmas by Kisseo
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Kids will love this fun Santa-and-elf animation set to music. Send your free e-card by email or share it on Facebook, WhatsApp, and more. Kisseo has tons of free Christmas e-cards to browse.
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Best Secular E-Card: Holiday Joy by Punchbowl
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This simple yet modern e-card of Holiday Joycan be fully customized with your own colors and text. You can even add a gift card and a video message!
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Best for Dog-Loving Sinatra Fans: Frank Sonatra Christmas by DoozyCards
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DoozyCards has a wide selection of unique, fun, and free Christmas e-cards. Our favorite is the animated singing Frank Sinatra dog crooning holiday greetings. Select the e-card, type your message, then post it to a social feed for free.
There's a free trial if you want more features like the option to schedule cards and to get reminders about important events.
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Best Classic Christmas Greetings: Wintry Tune by Paperless Post
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Many free Christmas e-cards are lovely and professional-looking. Our favorite is Wintry Tune, where you can upload family photos against a traditional wintry background set off with the greeting, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.
One way this virtual Christmas card is unique is that you get to choose from two greetings: Merry Christmas or Season's Greetings.
Paperless Post has hundreds of other Christmas e-cards to choose from. To see its free e-cards, check the Free box on the website.
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Best Minimalist E-Card: Christmas Delivery by Punchbowl
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A little birdie helps with this Christmas Delivery. You can even customize the virtual envelope. Like all Punchbowl e-cards, you're given the option to include a gift card to popular stores like Amazon, Target, or Starbucks.
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Best Snowman E-Card: Snowman by Punchbowl
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This cuteSnowman is ready to wish everyone on your list a Merry Christmas. This e-card can be customized with a video message and you can change the font and text color. You can also edit the envelope's virtual postage stamp and include a company logo.
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