200+ Christmas Captions for Instagram (Funny, Short and Cute)

Whether you are posting the tree, the Christmas jumper, a festive market or a barbecue on the beach, you need a Christmas caption that’s as merry as the photo. We have rounded up over 200 Christmas captions for Instagram: short ones, funny ones, puns, famous Christmas quotes, family and couple captions, plus captions for Christmas markets, an Irish Christmas and an Aussie Christmas on the beach.

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Short Christmas captions

• Merry and bright.
• ‘Tis the season.
• Merry everything.
• Making spirits bright.
• Home for Christmas.
• Jingle all the way.
• Santa, I can explain.
• All is calm, all is bright.
• Fa la la la la.
• Sleigh all day.
• Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals.
• Season’s greetings.
• Christmas mode: on.
• Joy to the world.
• Cosy Christmas.
• Elf mode.
• Ho ho ho.
• Peace, love and tinsel.
• Twinkle, twinkle.
• Dear Santa, define good.
• Feeling festive.
• Countdown is on.
• Deck the halls.
• Tinsel town.
• Merry, merry.

Funny Christmas captions

• I’m only a morning person on Christmas Day.
• Dear Santa, I can explain everything.
• Calories don’t count in December.
• Most likely to eat all the Quality Street.
• Running on mince pies and festive cheer.
• My Christmas list: more sleep and more cheese.
• I put the ‘ho’ in ‘ho ho ho’.
• On the naughty list and loving it.
• I just want to be the reason someone checks the naughty list twice.
• Wrapping presents: 10% gift, 90% tape.
• All I want for Christmas is a nap.
• This year’s Christmas jumper is louder than my family.
• Prosecco: because it’s Christmas.
• Christmas: the only time sitting in front of a dead tree eating sweets out of socks is normal.
• Elf-confidence: 100%.
• Yule regret nothing.
• My diet starts in January. Maybe February.
• Santa’s favourite. Allegedly.
• Stressed, blessed and eggnog obsessed.
• I’m dreaming of a wine Christmas.

Christmas puns

• Have yourself a merry little selfie.
• Yule love it.
• Sleigh queen.
• Tree-mendous times.
• Snow place like home.
• Let’s get elfie.
• Resting grinch face.
• Oh, what fun it is to dine.
• You sleigh me.
• Gettin’ my jingle on.
• Pine and dandy.
• Feliz Navi-dog.
• Mistle-toe-tally in love.
• Rocking the Christmas jumper.
• Merry Christmas, my deers.
• Tinsel in a tangle.
• Ice ice baby.
• Hanging with my gnomies.
• Sleigh my name, sleigh my name.
• Eat, drink and be merry.

Cute and cosy Christmas captions

• Fairy lights and cosy nights.
• Hot chocolate and Christmas films.
• Christmas is my favourite colour.
• All wrapped up in Christmas magic.
• Snuggled up and festive.
• Tis the season to be cosy.
• Christmas lights make everything better.
• Baking cookies and making memories.
• Under the mistletoe.
• Our tree, our tradition.
• Believe in the magic of Christmas.
• Warm hearts, cold noses.
• Candy canes and Christmas lanes.
• The best gifts are wrapped in love.
• Christmas magic is in the air.
• Pyjamas, presents and pure joy.
• Twinkle lights and festive nights.
• Every day should be Christmas Eve.
• Glitter, gold and good cheer.
• Making the season bright.

Famous Christmas quotes

These are given as they are commonly attributed.

• “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
• “Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” Washington Irving
• “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind.” Calvin Coolidge
• “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” Roy L. Smith
• “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” Hamilton Wright Mabie
• “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” Norman Vincent Peale
• “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others.” Bob Hope
• “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” Peg Bracken
• “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store.” Dr Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• “God bless us, every one!” Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol

Christmas captions for family

• Home is where the Christmas chaos is.
• Family, food and festive fun.
• The best present is being together.
• Christmas with my favourite people.
• Matching pyjamas, matching hearts.
• Same family, new Christmas memories.
• Christmas is better with the ones you love.
• Our little Christmas crew.
• Family traditions never get old.
• Together is the best place to be at Christmas.
• Loud, crazy and full of love: our Christmas.
• Making memories around the table.
• All I need for Christmas is my family.
• Christmas magic through little eyes.
• The family that elfs together, stays together.

Christmas captions for couples

• All I want for Christmas is you.
• Under the mistletoe with you.
• You’re my favourite present.
• Merry Christmas to my person.
• Our Christmas, our way.
• Holding hands and hot chocolate.
• Christmas lights and you.
• Love, laughter and Christmas lights.
• You make the season bright.
• My favourite Christmas tradition is you.

Christmas jumper and outfit captions

• Christmas jumper season is officially open.
• Ugly jumper, beautiful heart.
• Knitted and festive.
• Too much sparkle? Never.
• This jumper lights up. So do I.
• Dressed to sleigh.
• Red, green and seen.
• Festive and fabulous.
• Sequins and Santa hats.
• Christmas jumper day every day.

Christmas food and drink captions

• Mince pies and good times.
• Christmas dinner: round one.
• Pigs in blankets are my love language.
• Gingerbread everything.
• Mulled wine and Christmas lights.
• The leftover sandwich is the real star.
• Turkey, stuffing and zero regrets.
• Pass the gravy.
• Christmas pudding and a lie down.
• Cheese board, but make it festive.
• Baileys in my coffee, Christmas in my heart.
• Eat, drink and be merry, then eat again.
• Tis the season to eat everything.
• Cookies for Santa, one for me.
• Champagne and Christmas cheer.

Christmas market and travel captions

Some of our favourite Christmas memories are from travelling. These are for the markets, the snowy city breaks and the “home for Christmas” flights.

• Christmas market hopping.
• Mulled wine and market lights.
• Wooden huts and twinkly lights.
• Gingerbread, glühwein and good company.
• Christmas in a new city.
• A snowy city break is the best gift.
• Driving home for Christmas.
• Flying home for Christmas, and it feels so good.
• Arrivals hall hugs.
• Festive lights around the world.
• Christmas abroad hits different.
• Snow globe city.
• Exploring the Christmas markets one mug at a time.
• Ice skating under the lights.
• My kind of Christmas shopping.
• Wandering through a winter wonderland.
• Christmas magic in every cobbled street.
• Packing presents and a passport.
• Merry Christmas from somewhere new.
• Home is wherever we are at Christmas.

Irish Christmas captions

Irish readers, this one’s for you. And if you’re celebrating away from home this year, you’ll find plenty of Irish travel inspiration on our sister site Irish Around The World.

• Nollaig shona duit! (Happy Christmas to you!)
• Nollaig shona daoibh! (Happy Christmas to you all!)
• Happy Christmas from Ireland.
• A candle in the window to welcome you home.
• Home for Christmas, and the Irish weather welcomed us.
• Christmas Day swim? We’re Irish, of course we did.
• Wren Day shenanigans.
• St Stephen’s Day leftovers are the best leftovers.
• Tea, biscuits and the Late Late Toy Show.
• Nollaig na mBan, here we come.
• Ireland at Christmas: wet, windy and wonderful.
• The kettle is on and the family is home.
• Irish Christmas: more food than people.
• Celebrating Christmas the Irish way.
• An Irish Christmas abroad: different sky, same love.

Aussie Christmas captions

We spent Christmases in Australia during our working holidays, and a Christmas on the beach is something every Irish and UK visitor should try once. Planning a trip? Start with our guide to a working holiday in Australia.

• Merry Christmas from Down Under.
• Thongs, tinsel and a barbie.
• Christmas on the beach, mate.
• Prawns on the barbie, Christmas sorted.
• Pavlova is a Christmas food group.
• Sunburnt Santa.
• Christmas in 35 degrees.
• Swapping snow for sand.
• Sandcastle Christmas tree.
• Backyard cricket after Christmas lunch.
• Christmas at the beach, just as nature intended.
• No snow, no worries.
• Esky full of Christmas cheer.
• Boxing Day at the cricket.
• Merry Chrissie, legends.

Christmas Eve and Christmas morning captions

• Christmas Eve feels.
• The night before Christmas.
• Waiting for Santa.
• Cookies out, lights on.
• Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house.
• Christmas morning magic.
• Up before the sun on Christmas Day.
• Wrapping paper everywhere.
• Christmas pyjamas and morning coffee.
• The best morning of the year.

Christmas captions with emojis

• Tree up, lights on 🎄✨
• Santa’s on his way 🎅🛷
• Let it snow ❄️☃️
• Festive feels 🎁
• Cosy Christmas nights 🕯️🍪
• Christmas tree goals 🎄
• Hot chocolate season ☕
• Elf on duty 🧝
• Twinkle lights 💡✨
• Holiday cheer 🥂

Christmas hashtags for Instagram

Pick a handful that suit your photo.

#christmas #merrychristmas #christmasvibes #christmastime #christmasmarket #christmaslights #christmastree #festive #tistheseason #christmasspirit #holidayseason #nollaigshona #aussiechristmas #christmasjumper #christmastravel

What is a good short Christmas caption?

“Merry and bright”, “‘Tis the season” and “Home for Christmas” are three of the most popular. For something funnier, “Dear Santa, define good” always gets a laugh.

How do you say Happy Christmas in Irish?

“Nollaig shona duit” means “Happy Christmas to you” when you are talking to one person, and “Nollaig shona daoibh” is for more than one person. Both make a lovely caption for your Irish Christmas photos.

Happy Christmas from both of us. Which caption are you using this year? Let us know in the comments.

Steve and Sabina

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