Smart curtain lights don't only play scenes: on ours you can also write your own text in the app. The hard part is deciding what to say. Here are 48 short messages for Christmas and New Year's Eve, sorted by who you're talking to, plus a few tips so they read well from the street.
1. Classic Christmas greetings
Short and warm works best: people walking past read it in a second, and it suits every window and balcony.
- Merry Christmas
- Happy Holidays
- Season's Greetings
- Peace on Earth
- Joy to all
- Let it snow
Shown: nine designs on the smart animated Christmas lights, one of them a Merry Christmas message.
2. For the neighbours and the street
A balcony faces the whole street, so talk to it. A friendly line gets more smiles than any scene.
- Hi, neighbours!
- Merry Christmas from the 3rd floor
- Wave if you're cold!
- Smile, it's Christmas
- Stay warm!
- Thank you, delivery drivers!
Shown: people in the street looking up at a balcony.
3. Your family name and a welcome
Put your name up, or welcome home whoever is coming for Christmas: grown-up children, grandparents, a partner back from a trip.
- Welcome home
- The Smiths
- Merry Christmas from the Garcias
- Home for Christmas
- Welcome, Grandma & Grandpa
- Family time
Shown: curtain lights in a living room window, switched from the sofa with the remote.
4. For the children
Children love a message for Santa. Write it the evening before and let them find it when they come home from school.
- Santa, stop here!
- We've been good!
- Reindeer parking only
- Elves at work
- Believe
- Sleep tight, Santa's coming
Shown: Santa and a Christmas tree on the smart Christmas lights.
5. Words of faith
If Christmas at your house is about the Nativity, a line from a carol says it best. On our Christian version you can also draw scenes in the app: the Nativity, the Star of Bethlehem, herald angels and the wise men.
- Gloria
- Silent night
- Joy to the world
- O come, let us adore Him
- Peace be with you
- Glory to God in the highest
Shown: our Christian Christmas lights with a herald angel and the Star of Bethlehem. More ideas: Christian Christmas decorations.
6. A bit of fun
A joke on the balcony is the easiest way to get the street talking.
- Ho ho ho
- Nice list only
- Elf approved
- Will work for cookies
- Cold outside, cosy inside
- Fa la la la la
7. Count down to Christmas
Change one number each evening and the street counts down with you. Set the timer once and the lights switch on by themselves every evening: all you change is the words.
- 24 days to go
- Only 10 sleeps!
- 3 more days
- Christmas Eve!
- It's tomorrow!
- Merry Christmas, at last!
Shown: the features of the smart Christmas lights, including the app, the remote and the timer.
8. New Year's Eve
Keep the curtain up after Christmas: on New Year's Eve the balcony becomes a greeting for the whole street. Indoors, spell the year out with light-up marquee numbers.
- Happy New Year
- Hello 2027
- Cheers to 2027!
- Goodbye 2026
- Happy New Year, neighbours!
- All the best for 2027
Shown: light-up marquee numbers spelling 2027. More ideas: New Year's Eve decorations.
Tips for messages that read well
- Keep it short: two to four words read best from the street, and you can change the message as often as you like.
- Letters like ä, é, ł or ñ: check how they look in the app before you hang the curtain, and write the word without them if they don't come out right.
- Mix it up: one evening a message, the next one of the 100+ scenes, and let the timer switch the lights on every evening.
- Delivery: free tracked shipping, dispatched in 1 to 3 business days and delivered in 7 to 12. Order by 1 December for Christmas.
- Returns: unused items in their original packaging can be returned within 30 days of delivery.
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- More ideas: how to choose Christmas curtain lights, curtain lights vs projector vs fairy lights, 8 Christmas balcony decoration ideas and 8 Christmas window decoration ideas.
- Browse all our Christmas decorations or our 12 Christmas gift ideas under $30.
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