Everyone understands that taking the time to record fresh experiences and chronicle long-standing traditions is half the joy of the holiday season. Whether it’s photographing the newest ornament on the Christmas tree to mark the “first Christmas” or taking a family selfie after everyone has finished their yearly gingerbread homes, capturing the right shot amid all of your festive activities is essential.
So take a look at our collection of short, witty, and festive Christmas Instagram captions to help you wrap up each new post like the wonderful gifts they are.
Cute Christmas Captions for Instagram
- “It’s a happy holiday.”
- “Cozy nights and Christmas lights.”
- “Merry everything and happy always.”
- “All spruced up.”
- “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.”
- “Deck the halls.”
- “Fa la la la la, la la la la.”
- “A December to remember.”
- “You rock my Christmas socks.”
- “Christmas wishes and mistletoe kisses.”
- “Season’s eatings and holiday spirits.”
- “Merry and bright.”
- “Believe in the magic of the season.”
- “It’s Christmas jammie time.”
- “Keep calm and Christmas on.”
- “I’ve been ready for Christmas since December 26th.”
Instagram Classic Captions for Christmas
- “Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring — not even a mouse.”
- “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.”
- “At Christmas, all roads lead home.”
- “For the spirit of Christmas fulfills the greatest hunger of mankind.”
- “Peace on earth, goodwill to men.”
- “Good tidings for Christmas and a happy new year.”
- “Christmas is the day that holds all time together.”
Funny Christmas Captions for Instagram
- “Weekend forecast: Hallmark Christmas movies with a chance of baking.”
- “December is my cheat day.”
- “Christmas is about more than presents. There are also cookies.”
- “At Christmas, calories don’t count.”
- “May all your sweaters be ugly and bright.”
- “Resting Grinch face.”
- “Deck the halls like Chip and Joanna are watching.”
- “I’ve been ready for Christmas since December 26th.”
- “Dear Santa: I’ve been good all year. Most of the time. Once in a while. Never mind, I’ll buy my own stuff.”
- “‘Made with love’ means I licked the spoon and kept using it.”
- “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas. But if the white runs out, I’ll drink the red.”
- “Let’s get lit.”
- “This Christmas instead of gifts I’m giving everyone my opinion. Get excited.”
- “It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas.”
- “Christmas: The only time of the year when you can sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of socks.”
- “When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but 10 extra pounds on my hips, thighs, and rear.”
- “Dear Santa, please refer to my Pinterest boards.”
- “A virgin birth I can believe. But finding three wise men?”
- “Once again, we come to the holiday season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.”
- “The high for today was 54. The low was eating an entire batch of cookies.”
- “All I want for Christmas is a silent night.”
- “A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.”
- “Time to get your fake ‘it’s just what I wanted’ faces ready.”
- “Michael Buble is defrosting as we speak.”
- “Currently suffering from OCD — Obsessive Christmas Disorder.”
- “I’m only a morning person on December 25th.”
- “Here comes Amazon, here comes Amazon, right down my driveway.”
Instagram Christmas Captions for Inspired By Songs
- “In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas.”
- “Have a holly jolly Christmas!”
- “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…”
- “Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock!”
- “Santa baby, hurry down the chimney tonight!”
- “Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la, la la la la.”
- “Have yourself a merry little Christmas.”
- “All I want for Christmas is you.”
- “We can hardly stand the wait. Please Christmas, don’t be late.”
- “Although it’s been said many times, many ways, Merry Christmas to you.”
- “I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.”
- “We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.”
- “Silver bells, silver bells, it’s Christmas time in the city.”
- “Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright.”
- “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.”
- “Christmastime is here, happiness and cheer. Fun for all that children call, their favorite time of year.”
- “Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows!”
- “Simply having a wonderful Christmastime!”
- “I heard the bells on Christmas Day, their old, familiar carols play. And wild and sweet, the words repeat, of peace on earth goodwill to men.”
Instagram Christmas Captions Inspired By Movies
- Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
- “There’s a certain magic that comes with the very first snow. For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow, well, something wonderful is bound to happen.”
- “Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.”
- “Don’t be a cotton-headed ninny muggins.”
- “For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we’re the people we always hoped we would be.”
- “Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.”
- “I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.”
- “Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal.”
- “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.”
- “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love.”
- “Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas.”
- “Santa! I know him!”
- “Fra-gee-lay. Must be Italian.”
Instagram Christmas Quotes
- “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.”
- “Christmas, my child, is love in action.”
- “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
- “Peace on earth will come to stay when we live Christmas every day.”
- “Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard, or too sad when you’ve got a Christmas tree in the living room.”
- “As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year.”
- “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”
- “It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”
- “The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young.”
- “The gift of love. The gift of peace. The gift of happiness. May all these be yours at Christmas.”
- “For centuries men have kept an appointment with Christmas. Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, home.”
Serious Or Meaningful Captions for Christmas
- Remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves. — Eric Sevareid”
- “God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If He gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it. — Pope Francis”
- “May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.”
- “I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. — Charles Dickens”
- “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. — Roy L. Smit”
- “Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind.”
- “It was always said of him that he knew how to keep Christmas well. May that be truly said of us. — Charles Dickens”
- “And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world most seemingly indifferent. — Taylor Caldwell”
- “It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”
- “We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime. — Laura Ingalls Wilder”
- “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. — Mother Theresa”
- “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.”
- “Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.”
- “Isn’t it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for — I don’t know what exactly, but it’s something that you don’t mind so much not having at other times. — Kate L. Bosher”
- “What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. — Agnes M. Pahro”
- “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that? — Bob Hope”
- “I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another. — Carrie Fisher”
- “God bless us, every one!”
- “Christmas is a piece of home that one carries in one’s heart. — Freya Stark”
Instagram Snow and Winter Captions for Christmas
- “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.”
- “Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.”
- “It’s a marshmallow world!”
- “There’s snowplace like home.”
- “Sleighing the game.”
- “The cold never bothered me anyway.”
- “It’s snow joke outside.”
- “Snow much fun!”
- “When snow falls, nature listens.”
- “My favorite outdoor activity is going back inside and putting my pajamas on.”
- “You’re never too old for a snowball fight.”
- “When life gives you snow, make snow angels.”
- “There’s snow business like snow business.”
- “Walking in a winter wonderland.”
- “Ice, ice, baby.”
- “Do you want to build a snowman?”
- “Baby, it’s cold outside.”
- “I’m s-mitten.”
- “How does a snowman get to work? By icicle.”
- “Jack Frost nipping at your nose…”
- “Winter is coming.”
- “We’re all like snowflakes — beautiful in our own ways.”
- “Love at frost sight.”
- “It’s a winterful life.”
- “License to chill.”
- “Keep calm and wait for snow.”
- “Tis the season to sparkle.”
- “”Paradise doesn’t have to be tropical.”
- “Stay cozy!”
- “Hot chocolate weather.”
- “Cold hands, warm heart.”
- “Every day I’m shovelin’.”
- “The snuggle is real.”
Santa Christmas Captions for Instagram
- “Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas!”
- “Dear Santa, I can explain.”
- “Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring — except for people with kids who still believe in Santa.”
- “Santa told Mommy he wants wine this year.”
- “One more cookie and I’ll fit in the Santa costume.”
- “He’s making a list and checking it twice.”
- “The greatest thing is not to believe in Santa Claus; it is to be Santa Claus.”
- “I’m Claus-trophobic.”
- “Santa’s coming? I know him!”
- “Let’s hope Santa won’t get killed using Apple Maps this Christmas.”
- “Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!”
- “You know you’re getting old when Santa starts looking younger.”
- “Let’s be naughty and save Santa the trip.”
- “Don’t wait until Christmas to play Santa Claus.”
- “The real Santa Claus is at the mall.”
- “Of course there is a Santa Claus. It’s just that no single somebody could do all he has to do. So the Lord has spread the task among us all. That’s why everybody is Santa Claus. I am. You are. — Truman Capote”
- “How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus! There would be no childlike faith, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.”
- “Santa Claus doesn’t come down through the chimney. He enters through the heart.”
- “There are three stages of a man’s life: He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn’t believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus.”
Instagram Family Captions for Christmas
- “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: The presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. — Burton Hills”
- “One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day. Don’t clean it up too quickly. — Andy Rooney”
- “Mankind is a great, immense family. This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas. — Pope John XXIII”
- “Love the giver more than the gift.”
- “Home is where the Hallmark channel movies are.”
- “I do come home at Christmas. We all do, or we all should. — Charles Dickens”
- “‘Christmas is a togethery sort of holiday,’ said Pooh. ‘That’s my favorite kind,’ said Piglet.”
- “Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united. — Norman Vincent Peale”
- “A family like you makes the season bright.”
- “Christmas is a holiday that we celebrate not as individuals nor as a nation, but as a human family. — Ronald Reagan”
- “The best present on Christmas is spending time with family.”
- “It’s the simple things that remind you of family around the holidays.”
- “Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”
- “Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.”
- “Holidays bring out the best in family dysfunction.”
- “We’re just like a bunch of candy canes: sweet and slightly twisted.”
- “Happy holidays from Santa’s favorite elves.”
- “Deck the halls and not your family, fa la la la la.”
Business Christmas Captions for Instagram
- “What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.”
- “How is Christmas like a day at the office? You do all the work and the fat guy in the suit gets all the credit.”
- “Sit back, relax, and don’t think about reports and spreadsheets. Happy Holidays!”
- “Christmas begins about the first of December with an office party and ends when you finally realize what you spent, around April fifteenth of the next year. — P.J. O’Rourke”
- “Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle.”
- “Season’s greetings and holiday wishes for the new year.”
- “May all your days be merry and bright!”
- “Wishing you all the light and warmth of Christmas this season.”
- “May this Christmas outshine the rest.”
Punny Christmas Captions for Instagram
- I’ll be ho-ho-home for Christmas.
- It was love at frost bight.
- The forecast is un-brr-lieveable.
- Love at frost sight.
- Say it ain’t snow.
- Sleigh all day.
- Elfie time!
- I’m dreaming of a wine Christmas.
- Up to snow good.
- What you see is my resting Grinch face.
- All the jingle ladies, all the jingle ladies.
- I’m feelin’ pine.
- Birch, please.
- I only have ice for you.
- There’s snow place like home.
- Yule be sorry.
- Happy holi-bae.
- The snuggle is real.
- Resting Grinch face.
- I’m all spruced up.
- Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle.
- It’s s’more than a feeling.
- Your presents is requested at the dinner table.
- You’re the whole package.
- We’ve got chemis-tree.
- Christmas time and I’m feelin’ pine.
- Treat yo’elf.
- But wait—there’s myrrh.
- Make it rein.
- Have your (s)elf a merry little Christmas.
- It’s a winterful life.
Instagram Christmas Captions Inspired by Songs
- “If there is love in your heart and your mind, you will feel Christmas all the time.” —Faith Hill
- “Baby it’s cold outside.” —Frank Loesser
- “Holidays are joyful, there’s always something new. But everyday’s a holiday, when I’m near you.” —The Carpenters
- “Feeling Christmas all around, and I’m trying to play it cool.” —Ariana Grande
- “Under the mistletoe. Watching the fire glow. And telling me, ‘I love you’.” —Taylor Swift
- “I hope you remember every December that bright shining light from above.” —Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus
- “What a bright time, it’s the right time to rock the night away.” — Bobby Helms
- “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” —Meredith Willson
- “There’s no place like home for the holidays.” —Robert Allen and Al Stillman
- “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.” —Irving Berlin
- “Joy to the world!” —Bing Crosby
- “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.” —Diana Krall
- “On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree.” — John Denver & The Muppets
- “Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away.” —Wham!
- “Frosty the snowman, was a jolly happy soul.” —The Ronettes
- “All I want for Christmas is you.” —Mariah Carey
- “The party’s on, the feeling’s here that only comes this time of year.” —Paul McCartney
- “I don’t know if there’ll be snow, but have a cup of cheer.” —Johnny Marks and Burl Ives
- “We can hardly stand the wait. Please Christmas, don’t be late.” —Alvin & The Chipmunks
- “Have yourself a merry little Christmas.” —Judy Garland
- “Deck the halls with boughs of holly.” —Thomas Olliphant
- “Rockin’ around the Christmas tree, at the Christmas party hop.” —Johnny Marks and Brenda Lee
- “Silver bells, silver bells. It’s Christmas time in the city.” —Bing Crosby
- “As long as you love me so, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.” —Vaughn Monroe
- “Although it’s been said, many times, many ways… Merry Christmas to you.” —Mel Tormé