Now I’ll admit, some of this may be slightly used. They’re on the fence but they’re good enough to keep using in your fun and festive holiday marketing.
1. Choose image. 2. Insert overused caption (I’m looking at you, “sleigh all day” and “tis the season”). 3. Hit publish.
December social media campaigns.
Use a lyric or quote, or put your own twist on it. Who cares if you’ve been bad or good when you have this precious face? [Photographer post]
Do an online search for funny and creative holiday greeting cards. Whoever said “all is calm” has never been to our [house, office, gym, studio, etc] around the holidays…
holiday hashtags and see what Instagram suggests. Or look at top posts for a particular hashtag and use it as your inspo! like start typing #funnyholiday… or “#inspiringhanukkah”
Get personal While this is a very happy holiday season for me, it hasn’t always been that way. To those of you struggling this season, know that there are better years to come!
Share a memory When I was a kid I used to [something funny]. What about you?
Give practical tips or helpful advice Keep Sparky safe this year! Chocolate, macademia nuts, and salty snack foods can be harmful to your pooch.
Share a stat or fact Did you know there are 16 ways to spell Hanukkah?
Kwanzaa occurs every year from December 26 to January 1. It’s a celebration of African heritage focused on family, community, and social values. It has a slightly different tone from Christmas and Hanukkah, so these caption ideas are aligned with the seven principles of Kwanzaa: Unity, self-determination, cooperative economics, collective work and responsibility, creativity, purpose, faith.
Christmas Instagram caption templates
Side note: Why not go for great Instagram captions year-round? Check out these 80+ Instagram caption ideas and examples for any business.
This holiday season, let us treasure what is truly important in all our lives, the reason for the season: [monkey bread/something funny]
Christmas comes but once a year, but when it comes we [get into gear/tremble with fear/persevere].
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is [an Instagram giveaway! / something funny/inspiring happening in your photo]
We wish you a Merry Christmas and [lots of good beer! / a merrier
[Describe scene]….yup, that’s about right.
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but [these/my/our ___] are so delightful
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but you know what’s really scary?
And since we’ve no place to go [describe what’s happening in the photo/give recommendations]
All I want for Christmas is you(r amazing cookie recipe)
Christmas list when you were a kid: a piggy bank! a sleeping bag! a trampoline! Christmas list now: a mortgage loan. a good mattress. a nap maybe?
“[Insert something relatable],” said no one ever.
Silent night? More like [describe the opposite going on in your picture].
My ideal 12 days of Christmas: [off you go].
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Use these holiday Instagram caption ideas, examples, and templates to be a refreshing change in your followers’ feeds this year!
Funny Christmas Instagram captions
When in doubt, use a famous quote, a book or movie quote, or a lyric!
Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and receipts for all major purchases closest.
Apparently, being good for goodness’ sake was not enough motivation.
That warm feeling isn’t the Christmas spirit. I think you left the oven on.
It’s beginning to *cost* a lot like Christmas…
You had me at hoho.
I’ve decided to give everyone my opinion instead of presents this year.
Ho ho ho? Oh no no no.
Christmas has me feeling extra Santamental.
December 25th: the only day I become a morning person.
Gonna go lay under the Christmas tree to remind my family that I’m a gift.
“There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.” – Bob Phillips
I wonder what would happen if I only jingled half of the way?
The only time of year in which one can sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of socks.
A family is like a forest when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.
“We will never know ourselves if we do not know our history.” -Maulana Karenga
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
Many hands make light work.
Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.
If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there’s no end to the number of things you can accomplish.
Faith is like radar that sees through the fog.
More holiday Instagram captions & templates
Nothing gets me into the holiday spirit like…
Sending love and holiday wishes from our bubble to yours.
May all that is meaningful be yours this holiday season and throughout the coming year.
Hope this holiday season brings you many great memories and reasons to smile.
This year we’re giving a whole new meaning to [tradition/cliche/song lyric].
The modern day version of [something out of a historic or 50’s holiday tradition or song].
Try out these creative holiday & Christmas Instagram captions
Sometimes, all you need for original holiday copywriting is a little prompt or the ol’ fill in the blank.
Your Instagram marketing strategy just got a whole lot more fun now, didn’t it?
