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Holiday season is the time to bond with family and friends.  Holiday letters give you that perfect opportunity to stay connected.  It is a good way of keeping your colleagues, family and friends updated on what is happening in your life.

It is important to segregate the people you are writing to into various groups, as you may not want to share the same detailed information with everybody.  If you are writing to your colleagues or business associates, then you are more likely to stick to work-related news and achievements.

Holiday letters can be either handwritten or printed and it is best done on personalized stationery.

While writing holiday letters, keep the tone of the letters cheerful and positive.  Avoid writing only about your successes or failures.  Touch upon the major ones and let the others pass.  It is best to avoid detailed news of professional achievements and promotions.

It is good to include some pictures either taken on a holiday or other occasions.

Sign off warmly with best wishes for a good holiday season.

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I. Contact Information and details of employee, relatives, friends or business associate to whom letter is to be sent.

• Name of employee, relatives, friends or business associate to whom letter is to be sent.
• Address of employee, relatives, friends or business associate to whom letter is to be sent.
• Date on which letter is send

II. SALUTATION

(Dear employee, relatives, friends or business associate to whom letter sent.)

III .LETTER BODY

• First Part: In this starting part of the letter you start by offering your warm and casual greetings and also mention the coming festival or holiday for which letter is written.

• Second Part: This content in this part of the letter entirely depends upon the type of addressee. If addressee is a business associate or an employee then you can thank them for their association with the company and can also share the achievements of the corporate. If the addressee is your family member of friend then you can include personal details regarding your family members. If any party is organized by you then the details regarding it can also be included here.

• Third Part: In this final part of the letter you convey your good wishes for the coming holidays.

IV. CLOSURE

Warm Regards

Signature of the sender

Name of the sender

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Name of the addressee

Address of the addressee

Date

Dear (Name of the addressee)

1^st Paragraph:

It is always good to start your holiday letter by conveying your warm greetings and even acknowledging the current occasion, festival or holiday. After that just proceed to the main event of your family which could be anything like announcements, achievements, funny incidents or others.

2^nd Paragraph:

In this part of the letter in order to show your concern towards the addressee enquire about them and if possible also mention some of your shared memories if any. Holiday letters are just perfect for mentioning your old good memories of holidays spent together. If you wish to send some money or a picture of your family as a token of love then do mention it in your letter.

3^rd Paragraph:

In this last part of the letter you end by conveying your good wishes to the addressee and his family and also mention your address and other contact details.

Signature.

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To:

John Condon

423, Regal Lane

London

1^st December, 2009

Dear Mr. John,

This letters is with regards to the annual holidays that I am entitled to for this year 2009.

I would wish to apply for the holidays from 11 to 19^th of this month (December) as I need to attend a family function out of town with my family. I will resume back to my work from 20^th onwards and will report to office.

I also assure you that I will complete all my due work 2-3 days before my proposed holidays so that it does not hamper the working of the project and other departments. I will also be available on call throughout my holidays in case of emergency and will provide all the needed help.

I will be happy if you approve my holidays and look forward to it.

Thanking You

Yours Sincerely,

Signature

(Tom Louis)

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To,

Jack Joseph

VP

Jackson Holidays

232, Spring Fields

New York

Ref: European Adventure Booking Number 242/765/2009

Dear Mr. Jack,

This is with regards to the European Adventure holiday package that we booked through your company (Booking ID Number 242/765/2009) and I am very sorry to state that our holiday trip was not at all enjoyable. First of all the tour was not managed properly and the accommodation provided was not as per the standards mentioned in the itinerary.

Secondly the places of attractions that were mentioned in the itinerary were also not covered by the tour manager and moreover the ones that were covered did not involve any information sharing by your escort. The quality of food provided was also not up to the mark and included very less variety. All these factors resulted in a huge loss during the trip as we have to suffice our self at other restaurants and visit major place of attractions at our own cost.

As a whole we are very dissatisfied with the entire trip and request you to kindly look into the matter and take corrective actions against the concerned people and the department.

Sincerely,

Adele Hilary

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21^st December 2009

To,

Cynthia Joseph

89, Jackson Avenue

Melbourne

Dear Cynthia,

Merry Christmas to you and your family from Ascon Inc. The year 2009 has been a special and exciting year as we celebrated out 5h anniversary and during this period of time we got an opportunity to transform our dreams into reality.

As this special year is coming to its close we would like to take this opportune moment in thanking your for all your support and loyalty shown towards our products that helped us to stand proudly even in this hard time of recession.

Ascon Inc would not have been a known name in the industry without the support of loyal customers like you and we thank you for all your valued suggestions and comments that gave us a scope for constant improvement.

On this happy occasion of Christmas, the entire family of Ascon Inc wishes you and your loved ones the very best in life and pray for your success, joy and contentment. Looking forward for your continuous support and good wishes.

Yours Sincerely,

Michael Ascon.

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To all the employees of Bank of America,

As the year comes to a close and before we usher in the new one, we want to express our hearty appreciation for all your hard work, dedication and accomplishment. The holiday times become even more special if you have dedicated and productive staffs as you’ve been in the past years.

In these tough economic times we faced number of challenges but your determination, courage and relentless hard work help us to fulfill our objectives and bring us so far. It’s certainly a time for celebration so let’s all just jump on this festive season and celebrate together at Hyatt on Friday, 20^th December from 8pm onwards. Please join us with your spouse and grace the occasion.

We wish you and your family a happy and prosperous New Year and may God bless you with happiness, prosperity and good health.

Cheers.

Regards,

Board of Directors

Bank of America.

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2^nd December, 2009

To,

Frank Condon

64, Springs fields

New York

Hello Frank,

Hope this letter will find you and your family in the pink of health. The Vacations are coming and I have started missing you again. The year has been quite hectic so far owing to the now-thankfully-over recession. How are Kelly and Sammy doing? It has been long since I last saw them.

Bill completed 1 year last month, and has just learnt to walk, boy he is already a handful, keeps Judy occupied all the time while she is at home. He has even started to mouth some illegible words, whose meanings no dictionary can define.

Frank, I was thinking if you could come over with your family here for the vacation. It would be really nice if we could catch on some of the old college memories, plus Bill will get to meet his uncle’s family, who am sure love him very much.

We will plan a short trip together, if you guys come over. It will be awesome man, please try to make it happen. I am looking forward to a positive reply.

With best regards,

Joe

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November 30, 2010

Paul Green

Staff

Best Supplies Co.

Blackheath Lane

Stafford, ST19 0AD

Dear Mr. Green,

This is with regard to your request for holidays from December 10 to 30, 2010.  We have decided to approve your request as you have not yet availed of any of your holidays for this year.

You are one of our most committed and hard working employees in the company and we greatly value your work here.  You have consistently had a great performance record in the five years that you have been working with us.  The company greatly appreciates your dedication to your work and the company and hope you will be working with us for many more years to come.

Attached is a list of the tasks that should be completed before you leave for the holidays.  We hope you accomplish them on time as you always have.

Enjoy your holidays and have a safe trip.

Yours sincerely,

Tim Roberts

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August 10, 2010

Mr. Barry Jones

CEO

Extreme Publishers

Clapton, London, E6 9SS

Dear Sir,

Once again, the year is coming to a close and the holiday season has arrived.  We would like to express our deepest appreciation for yet another wonderful year we have had working in your company.

We are very happy to be employed in the most reputed publishing company in town.  The management has respected our rights as employees and our benefits have been well-provided.  Certainly, there were also times of hardship but our dedication and passion for our work have inspired us to carry on.  We truly believe in the company’s goals in providing excellent service for our customers.  For us, it is a noble task to have a part in providing information to everyone in the form of the books and other reading materials that we publish.  We look forward to another year to serve our countrymen.

Happy holidays, sir!  We wish you and your family a prosperous new year.

Warm regards,

The Printing Staff

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From,

Nanny Sampson,

New York 56006

To,

Welsh Otin,

Beach World Tours Pvt. Ltd.,

New York 56224

Dear Mr. Welsh,

I am really enthralled by the sheer package and successful execution by your team members to make my family holiday a perfect in its entirety.  This is to let you really aware of our family members being treated very high and provided best holiday with all kinds of entertainment that any family would expect while they are on a holiday season.  No matter where we have gone, we got enjoyment on every occasion at a place where we visited and had some kind of activities.

Since we have had a couple of holiday packages with other companies, I would like to stay with your company for immediate holiday package coming next season if all goes according to our planning.  My kids would be delighted if we could have some kind of more surprises during our stay at beautiful locations in our next season, after all you are expert in this field too.

Yours Truly,

Nanny Sampson

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From,

Patrick Wilson,

56th Road, Vague Boulevard,

Wisconsin 53009

To,

Merry Welsh,

Wisconsin 52082

Dear Madam,

I, hereby, would like to inform you that our entire family would be out of home for a holiday season, which is just around the corner.  Since I have not taken my family out for a long holiday for the past couple of years, I would prefer to do so during this season considering that our family is having a great time to spend together.  Hence, I would prefer your family members to be coming along with us for a better company and also to have likeminded age group to be taken care of.

We have a great plan to spend at various locations which you have also suggested while planning previously, but which did not materialize.  I would like to make sure that your family too actively participates in every aspect of this great family holiday outing.  Your views and suggestions are eagerly awaited to be inducted very soon.  Hope, I receive your reply sooner.

Yours Sincerely,

Patrick Wilson

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There is a great degree of understanding needed to write such kind of letters since it involves sometimes locations, packages, professional approach, special activities, etc.  From the beginning to the end, there needs to be some correlation towards the word holiday.  Many a times, we just wanted to share the experience about our holidays, but try to make sure that credit goes towards the locations, people who made it possible, activities done while on such trip,  and so on.  This will make sure that it is interesting to write, read, and also possibly convey a message of wholesome as a package.  There are instances where some unusual happening needs to be figured out in every possible manner so that any other person wish to go out that way would not fall in dump space.  Thus, writing needs to be sensible along with informative kind of things to take care of unnecessary loopholes.

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From,

Nicky Peterson,

40th Avenue,

Wisconsin 53559

To,

Donald Triumph,

Wisconsin 52786

Dear Mr. Donald,

As you know that holiday season is fast approaching near and also there is very much possibility that I will be out with my kids this time, I will try to make sure that your order should be completed before that.  Considering that your order is of huge quantity, I would like that you assume a couple of weeks more to get those order completed.  I hope that your family would also be having a great time during this season and might be out on a trip.

My trip would be not far away from my house, but then I need few weeks to get my kids what they really look forward during this time of happiness.  During this time, we as a family share the most important togetherness with enjoyment, funny activities, etc.  If you too have same kind of planning in this regard, I would prefer that your family get together with us and have more fun-based activities, etc.

Yours Sincerely,

Nicky Peterson

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From,

Donald Hampton,

New York 56336

To,

Tiny Wilson,

Wisconsin 52006

Dear Tiny,

During this time, it is one of my best parts of my life since we all are blessed to have great time during Christmas season.  I, hereby, wishing you a great happiness with love for you and your family for the said season.  I hope you along with your family members would be planning to go out and have a perfect togetherness.  I wish for better health to your elder parents who will find this season full of joy and fun.

We, at our home, are planning to have a great party with all my relatives including your family so that my kids get surprise, which they have not provided past many months now.   I would therefore wish that your family will be there to take this advantage and also have a blasting during the season as a whole package.  I will certainly wait to listen from you in a positive way.

Yours Truly,

Donald Hampton

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To,

George Garcia,

121, Dear Park,

Washington,

Dear Steven,

This Christmas has provided me an opportunity to wish one of my closest friends. I know that it has been so long since we met. I do not know whether I will meet you soon or not but this Christmas holiday has indeed provided me a chance of greeting a prosperous and happiest Christmas to you and your family.

I hope that you have planned a very nice Christmas party to be enjoyed by you. I still remember our earlier days when we used to celebrate Christmas together a lot. I wish to Santa that he provides us opportunity to celebrate the Christmas once again together.

I wish that you have a memorable and the happiest this Christmas and happy and prosperous coming New Year.

I am wishing God that he provides us an opportunity to meet you soon in future.

Thank You,

Your True Friend,

Anthony

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Charles Davis,

123, Baldwin Park

California-92308

Dear Charles,

Hi Charles, how are you? I hope that you are enjoying your holiday. I still remember when we together used to enjoy our vacation during our childhood. I hope that you have left all your childhood naughtiness. I still remember your flirting with girls on the street and also that incident when were whistle a beautiful girl and got the result. Really, that was amazing outcome of your effort.

I hope that this time you are not breaking anyone’s car like you used to do during your every holiday. Holiday and you do not empty beer bottle it is just impossible for you. How can I forget that incident? When you drunk five bottles of beer in the bar and had no money in the purse to clear the bills, as a result you had to clear the bills washing bar glasses.

I wish that this holiday also brings some amazing moments in your life.

Thank You,

Sincerely,

Michael

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James Smith,

Assistant Accountant,

Wilson and Company Inc,

Washington-99006,

June 05, 2011

Charles Wilson,

President,

Wilson and Company Inc,

Dear Mr. Charles,

I with this letter would like to thank you for granting me holiday of 15 days for the Christmas. I did not enjoy my last couple of Christmases due to lack of holiday with my family.

This time by granting holiday on this occasion you have made it possible that I can spend some special moments with my family on such memorable occasion.

I requested for 15 days holiday because I wanted to take family on a trip of 10 days to Europe. So 15 days holiday would enough to go on the trip.

I wish you and your family that you all have a remarkable and happiest Christmas this year and happiest and prosperous coming new year.

Wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Thank You,

Yours faithfully,

James Smith

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Thomas Taylor,

President,

Thomas and Co Inc,

New York-11701

June 06, 2011

To,

All Employees,

Thomas and Co Inc,

Dear Employees,

I with this letter would like to appreciate your performance throughout the year with your job in this company. This year really happy with the performance of all employees as only because of their performance today we could become one of the leading companies IT consultancy.

Taking into consideration such performance I have decided to give them remarkable incentives to all employees. Although such incentive is not in the terms of money, yet in the terms of time that they can spend with their family during this Christmas vacation.

I have decided to give 20 day holiday to all employees so that they can make this Christmas a remarkable one with their family and friends.

Wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Thank You,

Sincerely,

President

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Mark White,

White and Co Inc,

Arizona-85602,

June 06, 2011

Employees,

White and Co Inc,

Dear Employees,

I know that our employees are planning their holiday which they are hoping that it is around the corner. The Christmas is around the corner and you are thinking that how you can best enjoy this Christmas holiday with your family and friends.

Well, this will be going a remarkable one because I have thought a special gift to all employees. This special gift is nothing else but it is the holiday of 20 days which you all are going to have on this occasion of Christmas. Taking into consideration the efforts of our employees this we have taken this decision to award our employees with such amount of free time.

I hope that with such amount of holiday you all will have enough time to best enjoy your Christmas with your family.

Wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Mark White

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To,

Tom Moody

West Side Apartments

45 Barbed Wire Road

California, Las Vegas 7854

Dated: 21^st of March 2012

Dear Tom,

I am writing this letter to inform you about the perfect holiday that I had taken along with my wife.

I had taken a holiday from 5^th of March to 18^th of March 2012 and had gone a Europe tour with my wife. It was a much required break for both of us keeping our hectic work schedule in mind. We started our journey from France and then we had visited other European countries which include Spain, Italy, Denmark, Germany and ended the tour with Switzerland. We have been to both the sea as well as the mountains. We have availed all modes of transport possible and tried the best cuisines that Europe has to offer.

This was the most perfect holiday I ever had in my life. Hope to have another fun filled holiday with you and your family in near future.

Yours friend,

Chris Nolan

To,

Norman Creed

Assistant Manager

Sales Department

Gas Garment Limited

34 Aspen High Street

New York, New Jersey 3456

Date: 20^th December, 2011

Dear Mr. Creed,

I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the coming holidays.

We at office are declaring one week long holidays for all the employees from 25^th of December to 1^st of January for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. I believe that you are planning to spend with this one week with your family and near and dear ones. I wish that you have the best holiday of your life and have an enjoyable time. This one week holiday is a gift from the higher management to the employees for their hard work and effective performance throughout the year.

I hope that you have a lovely Christmas and fun filled New Year and come back to work with more motivation to perform.

Regards,

John Miller

HR Manager

Gas Garment Limited

To,

Nancy Myers

Off Shore Apartments

21 Rodney Wire Street

Fin Land, Indiana 4098

Dated: 12^th of April 2012

Dear Nancy,

I am writing this letter to share a recent secret with you as you are one of my best friends. I will be currently going on a holiday to the Hawaiian Islands on 20^th of April 2012.

My family and office colleagues know that I am going on a business tour as I did not want to share the information of my holiday with them.   I want this to be a secret holiday. The reason for this holiday is that I always wanted to visit the Hawaiian Islands but never got the opportunity to do so and above that I need a break in my life, that’s why I need this holiday.

I hope you understand the purpose of my holiday and keep this as a secret.

Yours best friend,

Lisa Marie Presley

To,

Helen Hunt

HR Manager

Tin Manufacturers Limited

23 Eastern Highway Drive

Holly Wood, Los Angeles 5678

Dated: 5^th of April 2012

Subject: Notice period for holidays

Respected Miss Hunt,

The purpose of this letter is to serve as a notice for the holiday that I would require in the month of May for a period of two weeks.

My younger sister’s marriage has been fixed next month on 15^th of May 2012. I need to be there in my hometown for that reason and I have to reach there one week before the marriage in order to take care of the preparations. As a result I need to be there for at least two weeks.

I would be highly grateful if you consider my holiday notice and grant me two weeks holiday from 7^th of May till 20^th of May.

Thanking you,

Jack Ripper

Senior Supervisor

Manufacturing Department

in Manufacturers Limited

To,

Larry King

Principal

York Shire Higher Secondary School

45 Tango Charlie Street

New Land, New Jersey 5678

Dated: 5^th of April 2012

Subject: Summer holidays for the school

Dear Mr. King,

I, Garry Lawyer am writing this letter on behalf of the board of trustees of school. I would like to declare two months summer holidays for the school from 15^th of April to 14^th of June 2012.

Every year we have one month holiday for the students and the staff of the school but this year after lot of discussion we have decided to declare two months summer holidays beginning from the month of April. There is already a constant rise in temperature this year and we believe that it will be difficult for the students to attend school in this heat.

I would request you to pass on this information to the all the staff members and the students.

Regards,

Garry Lawyer

Board of Trustee

To,

Bob Marley,

34 Jack Muffin Road

Metropolis City, New Jersey 9645

Dated: 2^nd of April 2012

Subject: Invitation to join us for a holiday

Dear Bob,

This letter is to inform you that I am taking a vacation with two of my friends in the Hawaiian Islands and would like to invite you for the holiday. Our holiday trip begins from 10^th of April and ends on 15^th of April 2012.

The reason for taking the holiday is that I have realized after working for continuously on a project for three months, I need a break. I assume that you must also be having terrible work pressure so I thought it would be great for you if you could take a break too. It will be just a five day holiday plan which will help you to bring down the stress level.

I would be really happy if you will accept my invitation.

Regards,

Noel Jones

To,

Oscar Wild

Manger of operations

Siemens Private Limited

45 Hilly Billy Street

New York, New Jersey 5690

Dated: 21^st of March 2012

Respected Mr. Wild,

This is to inform you that 1^st and 2^nd of April 2012 will be marked as a holiday for you and your staff as the office will remain closed.

We had to take this decision suddenly as since last few months we have been facing a network issue at the office. I realized that it is better if we do not delay the process and get the issue resolved, so I have appointed a team of technical people who would be diagnosing the problem on 1^st and 2^nd of April 2012. As the server will not be available to the employees we have to declare these two days as holidays.

I request you to inform the staff about this.

Thanking you,

Rick Martin

Managing Director

Siemens Private Limited

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To,

Jack Daniels

Manager of Operations

Sun Rise Technologies

56 Times Square Lane

New York, New Jersey 6789

Dated: 23^rd of April 2012

Subject: Extension of my holiday

Respected Mr. Daniels,

This letter is in regards to the leave that I had applied for from 1^st of May till 10^th of May. I would like to inform you that I will require an extension of my holidays.

There are few personal matters that I have to take care off. My mother is not keeping well and she has to undergo a surgery after which I will have to spend few days with her. I would require an extension of five days that is till 15^th of May 2012.

I request you to look into matter and allow me to extend my holidays till 15^th of May. I would be grateful if you accept my request.

Thanking you,

Norman Creed

Customer Care Executive

Sun Rise Technologies

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To,

Noel Jones

47 Lee Square Road

Metropolis City, New Jersey 9689

Dated: 5^th of April 2012

Subject: Acceptance for invitation for holiday

Respected Noel,

This letter is to inform you that I accept the invitation sent by you to join you and your friends for a holiday in the Hawaiian Islands.

In the letter you had mentioned that I am under terrible work pressure and I should take a break. You were very much right in that regards and I believe that I require a holiday. The break will help me to bring down my stress level. I can’t thank you enough for inviting me for the holiday and I am expecting to have a fun filled vacation.

I would request you to send me the details of the holiday as in the total expenses required, the mode of transport that we would be availing and the places we would be travelling.

Regards,

Bob Marley

To,

Brett Lee

Sales Executive

Gas Garments Limited

34 Yankee Doodle Street

Carolina, North Dakota 4589

Dated: 1^st of May 2012

Subject: Cancellation of holiday

Dear Brett,

This is to inform you that the holiday you had applied for and was granted has to be cancelled now. You had applied for a five day holiday starting from 10^th of May 2012.

Currently as per the orders from the higher management the sales target has been increased. Above that we did not meet the required sales target last month. This month, in order to meet the revised sales target we would require all out team members.  You being a part of the sales team, it is compulsory for you to be there at office. As a result we have to cancel your holidays.

I hope you understand the situation we are in and fine with the cancellation of your leave.

Thanking you,

Nash Green

Sales Manager

Gas Garments Limited