The arrival of the New Year 2026 is experienced as a day of celebration all over the world. It marks the beginning of the last part of the Christmas calendar of events and festivities, which in Spain lasts until Epiphany. Before that, the traditional Lotería del Niño lottery draw will take place on January 6, 2026.
In this festive context, sharing a personalized message with loved ones has become a tradition as eagerly awaited as the chimes. To help you welcome the new year with style and warmth, we have put together a selection of original phrases to congratulate the New Year 2026 that you can use depending on the context, from short greetings to send by WhatsApp to sentimental or funny phrases to start the year with a smile.
Short phrases to congratulate the New Year 2026
These phrases are ideal for quick sharing with friends and family or as a social media status:
- Life is short. Dream big and enjoy 2026 to the fullest.
- Don’t forget the past, learn from it, Happy New Year!
- Let each new year find a better version of yourself.
- May your aspirations have wings to carry you far in 2026.
- Happy New Year! Here’s to yesterday’s achievements and tomorrow’s bright future.
- Happy 2026: every day is a new opportunity to be happy.
- May peace and joy fill your year 2026 from day one.
- Happy New Year 2026: may hope and happiness be with you.
- A toast to a 2026 full of love, health and adventure.
- 2026 is here: write new chapters full of joy.
Funny phrases to wish a happy year 2026
Because starting the year with a smile is also important, here are greetings with humor:
- May 2026 bring you both money and excuses not to go to the gym!
- This year I’m going on a diet… I say it every January 1st, and it has never failed me!
- Happy New Year 2026: may your troubles last as long as your January resolutions.
- I hope your WiFi is as fast as your desire to start 2026 with everything!
- May you get as much good news in 2026 as you have junk mail in your inbox.
- This year I’ve decided not to have resolutions…. So I’m sure I won’t break them!
- May 2026 treat you better than your alarm clock every Monday morning.
- If you don’t find love, at least make sure you find the WiFi password at every place you visit. Happy New Year!
- Happy New Year! I hope that in 2026 your bank balance goes up as fast as the prices in the stores.
- Happy New Year! May 2026 bring you as many opportunities as you find funny memes.
Sentimental phrases to welcome 2026 with affection and illusion
If you want to convey affection and wishes of deep well-being, these phrases are perfect:
- Here’s to a 2026 full of small moments that change everything.
- Let there be no lack of sincere hugs, unhurried conversations and days worth remembering.
- In 2026, let the essentials once again take center stage.
- May the new year find you being you, without fears and with more dreams fulfilled than pending.
- I wish that 2026 treats you with the same generosity that you have with others.
- May magic be your best attire, your smile the perfect gift and your happiness, my most sincere wish.
- May 2026 surprise you when you least expect it and embrace you when you need it most.
- I wish this new year teaches you to let go of what weighs you down and take care of what matters.
- May 2026 bring you more of those moments that will stay with you forever.
- The New Year is an opportunity to reflect on what’s important, and among those things, there’s you.
Different phrases to wish a happy New Year 2026
If you’re looking for phrases with an original or unconventional twist, these options catch your eye:
- Out with the old, in with the new – Happy 2026!
- I told you 365 days ago, but I repeat it again: Happy New Year!
- Do you have an unfulfilled dream in 2025? Good! You already have a goal for 2026.
- This December 31, the best place will be your home and it is an honor to celebrate it with you. Happy New Year!
- New year, new life. The past, stepped on. The good, put away. The bad, crushed.
- Despite my memory loss, I don’t forget that I like you. Happy New Year!
- Twelve months, four seasons, a joyful heart and dreamy eyes…. Happy New Year!
- On this very special time of the year, I would like to send you something funny, incredible, tender and very entertaining, but I don’t enter through the screen. Happy New Year!
- The New Year is a blank book of 365 pages; make each day a masterpiece.
- May every moment of this holiday season be a spark of joy and inspiration for the year ahead – Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!
New Year’s Greetings Movie Quotes for 2026
The words of film characters can convey strength, reflection and motivation:
- “No. Don’t try it. Do… Or don’t do it, but don’t try.” (Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back, 1980).
- “Make every day count.” (Titanic, 1997).
- “Let go of the past, it doesn’t matter anymore. The only thing that matters is what you decide to become.” (Kung Fu Panda 2, 2011).
- “It’s never too late to be who you want to be. There’s no time limit, start when you want to.” (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2008).
- “Happiness is only real when it is shared”. (Into the Wild, 2007).
New Year’s Greetings 2026 from celebrities
Quotes from well-known figures can add weight and meaning to your wishes:
- “Every new beginning comes from the end of another beginning.” Seneca.
- “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” Winston Churchill.
- “Cheers to a new year and to another chance to get it right.” Oprah Winfrey.
- “Learn from yesterday, live for today, look forward to tomorrow.” Albert Einstein.
- “Years wrinkle the skin, but giving up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” Albert Schweitzer.
In addition, if you are going to send your greetings by WhatsApp or social networks, remember that personalizing the message according to who it is addressed to makes your greeting have a warmer and more meaningful impact. Preparing your phrases in advance will allow you to send them right after the chimes and prevent them from getting lost among the hundreds of greetings that saturate the applications on New Year’s Eve.
Whether with humor, emotion or philosophy, the important thing is to wish the best for 2026 and to convey joy, hope and affection to those you care about.
