100 Cheerful Holiday Captions and Quotes for Instagram

The festive season is finally upon us, which means it's time to deck the halls, enjoy some hot cocoa, binge-watch your favorite holiday films, and share your best winter photos on Instagram. Every great pic deserves the perfect caption, so we've gathered an array of delightful holiday quotes to pair with your happiest snaps. These 100 captions for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, New Year's, and Christmas will surely add some holiday spirit to your feed.

Christmas Instagram Quotes and Captions

It’s all fun until Santa checks his naughty list.

Dear Santa, I have a story to tell…

’Tis the season to shine bright.

All the jingle ladies.

Christmas calories don’t count, do they?

The tree isn’t the only thing getting lit this holiday season.

Christmas is the one day a year when I actually enjoy mornings.

RGF: resting Grinch face.

Don’t let your tinsel get tangled.

Think of this as my virtual Christmas card.

Feast, toast, and celebrate!

All dressed up and ready to go.

Just up to some snowy mischief.

Nonconformist without a Claus.

Let’s make this December unforgettable.

Sleighing all day long.

Bah, humbug indeed!

Find me beneath the mistletoe.

"During Christmas, every path leads back to where the heart is." — Marjorie Holmes

"Christmas casts a magical spell over the world, making everything seem softer and more lovely." — Norman Vincent Peale

"Christmas is the time to spark the warmth of hospitality in our homes and the bright flame of kindness in our hearts." — Washington Irving

Christmas Song Lyrics for Your Instagram Captions

"It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas." — Bing Crosby, "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"

"Oh, there's truly no place like home during the holiday season." — Perry Como, "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays"

"Wishing you days filled with joy and light." — Bing Crosby, "White Christmas"

"It’s the most delightful season of all." — Andy Williams, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

"Jack Frost is playfully nipping at your nose." — Nat King Cole, "The Christmas Song"

"All I desire for Christmas is you." — Mariah Carey, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

"Dancing around the Christmas tree with joy." — Brenda Lee, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"

"Rush down the chimney this evening." — Eartha Kitt, "Santa Baby"

"When love fills your heart and mind, every moment feels like Christmas." — Faith Hill, "Where Are You Christmas?" from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

"Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a joyful new year. Let’s hope for a bright one, free from fear." — John Lennon and Yoko Ono, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"

"I can’t promise snow, but I wish you a cup of cheer." — Burl Ives, "Holly Jolly Christmas"

"I know exactly what I wish for this year. Santa, can you hear my plea?" — Britney Spears, "My Only Wish (This Year)"

"I’ll be back home for Christmas." — Bing Crosby, "I'll be Home for Christmas"

"Wishing you a cozy and merry little Christmas." — Judy Garland, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," from "Meet Me in St. Louis"

Quotes from Beloved Christmas Films

"Son of a nutcracker!" — "Elf"

"Christmas is more than just a single day; it’s a state of mind." — "Miracle on 34th Street"

"Merry Christmas, you filthy animal." — "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

"If you truly cherish Christmas, come on and let it snow." — "Love Actually"

"We elves focus on the four essential food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup." — "Elf"

"Christmas was approaching. The lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas that shaped the whole year for kids." — "A Christmas Story"

"Each time a bell rings, an angel receives their wings." — "It's a Wonderful Life"

"It's Christmas Eve, and we're going to celebrate the joy of being young and alive." — "The Holiday"

"That’s a beauty, Clark." — "Christmas Vacation"

"The greatest way to spread Christmas cheer is by singing loudly for everyone to hear." — "Elf"

"Seeing is believing, but often the most genuine things are those we cannot see." — "The Polar Express"

"What if Christmas, he pondered, isn't just something you buy? What if Christmas, maybe, means so much more?" — "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

"I will cherish Christmas in my heart and strive to uphold it throughout the year." — "A Christmas Carol"

"There's a unique magic that comes with the very first snowfall. When that first snow falls on Christmas, something wonderful is sure to occur." — Frosty the Snowman

Instagram Captions and Quotes for New Year's

12 new chapters, 365 fresh opportunities.

"The best is yet to come." — Frank Sinatra

New year, new journeys await.

Here’s to the new year!

Cheers, cheers, hooray!

Here’s to a new beginning in 2024.

"It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life for me, and I’m feeling great." — Nina Simone

Catch me when the clock strikes twelve.

"Thank you, next." — Ariana Grande

365 days, 365 fresh possibilities.

New Year. Same me. Bigger aspirations.

"It's the final countdown." — Europe

"And now we embrace the new year, filled with experiences yet to be had." — Rainer Maria Rilke

"Tomorrow marks the first blank page of a 365-page book. Make it a great one." — Brad Paisley

"Last year's words belong to a past language, and the words for the coming year await a new voice." — T.S. Eliot

Instagram Captions and Quotes for Thanksgiving

Feast until you can barely move.

Let’s talk turkey.

As sweet as pumpkin pie.

Oh my gourd, Thanksgiving is my favorite!

A grateful heart is a joyful heart.

You’re the apple of my dessert.

May your hearts be as full as your plates this Thanksgiving.

Just a pair of adorable cutie pies.

Call me a turkey, because I’m full.

Feast, enjoy, and express gratitude.

Let the good times roll with gourds.

Let’s give them something pumpkin to discuss.

Feast, sip, and celebrate cranberry.

You’ll always be my sauce of choice.

I yam who I am.

We offered the turkey some food, but he was already full.

Just another cheesy Thanksgiving post.

Indulge in pie, sip, and express gratitude.

"After a satisfying meal, one can forgive anyone, even their own family." — Oscar Wilde

"Be mindful in all things and thankful for everything." — Maya Angelou

"I appreciate who I am and what I possess. My gratitude is everlasting." — Henry David Thoreau

Instagram Captions and Quotes for Hanukkah

I love Hanukkah a latke lot.

"The true lesson of Hanukkah is not to curse the darkness, but to light a candle." — Rabbi Irving Greenberg

Happy challah days to you!

Stay calm and spin the dreidel.

Eight nights of illumination.

The light of a candle symbolizes a fresh start.

You brighten my life.

Adorn the halls with matzo balls.

"Put on your yarmulke. Here comes Hanukkah. So much fun to celebrate Hanukkah." — Adam Sandler

"The darkness of the entire world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle." — Robert Altinger

Let’s get festive!

May your holidays shine as brightly as your lit menorah.

When life hands you potatoes, turn them into latkes.

"A candle is a small object. Yet one candle can ignite another, and observe how its own light grows as it shares its flame. You are a light." — Moshe Davis

You spin me around, baby, round and round, like a dreidel, baby, round and round, round, round.