Sending Christmas cards to neighbours you don't know yet - question

[Kissingk1979]

Just moved to new house
Have met some neighbours in passing but still not met others. Also can't remember some of their names (please excuse me if that sounds rude but I've just started a new job as well and met about 100 new people in the space of a couple of weeks).

Should I send Christmas cards to all the neighbours, just leaving the 'to' bit blank and just write "merry Christmas from your new neighbours J and K at number 5?"

Or is that rude to leave the 'to' bit blank?

Hoping they might send cards back with their names at house numbers so we can have a reminder of names!

I had cards from our neighbours saying "to all at number 1" the year we'd moved in.

To all at number...... always works for and to us if you don't know the neighbours. If you get your xmas card from them first then use the names they sign the card with and vica versa. Is a nice show of neighbourliness I always feel to send cards.

When we first moved into our house I left it as late as possible to send them in the hope they'd send me one first to remind me of their names. When I was in doubt I wrote the house number and the envelope and inside the card wrote without their names so I would get them wrong.

How about putting 'to all at number 1' etc.

I would put "To all at No. 98, best wishes or whatever, your names (No 96)."

X post

Good grief that post barely makes sense, sorry. I think I need to make myself another coffee and wake myself up a bit.

I'd put "To all at number 5" as well. And then put your names so they know.

I'd put 'To all at Number 5' from 'Boris and Doris at Number 11'

Just remember to keep a note of the replies, it's very embarrassing three years later when you still can't remember anyone's name

It’s perfectly fine—and actually very normal—to send Christmas cards to neighbours you haven’t met properly yet. Most people appreciate the gesture, and leaving the “to” line blank isn’t rude at all when you don’t know names yet. A simple message like “Merry Christmas from your new neighbours, J and K at No. 5” feels warm, friendly, and welcoming. It also gives them an easy way to reply with their names, which is usually what happens. If you’d rather avoid handwriting lots of cards, some people create a simple digital version too—sites like LovingEcards.com have clean layouts you can personalise quickly—but either way, the thought matters more than the format.