We Wish You a Merry Christmas SVG

About this design

The whole first line of the old English carol, set the way a printer would have set it on a Victorian card. WE WISH YOU A sits at the top in small rounded capitals, with a gold rule on each side ending in a dot. Merry Christmas takes center stage on two lines in a lively, bouncing script whose letters lean and loop into each other. AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR follows in the same rounded capitals, and a gold flourish closes the design: a small diamond in the middle with two arms that swell, curl at the ends and sprout a little leaf and a dot.

Color layers

• Lettering in red, the base layer with all the words
• Accents in gold: the two rules and the flourish

Pieces and cutting

There are 35 pieces in the solid file, mostly the small capitals, and 18 cut-outs. The design passes our cut checks from about 5.5 inches wide. The two lines of capitals are the finest parts, so for glitter vinyl or felt aim for 7 inches or more.

Projects

• Caroling party invitations and song sheet covers.
• Christmas cards with a single-color cut-out on the front.
• Fireplace mantel signs on a long board.
• Aprons for holiday baking, with iron-on vinyl.
• Cookie boxes for a carol-singing group.

Step by step: a song sheet folder

1. Pick a plain cardstock folder or binder for your carol sheets.
2. Set the design to fit the cover, around 6 inches wide.
3. Download the color file. Cut the red layer from adhesive vinyl or cardstock and the gold layer from gold foil.
4. Apply the red layer centered, then add the gold rules and flourish exactly over their spots.
5. Write the group’s name or the year on the back with a paint pen.

Size guide

About the lettering

The script and the capitals are free, open-licensed fonts, and every letter is already a shape. The rules and flourish were drawn for this design, so the flourish matches the weight of the lettering.

Color ideas

• Red and gold, as shown
• Green with a red flourish for a traditional card
• White on navy for a quiet, wintry mantel sign

Pairs well with

Wishing You a Merry Christmas is a shorter greeting in a similar style, and Fa La La La La keeps the carol theme going.