If you’re trying to make your holidays greener this year, try an eco-friendly Christmas letter template to create your annual holiday letter. Templates are environmentally friendly because they allow you to use just the right amount of paper for your project. Forget about buying store-bought stationery with 50 sheets of Christmas letter paper when you only have 47 people on your mailing list. Using a printable Christmas template is an eco-friendly way to make sure you’re not wasting paper – or running out!

What is a Christmas letter template? A Christmas letter template is a document, often saved in MS Word , with a festive holiday background that is ready for you to customize with your own content. They’re easy to use – you simply download the document, open it in your word processing program, and start adding your content . Basic templates may simply have a Christmas background with one text area, while more advanced templates may include sections for you to add your own photo, or may be laid out in newsletter format with multiple columns, boxes and areas for your content.

Why choose a Christmas letter template? If you’re concerned about minimizing waste , a downloadable template is a good choice. When you print your own letter at home, you can help save our forests byusing recycled paper. Christmas letter paper from the store may not be available with recycled content, or the recycled content may be less than you’d prefer. With a printable template, you can choose paper with a high content of post-consumer recycled fibers.

Also, you’ll never waste paper with a template because you print only what you need. There’s no need to worry about buying a package of stationery with too much or too little paper . You’ll always have just the right amount.

Finally, when you purchase a template online, no shipping or packaging is needed. Your paper isn’t driven hundreds of miles in vehicles using fossil fuels and creating air pollution, and it doesn’t come packaged in plastic wrap. So your purchase is greener and cleaner. You can find affordable , printable Microsoft Word Christmas letter templates online at Christmas Letter Tips.com. (And for those who want to help Santa go green, you can also find printable Santa letter templates online, too.)

Have yourself a green little Christmas!