Holiday voice message scripts are short, ready-to-read greetings for the busiest weeks of the year: holiday-hours voicemail greetings, sale announcements and thank-you messages. Below are scripts for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Hanukkah, Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year, written for businesses in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Add your details once, then voice the script in Kveeky and use it on your phone line, social posts or in-store speakers.
Key Takeaways
- The most useful holiday message is the voicemail greeting: say you’re closed, when you reopen, and where customers can get help meanwhile.
- Keep greetings to 15–25 seconds and offer messages to 10–20 seconds.
- Update your phone greeting 2–3 days before each holiday, and switch it back the day you reopen.
- In the US, calls that play an AI-generated voice count as “artificial voice” calls, so outbound calls need prior consent. Voicemail greetings for people who call you are not affected.
- For audio that promotes your business, use a paid Kveeky plan. Every paid plan includes commercial usage rights.
Personalise every script at once
- Type your details in the boxes below. Nothing is sent or saved.
- Pick a holiday in the "Holiday scripts" section. Your details are already inside every script.
- Press Copy, paste the script into Kveeky, choose a voice and download MP3 or WAV.
2026–27 holiday dates at a glance
| Holiday | Date | Where it’s marked | Update your greeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halloween | Saturday, October 31, 2026 | US, Canada, UK, Australia | October 28–30 |
| Thanksgiving (US) | Thursday, November 26, 2026 | US (Canada’s Thanksgiving was Monday, October 12) | November 23–24 |
| Black Friday | Friday, November 27, 2026 | US, UK, Canada, Australia (retail) | November 24–25 |
| Cyber Monday | Monday, November 30, 2026 | US, UK, Canada, Australia (online retail) | November 27–28 |
| Hanukkah | Evening of Friday, December 4, to Saturday, December 12, 2026 | Worldwide | Before December 4 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 | US, UK, Canada, Australia | December 21–22 |
| Boxing Day | Saturday, December 26, 2026 | UK, Canada, Australia (public-holiday rules vary) | December 21–22 |
| New Year’s Day | Friday, January 1, 2027 | US, UK, Canada, Australia | December 28–29 |
Holiday scripts
Choose a holiday. Each script shows its approximate spoken length.
Halloween voice message scripts
Offer announcement ≈ 12 s
Social clip (playful) ≈ 10 s
Customer thank-you ≈ 8 s
Thanksgiving voice message scripts
Holiday-hours voicemail greeting ≈ 18 s
Customer thank-you ≈ 12 s
Black Friday and Cyber Monday voice message scripts
Black Friday announcement ≈ 13 s
Cyber Monday announcement ≈ 12 s
On-hold message ≈ 10 s
Hanukkah voice message scripts
Customer greeting ≈ 9 s
Season's greetings (all customers) ≈ 10 s
Christmas and Boxing Day voice message scripts
Holiday-hours voicemail greeting ≈ 20 s
Christmas offer ≈ 12 s
Boxing Day sale (UK, Canada, Australia) ≈ 11 s
New Year voice message scripts
Holiday-hours voicemail greeting ≈ 16 s
New Year offer ≈ 11 s
Team message ≈ 10 s
Paste any script into Kveeky, pick an American, British or Australian English voice, and download your message.
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How to set up a holiday voicemail greeting
- Personalise and copy the holiday-hours greeting for your holiday.
- Paste it into Kveeky, choose a clear, friendly voice, and set the emotion to Calm.
- Download MP3 or WAV and check which file type your phone system accepts.
- Upload it as your after-hours or holiday greeting, then call your own number to test it.
- Switch it back on the day you reopen, so customers don't hear an out-of-date message.
For full phone menus and on-hold audio, see our phone prompt library and IVR guide. Serving customers in India too? Use our Diwali and Indian festival voice message scripts.
Rules for using AI voices in holiday calls
| Situation | What to know |
|---|---|
| Voicemail or after-hours greeting (people call you) | No special consent is needed to play a greeting to callers |
| Outbound calls with an AI voice (US) | The FCC confirmed in February 2024 that AI-generated voices count as “artificial” under the TCPA, so these calls need the called person’s prior express consent unless an exemption applies |
| Sending voice messages on messaging apps | Only message customers who opted in, and stop when they ask |
| Any country | Follow your local marketing and telemarketing rules before sending promotional audio |
Quick checklist before you publish
| Check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Business name in the first 5 seconds | Callers know they reached the right place |
| Reopening day and time are correct | The most common holiday-greeting complaint |
| Played once on a phone | Phone lines cut low and high frequencies, so test there |
| Greeting switched back after the holiday | An old “we’re closed” message loses customers |
| Audio made on a paid plan if it promotes your business | Paid Kveeky plans include commercial usage rights |
Frequently asked questions
What should a holiday voicemail greeting say?
Say your business name, that you’re closed for the holiday, when you reopen, and where customers can get help meanwhile, such as your website. Keep it to 15–25 seconds.
How long should a holiday voice message be?
Voicemail greetings work best at 15–25 seconds, and offer or thank-you messages at 10–20 seconds. Shorter messages are heard to the end more often.
Can I use an AI voice for my business phone greeting?
Yes. Write or copy a script, generate it in Kveeky, download MP3 or WAV, and upload it to your phone system as your greeting. Test it by calling your own number.
Do I need consent to send AI voice messages to customers?
For greetings that play when customers call you, no. For outbound calls in the US, the FCC treats AI-generated voices as artificial voices under the TCPA, so you need prior express consent unless an exemption applies.
Are these scripts free to use?
Yes. Copy, edit and use them for your business. They are written to be read aloud, so keep sentences short if you change them.
Sources
- Hanukkah 2026 dates: Hebcal Jewish calendar, retrieved 8 October 2026.
- US Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November under federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103), which is November 26 in 2026.
- AI voices in calls: FCC, “FCC Makes AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Illegal”, February 8, 2024.
- Kveeky plans and rights: Kveeky pricing, retrieved 8 October 2026.