Free Merry Christmas Banner Printable

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I think a Merry Christmas Banner Printable is the perfect way to dress up a mantel or focal point for the holiday season. The one I created for you today is full of red, green, and white plaid with red block-lettering and sweet little objects that represent the season perfectly. There are several options for displaying this one that I explain in more detail below.

I always try to design at least one Christmas banner every year to add some holiday cheer to my mantel (and yours!). This year, I do have multiple banners with the series going on, but I'm seriously loving this one for today. That Christmas plaid has become my latest obsession (I do promise to dial it back after today!). It reminds me of a classic holiday fabric. And the sweet watercolor characters are so festive and fun. Download your own festive banner printable below. 

Merry Christmas Banner Printable 

A few of you mentioned back in our Fall Printable Series that you hadn't previously tried any of my free banner printables prior to that series. But, I think I've definitely converted a few of you into banner fans. They're such a unique way to add to your seasonal decorations (and they don't break the budget) or even just as extra decor at a special event. While they do require a bit of cutting, the look they bring to your home or work place is a fun one that can easily work with your own decor. 

While this a fairly lengthy banner, it can easily be hung in two separate rows (use a longer string on the bottom row so it hangs lower). Or, you can also just hang the CHRISTMAS part of it on its own. I included six other pennants with fun holiday icons, as well (like the two Santas pictured above). They can act as dividers between the two words, or end pieces. The two Santa pennants have the big guy facing opposite directions so they can go on each end, easily (it sort of looks like Santa is presenting the banner that way).

Above is a close up of each style of pennant's details, along with the watercolor plaid background design. This is actually a more saturated version of the first Christmas print from our series, the Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas SVG and Printable.

Instructions for Printing and Using Your Merry Christmas Banner

• Usage note: this banner is for personal use only. You may hang it in a place of business for holiday decor, but you may not reproduce it to resell in any manner.
• The download links for this banner are available further down in this post.
• This banner prints best onto letter-sized white cardstock. Regular paper is too thin and will curl on the corners once cut and hung. Cardstock adds to its durability. The banner prints four pennants to a page.
• Purchase a pack of letter-sized white cardstock here on Amazon (they actually have the best price around on this). 
• Once you have printed and cut out the pennants of your banner, you can hang the pieces either by hole-punching each of the top corners of each pennant, or by using miniature clothespins (as pictured above). Each pennant has the exact same watercolor pattern as its background, so punching on the same "line" on each pennant helps it to hang uniformly. I hung my banner using a festive Christmas-colored baker's twine.
• Grab miniature clothespins here on Amazon.
• Grab a smaller-than-normal (1/8" hole punch) here on Amazon. That's the size I use (as pictured above). It doesn't interfere with the design of each pennant like a standard hole punch can. 
• Grab the red, green, and white baker's twine here on Amazon. It's perfect for the holidays.
• Not a twine fan? Thin ribbon would work nicely, too.

• One other tip I have is to use a small piece of Scotch tape wrapped around the end of your twine when you're stringing it through the holes you punched on your banner pennants (as pictured above). This helps it not to fray while you're weaving it in and out of the holes. Simply cut the tape off when you have all of your pennants strung up. 
• String your banner up and enjoy it with all of your Christmas decorations.

You can see all of the fun items included. I think the snow-covered Christmas tree might be my favorite.

Download this Christmas Banner Printable

This high resolution banner has been put into one PDF file, but it is five pages, total. You only have to download the one file to print all of the pages. Once you open them up, you'll be able to scroll through and see all of the pages. If you prefer to not use the extra characters, simply set your printer to only print pages 1-4. Download this file below the following image.

• Download this Christmas banner here (this is my most popular download method).
• You can also download this banner via Dropbox here.
• Or, if you prefer, you can also grab this banner here on Google Drive.  

More Christmas Banner Printables

• If you need a smaller banner for your space, be sure to check out my free printable BELIEVE banner that is pictured above. It's available in two fun font options.
• I also have this free printable Christmas Light Bulb Banner in red and green bulbs. These pennants double as gift tags.
• This cute black, white, and red plaid banner from More Like Grace is perfect for the holiday season.
• And this free printable Gingerbread Banner from Mandy's Party Printables is super adorable.

Hoping you have a Merry Christmas!