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Sir Henry Cole FRSA (15 July 1808 – 15 April 1882) was an English civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in the 19th century in the United Kingdom. Cole is credited with devising the concept of sending greetings cards at Christmas time, introducing the world's first commercial Christmas card in 1843.
The UK-based Charities Advisory Trust used to give out an annual "Scrooge Award" to the cards that return the smallest percentage to the charities they claim to support [20] although it is not universally well received by the Christmas card producers. [21] The RSPB produced the first ever charity Christmas card in 1898, selling 4,500 that year [22]
The Christmas Card is an American romantic drama television film directed by Stephen Bridgewater and written by Joany Kane. The film stars John Newton and Alice Evans, with Lois Nettleton, Peter Jason, Ben Weber, Vaughn Armstrong, and Ed Asner in supporting roles. It follows the story of a career soldier who is deeply touched by a holiday card ...
The idea of Christmas celebrations didn't take until the mid-1800s and the first Christmas card was commissioned only in 1843. As exchanging cards grew more popular, Victorians sought designs to ...
1982: William’s first Christmas. Royal Christmas card bearing a full-color family photograph of Prince Charles, Princess Diana, and the infant Prince William from 1982 (PA) To celebrate the ...
What year was the first Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony? Answer: While the very first tree in Rockefeller Center was in 1931, there wasn't an official lighting ceremony until 1933.
John Callcott Horsley RA (29 January 1817 – 18 October 1903) was a British academic painter of genre and historical scenes, illustrator, and designer of the first Christmas card. He was a member of the artist's colony in Cranbrook .
John Arthur Dixon (18 June 1897 - 19 May 1958) was the British founder of the eponymous manufacturer of greetings cards and postcards, J. Arthur Dixon. Dixon was born at Cross Hills, Keighley, Yorkshire, the eldest son of Charles C. Dixon. [1] In 1926, he moved to Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, where he bought a small printing business. Dixon ...