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A Christmas card is a greeting card sent as part of the traditional celebration of Christmas in order to convey between people a range of sentiments related to Christmastide and the holiday season. Christmas cards are usually exchanged during the weeks preceding Christmas Day by many people (including some non-Christians) in Western society and ...
Christmas cards are illustrated messages of greeting exchanged between friends and family members during the weeks preceding Christmas Day. The traditional greeting reads "wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", much like that of the first commercial Christmas card, produced by Sir Henry Cole in London in 1843. [167]
At Christmas 1873, Prang began creating greeting cards for the popular market in England and began selling the Christmas card in America in 1874; he is sometimes called the "father of the American Christmas card." [4] Prang was an active supporter of female artists, both commissioning and collecting artworks by women.
For a time, the religious faithful coming to America did not celebrate Christmas at all, wanting to separate themselves from Britain and show reverence to the Bible by not celebrating on Dec. 25.
Jefferson Mays and his wife, Susan Lyons, talk about "A Christmas Carol" and the enduring appeal of Charles Dickens' 180-year ghost story of Christmas in an interview with USA Today Network New ...
[1] [2] They were the first company to sell greeting cards with a fitted envelope. [3] Rust was soon joined by his brother Donald. [1] Fred then began to focus more on the creative and sales aspects of the company while Donald managed the manufacturing and finances. [1] In time, the offerings grew to include cards for holidays including ...
(KDVR) DENVER - As long ago as 1907, when merchants put green and red bulbs in street lights along 16th Street, Denver has been known for outdoor holiday flair. But in 1914 when D. D. Sturgeon ...
A round-robin letter or Christmas letter is a letter, typically included with a Christmas card and sent to multiple recipients at the end of the year, in which the writer describes the year's events for themselves and/or their family. [1]