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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 ...
The world's first commercially produced Christmas card, made by artist John Callcott Horsley for Henry Cole in 1843. From 1837 to 1840, he worked as an assistant to Rowland Hill and played a key role in the introduction of the Penny Post. He is sometimes credited with the design of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black. [3]
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 .
Like this poignant wartime Christmas card from the then Princess Elizabeth, sent in 1942. There's the tilt of the cap, the young face, looking into an unknown future.
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] The custom of sending them has become popular among a wide cross-section of people with the emergence of the modern trend towards exchanging E-cards .
“Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year,” the card reads, as per usual. 2015: Charles and Camilla are all smiles Charles and Camilla’s 2015 Christmas card (Getty Images)
Seasonal greeting cards should also be mailed, or electronically sent during the first half of December, so your recipient or recipients can get it before Christmas, or before they travel for the ...
In the United States, approximately 6.5 billion greeting cards are bought each year, at a total cost of more than US$7 billion. [1] A counter card in the U.S. typically sells for $2 to $4. [1] Boxed cards, which are a popular option for Christmas cards or other times when multiple cards are sent, tend to cost less.