It’s getting closer and closet to time for Ho ho ho to come and visit. This is one year I’m not excited at all for Charlie’s Birthday or Christmas. Although, I was excited to find out Christmas Card Day, falls on December 9, to all! Which I never knew about and even though Christmas Card Day has passed I think I will pick up Christmas Cards to mail out. If you would like one leave me your address below.
People like to say ’Tis the Season for spreading cheer and joyful greetings, so why not grab a recent family photo, a box of cards, or even a tastefully designed e-card and get to writing! Here is a fun #teachingmomen for you. Christmas cards have been around for Centuries, so there’s no time like the present to send Christmas Cards out and keep your loved ones up to date on your life while you wish them good tidings.
Annual Christmas cards have become a popular and time-honored (or maybe family-mandated) tradition; a means of telling your friends and family, however distant, “Happy holidays, we’re thinking of you, and look how great we’re doing!” Christmas Cards are a way of doing a yearly catch-up, and check in on how much the children have grown and what big moves so-and-so has made. And while Christmas Cards seem commonplace now, that wasn’t always the case.
Sir Henry Cole, a member of the British Civil Service, created the modern concept of the Christmas Card along with his artist friend, John Horsley, in 1843, as a means to encourage more people to use the new British postal system.
Their first card was sold for one shilling or about 24 U.S. cents. By the 1860s, the practice of sending Christmas cards was more or less in full swing in Britain thanks to the rise and advent of the printing press.
Christmas cards inevitably reached the USA in the 1840s, close to when the first ones were being printed. However, the expenses involved in their production rendered them a stagnant practice until 1875 when German printer Louis Prang started mass-producing the cards, making them affordable. It wasn’t until the Hall brothers opened Hallmark, however, in the early 20th Century that the practice really took off in the U.S.
Today, Christmas cards have become a major part of the holiday tradition. Whether you take a family photo or create one out of construction paper, glue, and glitter, your Christmas cards are sure to make their recipients smile.
How To Celebrate Christmas Card Day
- The question is who needs boxed Christmas cards anyway? You run the risk of giving and receiving the same card! Rather than spend your money in the greeting-card section, take the time to put scissors, glue, and pens to paper to send your loved ones an extra-special Christmas cards that really says you care.
- Many of us tend to save particularly pretty or thoughtful Christmas cards from years past, so why not put them to good use! Grab a card holder, a corkboard and pushpins, or even fridge magnets, and put your Christmas cards from previous years and this year on display for all to see! Shoot, you can even string your Christmas Cards together to make a festive garland to celebrate the season.
- Everyone writes thank you notes for Christmas gifts, but what about Christmas cards? If you were thrilled to hear from your childhood friend or great-aunt, why not send them a note that says, “Thank you for thinking of me”.
Facts About Hallmark
- Did you know tto this day, Hallmark is owned by the family of the Hall brothers who opened Hallmark in 1910.
- J.C. Hall was a highschool dropout which reminds us who says you need a degree to be successful?
- After running out of tissue paper one holiday Season, the company needed a quick fix to wrap gifts elegantly so they taped French paper-envelope liners together.
- The founder of Hallmark J.C. Hall’s wife went to school with Walt Disney, helping Hallmark secure a licensing deal to showcase Disney’s classic characters.
- Did you know back in the day, the Hallmark channel was a TV-movie powerhouse and has 81 Emmys to its name.
Why People Love Christmas Card Day
Did you know there are whole Museum exhibits dedicated to Christmas cards. If you have the means and the opportunity drop by the British Museum to see Queen Anne’s 1900 era collection. After that, hop on over to the Charles Dickens Museum in London to see the display of the first-ever Christmas Card, which was created the same year as Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”.
Everyone is tired of the hustle and bustle of purchasing gifts and dashing from party to party? Take a break by making and sending Christmas cards! Throw a matching family photoshoot or get crafty and make customized cards to send to loved ones.
No matter how often you actually talk to your distant relatives, chances are you’ll get a Christmas card from them because Christmas cards are a great way to catch up on the year’s highlights if you haven’t had time to get in on all the details throughout the year.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
