Image via WikipediaGreeting cards are illustrated cards usually featuring a message of greeting or other sentiment.
Though Christmas has been celebrated since the birth of Christ, the first known usage of any Christmas greeting was in an informal letter written by an English admiral in 1699.
The then relatively new term 'Merry Christmas' figured prominently in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in 1843.
Christmas greetings are popular among Christians and the non-christians alike.
Perhaps the greatest of Prang's many innovations was the development of a multi-color printing process that incorporated as many as 20 colors on one print or card.
Taking full advantage of this technology, Prang employed the finest artisans of his day.
Church, Arthur F.
Poetic geniuses such as Longfellow, Tennyson and William Cullen Bryant were among those hired to write verses.
It is also sometimes referred to as Xmas.
Xristos Mass is shortened to Xmas.
Christmas around the world makes an interesting study by all odds.
Many people send cards to both close friends and distant acquaintances.
Many businesses, particularly smaller local businesses, also send Christmas cards to the people on their customer lists, as a way to develop general goodwill, retain brand awareness and reinforce social networks.
Typical content of these Christmas Greeting Cards ranges from truly Christian symbols such as Nativity scenes and the Star of Bethlehem to purely secular references, sometimes humorous, to seasonal weather or common Christmas time activities like shopping and partying.
A season full of joy, a holiday brimming with cheer--Christmas uncorks the festive spirits in the hearts of all and sundry in both secular and religious ways.
And of course you know the warmest expression of this holiday, Christmas, is the Christmas card.
It's a different feeling altogether to send and receive cards on Christmas! Warm and snug, as they are, Christmas cards help one express a world of thoughts and feelings to one's loved ones.
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