DEC 9, 25.. CHRISTMAS CARDS.. GULLIBLE..
Christmas Cards NATIONAL TODAY?
Sure Enough! Christmas Cards!
Let us guess! .. If you haven’t already done so, it’s time you purchase and begin writing your 2025 Christmas Cards!
Christmas Card Day is celebrated on December 9.
Christmas cards have been around for centuries.
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 reached the USA in the 1840s, close to when the first ones were being printed in Britain.
It wasn’t until the Hall brothers opened Hallmark in 1910, in Kansas City, Missouri, that the practice really took off in the U.S.
Founder J.C. Hall’s wife went to school with Walt Disney, helping Hallmark secure a licensing deal to showcase Disney’s classic characters.
“Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings” cards are just as popular, if not more, than cards that chime “Merry Christmas”. These options make the festivities more inclusive of other beliefs or views.
There you have it!
Oh! Just in case you would like to read more you can click onto the NATIONAL TODAY website by clicking onto the below link..
https://nationaltoday.com/christmas-card-day/
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GULLIBLE..
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Thanks so very much Gullible!
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Cap and Patti