While the Christmas card may have seemed like an entirely new invention to Victorian senders and receivers, the first Christmas card's design was actually influenced by other, older British ...

Believe it or not, a little nostalgia was what led to the invention of the first Christmas card. Maybe if we bring enough of that holiday nostalgia into the mix, we can revive this old custom.

While the Christmas card may have seemed like an entirely new invention to Victorian senders and receivers, the first Christmas card’s design was actually influenced by other, older British ...

The first Christmas card with the words 'A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to You." Artist John Callcott Horsley via Wikimedia Commons It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn ...

A Christmas card. British Museum, Artist William Maw Egley. CC BY-NC-SA It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History ...

First world postal stamp – the Penny Black. General Post Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland via Wikimedia Commons Most historians date the Christmas card's arrival to 1843 ...