The lost art of Sending Christmas Cards

I remember as a child my parents receiving dozens of Christmas cards every year. Some with a letter detailing the highlights of that families year, some with photos, and some with so much glitter we left it in the envelope.

The past few years the only card I get is from my Cat's Vet.

It is just me or are Christmas cards a thing of the past?

P.S. I still send cards, just don't get many .

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Glossy · F

These days, a lot of people send electronic Christmas cards by email. You still have to buy them (they only cost a few pence) but when you receive one it looks like you’ve got a personalised animation from Pixar, just for you.

https://www.jacquielawson.com/cards/christmas

Jacqui Lawson is a fine example of this art.
Follow the above link and then “Preview this card” on the right…

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@Glossy That's the name.. Jacquie Lawson.

I received one of them last year from a couple with whom I've exchanged cards for years, and even better they normally bought ones supporting the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

I wondered what it was at first. I thought it was some elaborate scam until I spotted my and their names, saw the Lawson name and realised what this was.

I felt rather hurt. Just so impersonal. Greetings almost by database and mail-merge tacked onto a computer-art picture. Indeed, knowing my friend's professional background that would not surprise me. No effort. No thought. Just enter the name and press [Enter]. Friendship by numbers and menus.

Tempted to reply likewise though at least by an e-post message with some scenic photo I had taken, I thought better of being petty and sent a proper card. An RNLI one think, as I have just posted to them this year!