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 holiday ...

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’t like ...

With the rise of digital cards from online retailers like Moonpig, who will print them out and mail them for you, you rarely see a handwritten holiday card anymore. As a writer, I so appreciate one!

There are some Christmas traditions in the UK that might confuse people from the US. Every Christmas, families gather to watch pantomimes or meet their school friends at the pub. They also eat ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - Lanterns light the way in Railroad Town where time is forever frozen in the 1890s. “We hadn’t quite gotten to electrified bulbs for Christmas trees, although it’s coming ...

It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History shows that ...

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