Tradition! Every year, families all across the nation are thinking about traditions when the holidays approach. Newlyweds think about the Christmas traditions they’d each like to bring to the marriage, new parents think about the holiday traditions they look forward to introducing their newborns to, and families with grown children think about the […]
Each year, a few weeks before Thanksgiving, my family and I start planning a trip to the local Christmas tree farm. It’s a wonderful tradition we began before the children were even born. It has sort of become the unofficial start to our holiday season, and a very lovely way to kick it […]
Each and every year, millions upon millions of cards, letters, and postcards arrive in Americans’ mailboxes during the holiday season. The U.S. Postal Service estimates that they process nearly two billion Christmas cards of some shape or form each year, this despite the rise in popularity of electronic greetings sent via the Internet. […]
Countless households across the country consider the sending of their annual Christmas cards to be a very momentous occasion in the year. Sure, most families who send holiday greetings to friends and family think it’s important and worthwhile, but it’s a special breed of holiday wellwisher that takes every last detail about their Christmas […]
The holidays are a time for enjoying the Christmas spirit with friends and family. For many people (over 60% of American households, according to some sources), some very important members of their family are their pets. As a result, it’s becoming more and more popular to include a family pet or pets in […]
A large part of why millions of people worldwide send Christmas cards to their family and friends is to stay in touch and to send out holiday greetings and well-wishes. After all, the “trend” of sending Christmas cards is now well into its second century…and still going strong.
Another reason that so many folks wouldn’t […]
If you sometimes find the process of selecting, ordering, signing, addressing, stamping, and mailing out Christmas cards to be more of a hassle than anything else, try to remember how meaningful it is for those friends and family who receive the cards. Realizing that more people than you might initially think are anticipating opening […]
Our postal service here in the United States says that first class letters should arrive at their destinations within about 5 to 7 days. Of course, we’ve all heard stories where that time estimate was woefully off, where the letter took several weeks to arrive, or even months. But wouldn’t you hate to […]
When you realize that people have been sending out Christmas cards for well over a century now, it shouldn’t be hard to believe or understand that some ideas for card styles or designs are simply not that new. In fact, some types of Christmas cards have been around for a very very long time.
An […]
During the holidays, the mailman is kept very busy delivering holiday greetings to everyone on your block (and the next block, and the next block…). Typically, most households in the United States receive the bulk of their Christmas cards from friends and family, but often other cards will appear in the mailbox. Yes, I’m talking […]