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People have been sending christmas greetings to each other for hundreds of years.
History of christmas cards. The first recorded use of merry christmas was in a christmas letter sent in 1534. The first known item that looked a bit like a christmas card was given to king james i of england who was also king. In 1843 sir henry cole commissioned the first commercial christmas cards in london. A brief history of christmas cards.
Between 1948 and 1957 norman rockwell created 32 christmas card designs including christmas surprise 1954 for hallmark. In 1930 the new york public library hosted an exhibition to highlight the variety of techniques used by american artists to express good tidings including etching wood engraving linoleum cutting and lithography. The cards were illustrated by john callcott horsley with a picture of a family drinking wine and sold for one penny each. Christmas history in the uk.
A christmas card is a greeting card sent as part of the traditional celebration of christmas in order to convey between people a range of sentiments related to christmastide and the holiday season christmas cards are usually exchanged during the weeks preceding christmas day by many people including some non christians in western society and in asia. The art of the christmas card christmas cards are at their core an artistic tradition. Courtesy of the hallmark archives hallmark cards inc kansas city mo.