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Did You Know the First Commercial Christmas Card Featured Underage Drinking?

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

May we all be as merry as that boozy child.

Posted inArt

Merry Christmas from Krampus, Santa’s Demonic Helper

Avatar photo by Allison Meier December 23, 2016December 16, 2021

Krampuskarten depict Saint Nicholas’s darker counterpart: the devilish Krampus, whose current image visually carries centuries of folklore.

Posted inArt

Why Are There Dead Birds on Victorian Christmas Cards?

Avatar photo by Allison Meier December 16, 2016July 13, 2022

One of the more curious recurring images on 19th-century Christmas cards is the dead bird, which may symbolize mortality or something more ritualistic.

Posted inArt

Have a Creepy Little Christmas with These Unsettling Victorian Cards

Avatar photo by Allison Meier December 23, 2015July 13, 2022

Anthropomorphic cats, murderous frogs, and insects dancing by the moonlight aren’t exactly part of our Christmas card tradition today.

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When Artists Make Holiday Cards

by Laura C. Mallonee December 24, 2014December 5, 2016

There are few small pleasures more delightful than opening the mailbox to find a holiday card from a friend.

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