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 ...

A prominent educator and patron of the arts, Henry Cole travelled in the elite, social circles of early Victorian England, and had the misfortune of having too many friends. During the holiday season ...

The printed Christmas card dates to the Industrial Revolution and used modernity to evoke nostalgia. The Nostalgic Tale of the Christmas Card Bemoaning changes to Christmas customs from days gone by ...