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Old King Cole was the real man responsible for the first commercial Christmas card. It was his solution to having too many Christmas messages to write by hand.

They have become so ubiquitous to the Christmas celebration that it is easy to forget that the Christmas card is nearly 200 years old and Christmas stamps a lot younger.

Christmas Cards and Christmas crackers owe their popularity to the work of three people, Louis Prang, Sir Henry Cole and Tom Smith.

Even in Days gone by people led very busy lives and were looking for ways to save time and energy. Just as now, many inventions are created to be time savers.

Louis Prang, a German immigrant who was a lithographer, utilized new color printing methods to bring mass produced Christmas cards to America.

A brief history of the Christmas card, from its Roman origins to the first Christmas card produced in Victorian England

Choose personalized corporate Christmas or greeting cards to send to employees and clients this holiday season.

It's Christmas once again! It's time for Santa's gifts, for mistletoe kisses and for family gatherings. It's also a time to reflect on the traditions of this holiday.

Nowadays, flushing lavatories are a fact of life facilitating the need to remove and treat human waste, hygienically, but this wasn't always the case

Instead of buying mass-produced tat, why not make your own Christmas cards? And Christmas card printing is available for those who only want to do the design themselves.

Christmas carols have always been a lovely blend of old and new songs as each generation honours the Yuletide with their own experiences. Bing Crosby sang three top hits.

There are many customs, traditions, and symbols for the holiday of Christmas, enhancing a season of joy and a time for giving to others.