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Last year, we received four Christmas cards, and two of them were commercial advertisements. I miss getting letters and cards in the mail. Nowadays, our mailbox is full of flyers and promotions, as well as chain letters, for millions of valued customers like us (who aren’t valued at all). It stinks!
The number of Christmas cards we receive has dwindled over the years. Every year, there were fewer cards. Emails or texts seem easier, even virtual cards. But, a digital card, as nice as they might be, lasts only a few seconds, and emails? We don’t print them, we don’t even archive them.
Ten, twenty years ago, we displayed the Christmas cards we received on our mantel and on side tables for all to see, for all to share. They were part of our Holiday decoration, part of our Holiday tradition, and I miss them.
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I wonder, am I the only one, or do you miss it too?
This year, I want to send out Christmas cards, not just to the people I know and love, but also to my blogging friends. My email address, my blog name at aol.com, can be found easily if you leave the WordPress Reader. It’s part of the template, but also on my “About Me” site.
I have blogging friends all over America, Europe, even Australia, and Asia.
There is enough time left before Christmas. Let’s do this.
You don’t even have to write one back if you don’t feel like it, but let me write a card to you. If it’s just a smile on your face, then it was so worth it. And yes, your address is safe with me as mine will be safe with you. 🎄🎁🎅
Are you in?
Hope you get more lovely cards.
Gwen .
North Pole, USA
I haven’t sent a Christmas card in years as it’s gotten so expensive to do so, but this year I did and I am excited to send them out. I agree with you, Christmas cards have been few and far between over the years. Hopefully they will pick up again in the years to come. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Every year I would love to send Christmas cards, but here in the UK the price of stamps puts me off. I used to love it at Christmas, getting all the cards and my mum would hang them on string round the kitchen, and then the lounge when room ran out!
I loved it too and I miss it. The prices have skyrocketed this year and it includes stamps and cards. Life has gotten really expensive. Don’t let the cost of stamps stop you from doing something you love. May it birthdays, Easter (if you celebrate) or Christmas cards. We all spend so much on things that are not important. Why not spend it on something that brings you joy. My emails address is TheHappyQuitter@aol.com Send me your address and I send you a card, no exchange needed, meaning you don’t have to send me one. 🙂
I would love to send you a card! I’ll email you now!
See my e-mail. I am one of those who have stopped sending many, but exceptions can be made 🙂 I hope your initiative has results.
I got it and replied. This is so exciting.
As soon I am home and settled from this little trip we took I will send you an email with my address and you can send yours. I still buy stamps every year (you can’t use the same holiday stamps all the time, and being forever stamps I can Circle back some time to fondly remembered older styles) write a dozen or so individual letter (I have never really liked the form letter copied over for everyone – takes the personal touch out of things) and send out about 25 cards. I get very few back. I wish letters in general would come back. I miss them too. Thanks for doing this Bridget!
Thank you for participating. I am so looking forward to write them all, to send them all, and perhaps receive some as well. It’s such a beautiful tradition and it’s up to us if we keep it or let it go.
You are most welcome! I will be eagerly awaiting the mail! 📫💌
I haven’t gotten any physical holiday cards in the mail and email in almost 20 years. The only ones I used to receive came from my former step family. It’s been so long, I can’t tell whether I miss things like holiday cards or not.
20 years without a card or mail? Are you kidding. We need to change this. We know each other since a long time. Trust me with your name and address (via email to TheHappyQuitting@aol.com) and I will send you a card. No strings attached other than a smile.
Thanks, just sent you an email.
I’m in! I will send you my address through email…. debbie 🙂 Be sure and give me yours as well! And I did so enjoy your book, btw!
You bet I will give you my address. This is exciting.
I saw your review. I didn’t even know my book already showed on Goodreads so. You gave me five rememberable minutes. You were one of the first reviews and I won’t forget how it made me feel. You got me! You got us! Thank you for that.
Oh how I agree with you about Christmas cards! Being older than most of you my memory banks are full of memories of literally hundreds of cards from all over creating a big display one hated to bring down at the beginning of the new year. Choosing the ‘right’ card could take days and for decades I added a ‘this was our year’ letter loving receiving such back – somehow that was the real meaning of the holiday for me. I do agree about the sense of using the money for charitable purposes as ‘restlessjo’ has noted – perchance I still feel selfish enough to love some of the old ways . . .
I remember the ‘this is our year’ letters as well, they were entertaining.
I never had a big family, so getting cards for Christmas and other special occasions as a young adult, reminded me that I now had a chosen family and that they cared enough for me to send a card. Later, after I moved to America, it these Christmas cards were even more important. It was a form of acceptance. I had made it in the ‘new’ country and people accepted me as one of them. (If that makes any sense).
Oh, getting mail naturally means the other party is thinking of you and willing to give up some personal time for you . . . and that feels ‘good’ . . . when you get dozens of ‘stories’ at the one time methinks the world becomes a very small and homely place 🙂 ! Well, talking to one another thru’ posts such as these also is part of the journey, isn’t it . . . 🙂 ?
I haven’t figured out what blogging really is. I am trying to figure it out for 12 years. No answer yet 🙂
Does that matter – as long as you enjoy 🙂 ? Actually I do not like the ‘meh’ word, but ! I am old enough to have had a lot of ‘penfriends’ in my younger years. One managed to find them in all kind of unusual ways . . . but, if you had something to talk about together and enjoyed that . . . the world was a nicer place !
No email from you 🙁 I was so looking forward to sending a card to Australia. 🙂
Darling gal – my email is eha.carr@outlook.com and my address >
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Eha Carr, AGRIS HUTROF HOUSE, 25 Estonian Road, THIRLMERE, NSW, 2572, AUSTRALIA
I did not enclose it as I am at the moment ‘stuck’ in the countryside with my broken arms, cancer, strokes etc and cannot get to any paper cards to send back. So – just being fair and logical ❤️!
Just so you do not get the wrong idea 😊 !
love Eha
I’m in. So far I have only sent cards to family. Most of them won’t send cards out. We have only received one card this year, from our broker. Many of the people who used to send cards have died, and postage is so high now I’m sure people are deciding not to send snail mail. I’m with you Imiss the cards. I have two piles of them from previous years that I need to toss, but I’ll look at them one last time before I do. Or maybe I won’t toss them at all. They are relics of a more peaceful time.
I’d be glad to send you a card. I’m painting cards now in hopes someone wants one.
My address is Dawn and Bruce King, 8609 Rachael Dr. Davisburg MI 48350
Many of our friends have passed on as well and sadly, my family has always been very small, I was alone when I was 18 and my husband’s parents passed away when we were in our 40’s. I never toss the pretty cards, they are special. I have a box of cards, the one I rescued when we lost everything, and another one with special meaning cards.
I miss Christmas cards too. They helped to decorate the house. We still get a few but nothing like we used to. I save some special ones from before and hang them around the house. I hope you get a surprise!
I hope so too. I really miss it. The internet and modern technology over rolled us and we let a few very nice traditions and customs go. It’s time to bring them back. A lady who lives close by has lost her husband recently. I bought a very special card for her. Many of my neighbors are battling diseases or had a hard year, neither one of us know what the New Year will bring. Will it be better? For all of us? I doubt it. We don’t get younger and seldom healthier. But the happiness and the joy, that’s up to us.
I do still send and receive quite a few, Bridget. Somewhere between 30 and 40. A few years ago we agreed that it was better to make a contribution to charity instead of sending cards but I still send them to Polish family, UK family and friends and a few walking friends here. Old habits die hard and, yes, I like having them around xx
That’s wonderful. I am glad I am not the jealous type. Cherish those cards as I know you will. You seem to do everything right in your life and I am glad so many of your friends and family are still around. You are truly blessed.
More good luck than judgement. Thanks darlin xx
I remember my parents’ home filled with Christmas cards and my mom writing and mailing the cards every year. It’s a wonderful tradition now gone for good it seems. Commercialism has taken over and the reason for Christmas has largely been forgotten too. Sad days for Americans.
It’s only gone for good if we let it be gone.
Exactly right! 🙏🏻❤️