A Christmas card. British Museum, Artist William Maw Egley. CC BY-NC-SA It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History ...

There are no hard and fast etiquette rules about sending out Christmas cards the first Christmas after you've suffered a loss. Anyone you send a Christmas card most likely knows of your loss.

Interestingly, the first Christmas card was born out of anxiety. In Victorian England during the holiday season of 1843, Sir Henry Cole found himself overwhelmed after receiving so much mail.

For Charles’ first Christmas card since he became King after the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II, he and Camilla chose a photo taken by award-winning photographer Sam Hussein.

And there you have it -- the first Christmas card. (See photo up top, that’s the one!) According to Smithsonian Magazine, some were upset over what appeared to show children drinking wine.

So far as is known, this was the first Christmas card. Today, in the U. S. alone, Christmas cards have become a $30,000,000-a-year industry. Artistically most cards are loathsome, ...

Dalton Dingus, 9, wants to set a record for most Christmas cards. Dec. 27, 2012— -- Twice a day, every day for the past three weeks, a mail truck has arrived at the home of Dalton Dingus, a 9 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History shows that Christmas traditions are just as subject to ...