form of greeting card usually sent by mail as an expression of goodwill at Christmastime. Although many cards display religious symbols or themes, secular winter motifs are equally popular. The practice of sending Christmas cards, which has been followed in all English-speaking countries, is growing in many others.
[Credit: Courtesy of Hallmark Cards, Inc.]" width="400" height="246">The first Christmas card, designed by J.C. Horsley for his friend Sir Henry Cole, 1843. [Credit: Courtesy of Hallmark Cards, Inc.]
