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CHRISTMASbam CARD HISTORY Many people enjoy the tradition of sending 1843 Jacqueline Kennedy painted this First printed Christmas card, “Glad Tidings” Christmas card Christmas and holiday greetings. Every December, (one of two cards) in 1963. Printed First printed card billions of cards are sent by mail, by hand or digitally. by the Hallmark Card Company, the People have been sending cards were sold to raise funds for the Christmas greetings to each Some cards are printed, others handmade, but the joy of National Cultural Center. other for hundreds of years. connecting with friends and family is a constant. In 1611, James I of England received a large, ornate manuscript folded into panels. Facts and figures — by the numbers It had a Christmas and New 45% of all cards sent are 80% of Christmas Winter holiday stamp and Year’s message written around Christmas and cards are bought by card sales in U.S. a painted rose and included winter holiday cards. women. (in billions of units per year) four poems and a song. It would be 200 years Stamps 1.3 before the first commercial Christmas cards were made. Cards 1.6 In 1843, Sir Henry Cole and his illustrator friend, John Victorian Christmas card, c.1890 Horsley, designed and 65% of people plan to send a Preferred greetings on Christmas cards printed the first com- Christmas card this year. mercial Christmas card. Merry It was hoped the cards Christmas would encourage people 21% Happy to use the new British 53% Holidays postal system. About 14% 1,000 cards were sold 73% 59% Other for 1 shilling each (about 12% Season’s 8 cents today, but a Greetings day’s wages for some Christmas card, early 1900s Age 54 and over Millennials people at the time). The card had three panels. How to make a fun and easy holiday pop-up card Did you know? The outer two panels showed Homemade cards were popular in the early 1900s. Today, many people still enjoy There are more than 3,000 people caring for the poor, and making their own cards. greeting card publishers in the in the center panel was a family To make a holiday pop-up card, United States today. having a large Christmas din- you can use your own art ideas or U.S. consumers send 1.6 billion ner. The card was controversial use pop-up printables found online, Christmas cards every year. because it showed a child sip- or follow the gift and bow template Between Thanksgiving and ping wine. shown here. Christmas Eve, the U.S. Postal Today, this card is very rare. In Materials needed Service delivers more than 15.8 2001, one sold for $35,800. • 2 pieces of card stock or billion cards, letters and pack- What a great idea! construction paper ages. • Extra construction paper Canada issued the world’s first By the 1870s, the cost of print- Christmas stamp in 1898. ing greeting cards and send- • Glue stick • Scissors ing them by mail had dropped • Art supplies to decorate with In 1962, the first U.S. Christmas enough to make Christmas (markers, glitter, extra paper) postage stamp was issued — it was a 4¢ Wreath and Candle cards affordable to most Step 1: Fold construction paper or stamp. people. By the early 1900s, card stock in half. Werner Erhard of San Francis- sending Christmas cards had Step 2: Cut slits at the center of your co set a world record for send- become a popular tradition in card. The paper between the cuts ing 62,824 Christmas cards in Europe and in North America. will form a tab that you’ll glue your December of 1975. In 1875, Louis Prang brought pop-up art to. Make as many tabs Christmas card production to you will need for your pop-up art. In 1891, Annie Oakley of Buf- falo Bill’s Wild West show sent the United States. By 1881, he Open card, fold tabs inward and personalized Christmas cards was printing more than 5 million crease each tab at the center. This with her photo on them. Christmas cards a year. will be the inside of your card. Photos of children are featured In 1915, John C. Hall and two Step 3: Print or draw your pop-up art. of his brothers created Hallmark on three-fourths of today’s fam- Cards in Kansas City, Missouri. Step 4: Cut the art out and glue to ily holiday cards. each tab. They introduced folded cards The White House has been with envelopes. These cards Step 5: Fold a second piece of paper sending holiday messages for had the advantage over post or card stock in half. This will be the out- over 90 years, beginning with cards because they offered side of your card. Glue the first (inside) Calvin Coolidge in 1927. privacy and extra room for mes- part of the card to the second piece and press together, hiding the tab cutouts. sages. Today, Hallmark remains SOURCES: World Book Encyclopedia, World Book Step 6: Decorate your card with glitter, Inc.; https://www.whychristmas.com; https://www. one of the largest card and gift smithsonianmag.com; https://www.greetingcard.org; wrapping companies. stickers or a personalized message. https://corporate.hallmark.com

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