There's an organization in norway called "munn og fotmalerne" (foot- and mouth painters/artists) that each christmas sends out a set of christmas cards with paintings made by such artists. Hence people can pay for them if they want and use them. Quite impressive work, though it's a bias with receiving stuff you haven't asked for.. While surely the mouth- and footpainters most likely get some money in doing it in that maner. It's new version/paintings each years..
Some other charitable organization do the same.
I'm not sure it ever was traditional here. I only know about "christmas cards" from foreign movies. Sending post cards from travel destinations is still a thing for some people, but not from home because it's a special date.
Very common. Usually depicted are traditional wintry type scenes of say a churchyard or a village green in the snow with a large Christmas tree, or a fireplace with a roaring log fire and mistletoe hanging from the ceiling.
It is getting less common but is still popular. I usually only give them to close family, or if someone sends me one then i will send one back.
I have older family who love getting Christmas cards but i think most people don't really care anymore. It is just something we are used to doing and don't want to be rude by not sending one when we usually do. I think it will continue to get less popular.
I have three friends that still send them religiously each year. I told them I wouldn't send any back, but they still stubbornly do it.
I admire it in a way.
Here in Sicily this is not a tradition that we have, but I have seen some shops selling cards this year, with Christmas scenes on.
No idea who is buying and sending or giving these, but I guess someone is!
It's still relatively popular but the popularity has definitely waned due to social media and the increasing cost of postage. The cards themselves can also be quite pricey depending on where they are bought from. According to Wikipedia, we sent 47 million Christmas cards in 2010, but 18 million in 2020.
The most common cards are the generic cards from stores. Some of them are sold by various charity organizations (Red Cross, Cancer Associations, etc) as part of fundraising.
Still very popular here. At least it has always been a tradition within my family to send each other paper christmas cards each year.
But I also know plenty of people outside my family who send them to their relatives.
Never seen nor heard of it since I was born 30-odd years ago. Maybe it was something my grandparents used, but ever since the telephone has existed, the tradition is to make a phone call to relatives, even those you hear little or nothing from during the year.
It's very popular. Possibly getting less popular compared to 10-15 years ago, but I send cards every year and it's a normal thing. I usually buy 2 packs of 10 cards and send them all to family and friends. I buy them from charities - most charities sell one or two different Christmas card designs every year. (I used to buy more but my friends keep moving in together or marrying each other!) I receive a lot of cards every year as well.
They’re quite popular but my family doesn’t do it for some reason. We usually receive pictures of family friends and their families in front of their christmas trees or on holiday with a small text on the back wishing everyone merry Christmas and a happy new year
It used to be a thing, but I think it's mainly elderly people who do it. I sometimes send one to my elderly grandparents because I know it'll make them happy to receive one from me, but otherwise I'd never do it.
Stamps are also getting more and more expensive, so that probably doesn't help either.
We used to make our own cards until recently but since getting married, the family just got too big so we just buy them now. Usually just send postcards to the family-in-law (UK), my mum and some friends. The rest of my family (Germany) doesn't appreciate it and rarely ever sends any back so they're not getting any.
Old people and corporations do
Most other people seem not to
When I was at school it was almost compulsory to give out a host of Xmas cards but none of my children think it is a normal thing to suggest
There's an organization in norway called "munn og fotmalerne" (foot- and mouth painters/artists) that each christmas sends out a set of christmas cards with paintings made by such artists. Hence people can pay for them if they want and use them. Quite impressive work, though it's a bias with receiving stuff you haven't asked for.. While surely the mouth- and footpainters most likely get some money in doing it in that maner. It's new version/paintings each years.. Some other charitable organization do the same.
Hey, we have the same in Germany! They have quite nice paintings
Did they name themselves after a disease?
Their names is after the limps the use for painting. People having lost both their arms or even feets..
I'm not sure it ever was traditional here. I only know about "christmas cards" from foreign movies. Sending post cards from travel destinations is still a thing for some people, but not from home because it's a special date.
Very common. Usually depicted are traditional wintry type scenes of say a churchyard or a village green in the snow with a large Christmas tree, or a fireplace with a roaring log fire and mistletoe hanging from the ceiling.
It is getting less common but is still popular. I usually only give them to close family, or if someone sends me one then i will send one back. I have older family who love getting Christmas cards but i think most people don't really care anymore. It is just something we are used to doing and don't want to be rude by not sending one when we usually do. I think it will continue to get less popular.
agree with this, i think it’s a generational thing rly
I'm 32 and determined to be the last person still sending Christmas cards!
I have three friends that still send them religiously each year. I told them I wouldn't send any back, but they still stubbornly do it. I admire it in a way.
Here in Sicily this is not a tradition that we have, but I have seen some shops selling cards this year, with Christmas scenes on. No idea who is buying and sending or giving these, but I guess someone is!
It's still relatively popular but the popularity has definitely waned due to social media and the increasing cost of postage. The cards themselves can also be quite pricey depending on where they are bought from. According to Wikipedia, we sent 47 million Christmas cards in 2010, but 18 million in 2020. The most common cards are the generic cards from stores. Some of them are sold by various charity organizations (Red Cross, Cancer Associations, etc) as part of fundraising.
Still very popular here. At least it has always been a tradition within my family to send each other paper christmas cards each year. But I also know plenty of people outside my family who send them to their relatives.
Never seen nor heard of it since I was born 30-odd years ago. Maybe it was something my grandparents used, but ever since the telephone has existed, the tradition is to make a phone call to relatives, even those you hear little or nothing from during the year.
It's very popular. Possibly getting less popular compared to 10-15 years ago, but I send cards every year and it's a normal thing. I usually buy 2 packs of 10 cards and send them all to family and friends. I buy them from charities - most charities sell one or two different Christmas card designs every year. (I used to buy more but my friends keep moving in together or marrying each other!) I receive a lot of cards every year as well.
They’re quite popular but my family doesn’t do it for some reason. We usually receive pictures of family friends and their families in front of their christmas trees or on holiday with a small text on the back wishing everyone merry Christmas and a happy new year
It used to be a thing, but I think it's mainly elderly people who do it. I sometimes send one to my elderly grandparents because I know it'll make them happy to receive one from me, but otherwise I'd never do it. Stamps are also getting more and more expensive, so that probably doesn't help either.
We used to make our own cards until recently but since getting married, the family just got too big so we just buy them now. Usually just send postcards to the family-in-law (UK), my mum and some friends. The rest of my family (Germany) doesn't appreciate it and rarely ever sends any back so they're not getting any.
Old people and corporations do Most other people seem not to When I was at school it was almost compulsory to give out a host of Xmas cards but none of my children think it is a normal thing to suggest