Yule Card Courtesy Important
THE exchange of cheerful Christmas cards between friends is one of our most delightful Yuletide customs and like all other social relationships, it is governed by simple, common sense rules of etiquette.
You may properly send your holiday greetings to almost everyone - business and professional associates, if you wish, as well as social acquaintances and relatives. Be sure to choose appropriate cards, however. If Aunt Jennie is a garden enthusiast, she'll probably appreciate a beautiful flower print more than a dozen Santa Claus designs.
Special Titles
Cards with special titles, such as “Merry Christmas, Mother,” are available for mothers, wives, sweethearts and practically all relatives, including the in-laws, and are a mark of individual thoughtfulness.
If you can spare a moment or two, pen a brief holiday note on each card. It adds a warm sincerity and a touch of your individual personality to your Yuletide greetings. Christmas time is a sentimental and nostalgic season for everyone, and many a friendship has been kept alive through the years by the annual exchange of holiday greetings. Colored ink is entirely proper both for signing the card and addressing the envelope, provided it harmonizes with the color scheme of the card itself.
Signatures need not be formal, expect on engraved Christmas cards. You may have your name neatly printed if you wish, or take your pen in hand and sign the greetings yourself with a holiday flourish.
“Mr. and Mrs.”
Most couples may omit the Married couples may omit the “Mr. and Mrs.” if they prefer and sign their cards simply “Paul and Jenny Wilson.” Either the husband's name or the wife’s may appear first. Children in the family rate a place in the signature, too.
In addressing the envelopes, it is best to send one card to a husband and wife, and separate cards to other adult members of the family, too. As an alternative, one card may be mailed to the whole family if you are careful to write the names of each individual on the envelope, including the children.
Use three-cent stamps for for your Christmas cards, following the rule of good taste which says that first-class friends deserve first-class mail. It is entirely proper to write your return address on the envelope, to help friends keep tab on change of address.
Selecting attractive Christmas cards for each of your friends is a delightful pre-Christmas activity. Don't treat it as a sober social responsibility. Plunge in with a smile and the gay holiday scenes on the cards will soon fill your heart with Yuletide cheer and sentiment." — Mill Valley Record, 1948
🍽Etiquette Enthusiast, Maura J. Graber, is the Site Editor for the Etiquipedia© Etiquette Encyclopedia
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