Blog Meme Tag and Mary McKnight’s Yankee Blog Swap gave us all the opportunity to know each other a little better. We read most of the memes and used them to help us shop for just the right gift. Even though certain bloggers were naughty (TB), we got everyone a gift, though we [...]
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Sellsius Santa Is Naughty & Nice
Published by December 23rd, 2006 in Blogging, Christmas and Gifts. CommentsThe first commercial Christmas card (above) was the brainchild of Sir Henry Cole. It showed a family feast and the words “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You”. It was illustrated by John Horsley and printed in London in 1843. An original copy is very rare.
St. Nicholas, the original Father of Christmas, [...]
