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Christmas Trivia

Published by Joseph Ferrara December 22nd, 2006 in Christmas and trivia.

The 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, […]