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December 20, 1945
The Tri County News
Grand Rapids, Wood County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Article explores the deepening roots of the Christmas card custom in American social and family life, noting its recent origin less than 80 years ago and how modern cards capture heartfelt family scenes, homes, and churches.
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THE TRI-COUNTY NEWS. GRAND RAPIDS. OHIO
Christmas
Card Roots Deep
EVERY year the Christmas card custom sends its roots deeper into
American social and family life. What is there about these gay, decorative
greetings that makes millions of people compile long lists of friends
and relatives with whom they want to share the Christmas spirit? It isn't
ancient tradition, because less than eighty years ago there were no Christmas
cards in America. The tremendous growth of this friendly custom
came in relatively recent years, as more and more Christmas cards began
to reflect emotional, real-life situations, close to people's hearts and
homes.
LOOK at the Christmas cards you receive this year. Notice how many
of them are designed to capture something of our family happiness at
Christmas, when we are all at home or thinking about those far away.
The family scene on the card in the center, above, will be duplicated
Christmas morning in American homes everywhere, and since it is so
heartwarming a scene we select it too for our family Christmas cards and,
thereby, ask all our friends to share in it.
CHRISTMAS card designers look everywhere for the true-to-life things
which bring the cards we receive right into the family circle. We pass
our village church every day in the year, but it never is more beautiful
than on Christmas Eve. So the church, too, becomes a Christmas card
symbol. Church, home, family-the things we recognize at once and love
always-these are what make a Christmas card.
Christmas
Card Roots Deep
EVERY year the Christmas card custom sends its roots deeper into
American social and family life. What is there about these gay, decorative
greetings that makes millions of people compile long lists of friends
and relatives with whom they want to share the Christmas spirit? It isn't
ancient tradition, because less than eighty years ago there were no Christmas
cards in America. The tremendous growth of this friendly custom
came in relatively recent years, as more and more Christmas cards began
to reflect emotional, real-life situations, close to people's hearts and
homes.
LOOK at the Christmas cards you receive this year. Notice how many
of them are designed to capture something of our family happiness at
Christmas, when we are all at home or thinking about those far away.
The family scene on the card in the center, above, will be duplicated
Christmas morning in American homes everywhere, and since it is so
heartwarming a scene we select it too for our family Christmas cards and,
thereby, ask all our friends to share in it.
CHRISTMAS card designers look everywhere for the true-to-life things
which bring the cards we receive right into the family circle. We pass
our village church every day in the year, but it never is more beautiful
than on Christmas Eve. So the church, too, becomes a Christmas card
symbol. Church, home, family-the things we recognize at once and love
always-these are what make a Christmas card.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Family
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Christmas Cards
Family Life
American Tradition
Holiday Custom
Social Greetings
Where did it happen?
America
Story Details
Location
America
Story Details
The Christmas card tradition, less than 80 years old in America, has grown by reflecting real-life family happiness, home scenes, and church symbols, drawing people to share the holiday spirit with loved ones.