Marks & Sparks Christmas Cards

so sorry that you were in too much of a hurry to examine your cards before spending money on them, and that you don't know the history of xmas, and that you want to send cards because it's Christian (?) but can't spare the time to write two words to your friends. Sorry, lost track of the other reasons you were angry and wanted sympathy.

Well, Greta, since I believe the first ever Christmas card was sent in the UK back in the 1800s, maybe it is a particularly British thing. It soon caught on, and many of us still like sending and receiving them. We don't much care what anybody else thinks.
If you don't like it, there's no law to say you have to do it. It was a Brit who dreamt up Scrooge, too! So all the Bah Humbug types are also carrying on a good old British invention.

Yes, M&S Christmas cards are very gloomy this year. I went in to buy some the other day and didn’t like any of the dull, bland designs. Didn’t get round to checking the message inside as I left the store feeling depressed that M&S have nothing I want to buy.

Witzend, perhaps I did not make myself clear. Your comments are rather agressive; unnecessarily so. I never said I don't like sending Christmas cards. I always have done and will continue to do so. I think handing somebody a card when you live next door to them or see them on an almost daily basis is strange. When I worked as a secondary school teacher I received cards (handed to me) from colleagues and pupils. One Christmas I counted about 150 cards. I call that a waste of paper. Should we not all start thinking seriously about how we can protect the environment?

Spelling: 'agressive' should of course be 'aggressive'. My mistake.

Had to laugh at miss footloose very amusing!

Not worth fussing about tbh. Christians will still know what it means to them. But happy holidays instead of happy Christmas does sound silly.

I seem to remember that back in the 60s there was a fashion for having Season's Greetings on cards because it looked more sophisticated than Happy Christmas.

Not being a Christian, I always try and avoid overtly religious designs and prefer Season's Greetings - my parents did too so I think it's been around longer than the 60s!

The trees & trimmings may certainly not have anything to do with Jesus Christ, but for Christians it is ‘A’ day chosen to Celebrate his believed birth. Either way it is a extra or special day to make some time to think of others , to share with family if we are lucky enough to have people to celebrate with . Commercialisation in my opinion spoils what it is all about, but the fact that people do make an effort or go over the top at least shows that it is still about giving,caring & sharing, even if at times over the top & a bit misguided.

I'm surprised that many posters here are annoyed at my use of the word 'furious'. I'm 'furious' when the car won't start. I'm 'furious' when I trip over the cat. At this very moment, I'm 'furious' because I've just dropped my hairbrush down the loo! (Perhaps 123coco is right ...? I must live a charmed life, and get up every morning ready to be offended! )
I know there are many horrendous things going on in the world which deserve our very real fury! And they get mine too!
Dontaskme Not sure that this explanation satisfies me ... but thank you for sharing.
A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL - AND MY BEST WISHES FOR A WONDERFUL 2019!

Seasons greetings to you too Lyndiloo and have a very happy Winter Holiday :P