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Are you sending Christmas cards this year?

(107 Posts)
ExDancer Fri 10-Oct-25 11:51:39

Just that ....

Mollygo Fri 10-Oct-25 16:55:52

Yes, to those who are too far away to hand deliver. The list gets shorter at one end through old friends and family who aren’t with us any more. I hate the crossings out in my address book. It is getting longer at the other, with grandchildren and great grandchildren and a few new friends.
I like to receive them and read the notes inside, but as others have said, they don’t take up so much room any more.

Allira Fri 10-Oct-25 16:15:43

Yes, I will as to me it's part of Christmas and sometimes the only time we might catch up with distant friends, with a quick letter inside.

However, it is sad to have to cross more names off each year. ☹

keepingquiet Fri 10-Oct-25 15:46:16

Like anything else some Christmas traditions change over time.

I used to take a pillow case to bed and get an orange and some nuts in the bottom...

Doodledog Fri 10-Oct-25 15:35:34

I will send a few to older relatives who seem to equate the number of cards they get with how much they are loved. I don't subscribe to that POV, but as it matters to them I will play along.

Otherwise no. I haven't done for years.

Maremia Fri 10-Oct-25 15:33:05

Always try to get the Christmas stamps.

DancingDuck Fri 10-Oct-25 14:52:44

Only to friends and family that do not live local to me as I don't see them often so its nice to send a card. The cost of postage puts me off sending too many though !
Gone are the days when my Mum used to buy a box of 100 Christmas cards and use them all !

dalrymple23 Fri 10-Oct-25 14:36:51

No, I won't. The cost of postage has scuppered all Christmas wishes. Unless someone is on email, they won't hear from me! Bah, humbug!

JamesandJon33 Fri 10-Oct-25 14:12:09

Yes I expect so. Went to Tescos this morning to buy postage stamps. They said they hadn’t had any for weeks and have no idea why. Anyone got a guess?

Grandmabatty Fri 10-Oct-25 13:44:54

The jury is still out on that. I've sent them for so many years that it would feel odd not to. However the cost of postage is ridiculous.

Oreo Fri 10-Oct-25 13:25:28

I send a few to non Jewish friends and workmates, or rather give them rather than send, as postage is way too expensive. The best ever received ones were some very glittery robins.

Curlywhirly Fri 10-Oct-25 13:12:26

If I could email a card to all my friends, I would, and give the money saved to charity. Unfortunately I don't have email details for everyone. So, I'll be buying several books of stamps and keeping the Royal Mail busy 😉

Bukkie Fri 10-Oct-25 13:10:27

Yes, I love sending and receiving cards. For older people especially those like my friend without a mobile phone I often think the cards landing on their doormat must make their day.

Pantglas2 Fri 10-Oct-25 12:55:52

I’ve just sorted all Christmas stuff - tree, trimmings, tinsel and you wouldn’t believe how many bottle bags I have…🤭 folks know me too well!

I send fewer cards every year as folks drop (down or off) and one book of stamps does the trick nowadays as most get delivered.

sodapop Fri 10-Oct-25 12:49:55

I love all the Christmas traditions so will be sending cards as usual this year albeit to a smaller list of recipients. I love receiving cards and always read them a second time before everything is put away.

winterwhite Fri 10-Oct-25 12:46:54

Yes. Love sending and receiving them.

Maremia Fri 10-Oct-25 12:36:05

Yes, but like others, sad at how the List has diminished.

friendlygingercat Fri 10-Oct-25 12:31:46

I stopped celebrating christmas in 1979 and havnt send a card since. Too expensive.

Grandma70s Fri 10-Oct-25 12:30:49

I probably will send a few, but I don’t enjoy it. I like getting them, though!

pably15 Fri 10-Oct-25 12:28:44

I don't think royal mail do themselves any favours, a lot of folk can't afford the price of stamps, but the price still goes up,
as another poster said, gone are the days when we had strings of cards on the walls,

Desdemona Fri 10-Oct-25 12:24:19

I will send a small amount, noehere near as many as I used to.

Reasons being mainly that it seems only a few older people I know bother now, and the exorbitant postage costs.

pably15 Fri 10-Oct-25 12:14:08

I' m just about to start making Christmas cards, the list is not as long as it used to be, now I only have half a dozen to post, the rest for neighbours get put through their letterbox, but it's nice to give and recieve them.

Beechnut Fri 10-Oct-25 12:09:34

Yes I am. Probably giving more than posting.

henetha Fri 10-Oct-25 12:07:20

Yes, I still enjoy sending and receiving them. But my list is a lot shorter than it used to be.

notgran Fri 10-Oct-25 12:05:23

Yes, I also enjoy sending and receiving Christmas cards. We are away for a few days shortly, I shall take my cards to write in the evening with a glass of wine. Also start my Christmas letter, which I know not everyone on here likes but my family and friends do. One year I decided not to do one and it caused a bit of a stir for my sister as people kept contacting her saying was all ok with me and mine.tchsmile

Georgesgran Fri 10-Oct-25 12:05:21

Yes, but nowhere near as many to post as when DH was alive, but I regularly buy stamps when I buy birthday cards, so I’ve enough to use up.