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Get ready to send out those Christmas cards (and letters).... The first commercial Christmas cards were commissioned by Sir John Callcott Horsley in London, 1843, and featured an illustration by Henry Cole. The picture, of a family with a small child drinking wine together, proved controversial, but the idea was shrewd. Early English cards rarely showed winter or religious themes, instead favoring flowers, fairies and other fanciful designs that reminded the recipient of the approach of spring. Humorous and sentimental images of children and animals were popular, as were increasingly elaborate shapes, decorations and materials. The production of Christmas...

LOS ANGELES, CA, December 14, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Barbara Walters likes to receive Christmas greetings from high-profile celebrities and leaders, but apparently not if they refer to the Bible. On Thursday's episode of ABC's The View, Walters expressed dismay that President and Mrs. Bush would send out greetings containing Scripture. During the segment, Walters showed the other gals some of the "highfalutin Christmas cards," and explained the White House card:

 It's time to wish the ACLU a Merry Christmas! No, not "Happy Holidays" or "Seasons   Greetings" or even "Kabala Kwanzaa." And certainly not "Xmas." We're talking actual "Merry Christmas" here. You can now send several E-cards a day to the ACLU as well as send your actual physical Christmas card to their national offices.  Send them some e-Cards. And don't forget to send an actual Christmas card to: ACLU125 Broad Street18th FloorNew York, NY 10004  Planned Parenthood has infuriated Christians all over the nation by selling "holiday cards" (they're not Christmas cards, of course) with their offensive and blasphemous slogan...

Christmas cards! Yes, Christmas cards. This is coming early (really early) so that you can get ready to include an important address to your list. Read on........ What a GREAT idea! Fun with the ACLU...... Want to have some fun this CHRISTMAS? Send the ACLU a CHRISTMAS CARD this year. As they are working so very hard to get rid of the CHRISTMAS part of this holiday, we should all send them a nice, CHRISTIAN, card to brighten up their dark, sad, little world. Make sure it says "Merry Christmas" on it Here's the Address, just don't be rude or...

Bush is first president to choose yule card with a Scripture THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS About 2 million friends and supporters of President Bush found something in their mailboxes this month that no other president has offered: A holiday card with a Bible verse. This card has a line from Psalms, 95:2: "Let us come before him with Thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." Presidents have been sending season's greetings since Calvin Coolidge wrote "Merry Christmas" on White House stationery in 1927. And many presidents issued proclamations about faith-related events varying from the National Day of Prayer to...

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS About 2 million friends and supporters of President Bush found something in their mailboxes this month that no other president has offered: A holiday card with a Bible verse. This card has a line from Psalms, 95:2: "Let us come before him with Thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." Presidents have been sending season's greetings since Calvin Coolidge wrote "Merry Christmas" on White House stationery in 1927. And many presidents issued proclamations about faith-related events varying from the National Day of Prayer to Ramadan. But this administration is the first to include Scripture in...

I wanted to send you a Christmas Card, but my attorney asvised me to send the following: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral, celebration of some sort of holiday on or about the winter solstice, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all, and a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and uncomplicated recognition...

I receved a Christmas Card from The White House, on Saturday. Did anyone else get one?

He is famous for his ever-so-slightly risqué black and white nudes and fashion photography. Now John Swannell has turned his lens on Tony and Cherie Blair - for their entirely non-controversial Christmas card. The world-renowned snapper, favoured by many celebrities, has the couple posing in relaxed, smart-but-casual mode under one of Chequers' Gothic-style arches. Last year the Blairs had two cards - one official and one for family and close friends - but that has been dropped in favour of one simple card featuring just the two of them. But this year's is notable for the fact it carries...

Blair's PC Christmas card Ringing the changes ... card shows Tony and Cherie casually dressed         By SIMON HUGHES TONY Blair is sending out two official Christmas cards this year — and one does not mention Christmas at all. The card intended for non-Christians like Britain’s 1.6million Muslims simply reads: “With best wishes for the New Year.” A second version bears the full traditional message: “With Best Wishes For Christmas And The New Year.” A Whitehall insider revealed: “There’s two editions. Both have the same photo on the front cover. The card’s supposed to be top secret...

Image released by the White House of the 2004 White House Christmas card featuring the Red Room. President and Mrs. Bush highlight the Red Room of the White House in the 2004 White House Christmas card. Designed by Cindi Holt of Fort Worth, Texas, the original oil on canvas painting shows the room decorated for the holidays with a cranberry topiary and a glowing fireplace. (AP Photo/White House)

Image released by the White House of the 2004 White House Christmas card featuring the Red Room. President and Mrs. Bush highlight the Red Room of the White House in the 2004 White House Christmas card. Designed by Cindi Holt of Fort Worth, Texas, the original oil on canvas painting shows the room decorated for the holidays with a cranberry topiary and a glowing fireplace.

Bernadette Malone: Planned Parenthood's abuse of ChristmasBy BERNADETTE MALONE IF THERE EVER were ever a Christmas card I was glad not to receive, it's the one circulating around the country that reads "Choice on Earth." I'd be embarrassed that the twisted sender even had my address. The sender of this "holiday" card (sold for $15 per package over the Internet, dressed up with lots of celebration and fanfare) is Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the country. Of course, "Choice on Earth," a mockery of the Christian gospel message of "Peace on Earth," is also a euphemism for "Abortion...

MERRY CHRISTMAS and A SAFE AND PROSPEROUS 2004 TO FREEPERS EVERYWHERE!! -- Marty & Mrs. Fierro