Christmas card

American

noun

a printed and often decorated card for mailing at Christmas to express good wishes.

Christmas card British

noun

a greeting card sent at Christmas

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Christmas cards

plural

Etymology

Origin of Christmas card

First recorded in 1880–85

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Christmas card

He also took pictures of Prince George on his third and fifth birthday, as well as the Wales' family Christmas card for 2022.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Last year's Christmas card featured a family portrait that showed William and Catherine sitting on lush grass surrounded by spring daffodils, alongside their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

She prints them through a digital service for roughly the cost of a cheesy family Christmas card.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025

Compare that to this 1969 Christmas card, which shows the royals laughing, smiling and gathered around a boat.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

Nothing until the final degradation of the Christmas card.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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