Before Facebook I used to get a kick out of sending Christmas cards. I didn’t always address them by hand by I always wrote at least a few lines and included a photo collage because everyone wanted to see the kids . Two years ago I realized that we’d posted most of the good family photos on Facebook and few of the cards we received had been touched by human hands. So I just stopped. I don’t regret it but I do have pangs of guilt when I open the mailbox and see the cards that others have sent to me. I feel like I’m not holding up my end of the bargain or that those who are sending cards will think we no longer care about them. That’s not true of course, it’s just that I don’t see the point anymore.
My parents and sister send intentionally humorous Christmas letters and a few others send letters that unintentionally entertaining. There’s one in particular that we look forward to every year - it’s single-spaced, front and back and overflowing with the amazing accomplishments of their kids.
I’ve been in my industry a long time so I receive holiday notes at work too. It wasn’t too long ago that an exec admin would solicit suggested recipients for a holiday card signed by the CEO and other execs. A few years ago the paper cards were deemed wasteful and replaced with festive, often animated emails, occasionally mentioning a donation to a charity. Call me a curmudgeon, but an automated address list-mail merge is just more junk mail in my inbox. The fact that it includes a gif of a wreathe and falling snow doesn’t change that.
I have one or two business contacts who send edibles (cookies, crackers, chocolate, etc.). Now THOSE are memorable, professional holiday gifts. Some of them even make it home!
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