My musical diet from Thanksgiving until New Year’s Day consists mostly of Christmas songs, carols, and hymns. Admittedly, I lean towards a good melancholy melody, and one song rose to the top this year – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas! The song encourages muddling through the difficulties of the present year, and allowing our hearts to be light because next year our troubles will be out of sight. One verse even suggests,
What does your Christmas card say about you? Apparently every
part of it has the power to send a message to the recipient about who you are
and what you value. At least that is what sociologists who study this kind of
thing say. Do you address it by hand (personal) or by a computer made label
(impersonal)? Is the card image religious (conservative) or not? Is the message
inside one line long (minimalist) or nine lines long (traditionalist)? And how
do you insert the card into the envelope?
The first Christmas card was commissioned in London by Sir Henry…
