We received the first Christmas cards of the season yesterday from his Lordships cousins in England. As is popular over there, the cards depict the 3 wise men and usually benefit a charity. However, state side, I have been having darker thoughts regarding holiday greetings. Let's see what's out there:
Here is a clever card created by an artist on etsy. That's her husband, as a boy, sitting on Santa's lap. She added the interesting background art.
Than of course I might get the hankering to include a few monsters in my greetings
https://www.etsy.com/listing/87157543/hearse-themed-christmas-cards-1971?ref=sc_2&plkey=648653925a62409685558bce44d86cd26bd879a7%3A87157543&ga_search_query=creepy+christmas+cards&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery
Source: https://www.etsy.com/listing/203007377/creepy-christmas-greeting-cards-holiday
Alternately if music is not your thing, perhaps pictures of notorious serial killers are - here's Charlie Manson wishing your family happy holidays....
Finally, I gotta include the vintage creep as ours was not the first society fascinated by the dark side of Christmas:
source: https://www.etsy.com/listing/212066822/krampus-card-krampuskarten-holiday-demon?ref=market
source: https://www.etsy.com/listing/115852197/vintage-santa-was-creepy-funny-christmas?ref=market
"God rest ye merry gentlemen" is my fave!
ReplyDeleteI agree "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlmen" Is classic.
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