James Cooper

That was from Towards the Night Before Christmas in 1823.

That was from Towards the Night Before Christmas in 1823.

That was from Towards the Night Before Christmas in 1823.

before that he always arrived on a horse and it was really because um the reindeer you had some people drawing reindeer up in um the northern states in the snowy states and also up in uh norway and sweden it's thought that um Clark Moore drew some of the inspiration from Nordic traditions of the sleighs over there, which are pulled by reindeer to bring the reindeer into the poem.

before that he always arrived on a horse and it was really because um the reindeer you had some people drawing reindeer up in um the northern states in the snowy states and also up in uh norway and sweden it's thought that um Clark Moore drew some of the inspiration from Nordic traditions of the sleighs over there, which are pulled by reindeer to bring the reindeer into the poem.

before that he always arrived on a horse and it was really because um the reindeer you had some people drawing reindeer up in um the northern states in the snowy states and also up in uh norway and sweden it's thought that um Clark Moore drew some of the inspiration from Nordic traditions of the sleighs over there, which are pulled by reindeer to bring the reindeer into the poem.

And that's where we get the reindeer from. Although, of course, Rudolph only arrived in 1939 for Montgomery Ward department stores when a book was written about him. And then the cartoon was made in 48. And we have the famous song in 49.

And that's where we get the reindeer from. Although, of course, Rudolph only arrived in 1939 for Montgomery Ward department stores when a book was written about him. And then the cartoon was made in 48. And we have the famous song in 49.

And that's where we get the reindeer from. Although, of course, Rudolph only arrived in 1939 for Montgomery Ward department stores when a book was written about him. And then the cartoon was made in 48. And we have the famous song in 49.

That's a good old British tradition, and that was invented in the same year that A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was published, which was 1843. Christmas cards were invented by a man called Sir Henry Cole. He was one of the founding members of the Victoria and Albert Museum over here in London. And he also helped set up the earliest UK post office.

That's a good old British tradition, and that was invented in the same year that A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was published, which was 1843. Christmas cards were invented by a man called Sir Henry Cole. He was one of the founding members of the Victoria and Albert Museum over here in London. And he also helped set up the earliest UK post office.

That's a good old British tradition, and that was invented in the same year that A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was published, which was 1843. Christmas cards were invented by a man called Sir Henry Cole. He was one of the founding members of the Victoria and Albert Museum over here in London. And he also helped set up the earliest UK post office.

And he invented and introduced a new cheaper form of postage stamp. So he got a friend of his called John Horsley, an artist, to design him the first Christmas card, basically to show off that you could use this cheaper penny postal service.

And he invented and introduced a new cheaper form of postage stamp. So he got a friend of his called John Horsley, an artist, to design him the first Christmas card, basically to show off that you could use this cheaper penny postal service.

And he invented and introduced a new cheaper form of postage stamp. So he got a friend of his called John Horsley, an artist, to design him the first Christmas card, basically to show off that you could use this cheaper penny postal service.

It was kind of a marketing toy to show that he'd got this new way of cheaper postage and he could send out these cards to his family and friends to wish them a Merry Christmas. And it really took off from there. And then when cheaper printing came in, in the 1860s and 1870s, and the cost went even cheaper, then Christmas cards sort of blossomed around the world.

It was kind of a marketing toy to show that he'd got this new way of cheaper postage and he could send out these cards to his family and friends to wish them a Merry Christmas. And it really took off from there. And then when cheaper printing came in, in the 1860s and 1870s, and the cost went even cheaper, then Christmas cards sort of blossomed around the world.

It was kind of a marketing toy to show that he'd got this new way of cheaper postage and he could send out these cards to his family and friends to wish them a Merry Christmas. And it really took off from there. And then when cheaper printing came in, in the 1860s and 1870s, and the cost went even cheaper, then Christmas cards sort of blossomed around the world.

Yeah, no, I think they're on the way out, frankly. I think five, 10 years time, Christmas cards, certainly in the UK will be a thing of the past because one, postage is so expensive these days. And two, we just have other means of communication. They were often a time when families would catch up once a year, the traditional family newsletter of what's been happening through the year.

Yeah, no, I think they're on the way out, frankly. I think five, 10 years time, Christmas cards, certainly in the UK will be a thing of the past because one, postage is so expensive these days. And two, we just have other means of communication. They were often a time when families would catch up once a year, the traditional family newsletter of what's been happening through the year.