James Cooper

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.

But now we have email and WhatsApp and social media that we're in much more close communication with lots of people all over the world these days.

But now we have email and WhatsApp and social media that we're in much more close communication with lots of people all over the world these days.

But now we have email and WhatsApp and social media that we're in much more close communication with lots of people all over the world these days.

Yeah, again, they're an American thing because they come from Mexico. The poinsettia, it was made widely known because of a man called Joel Roberts Poinsett. And that's why we called them poinsettias. And he was the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico in 1825. He had some greenhouses on his plantations in South Carolina.

Yeah, again, they're an American thing because they come from Mexico. The poinsettia, it was made widely known because of a man called Joel Roberts Poinsett. And that's why we called them poinsettias. And he was the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico in 1825. He had some greenhouses on his plantations in South Carolina.

Yeah, again, they're an American thing because they come from Mexico. The poinsettia, it was made widely known because of a man called Joel Roberts Poinsett. And that's why we called them poinsettias. And he was the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico in 1825. He had some greenhouses on his plantations in South Carolina.

He visited Mexico and saw these interesting plants growing that were beautiful colors around Christmas. And so he got some of the plants and took them back to his plantation and grew them in South Carolina and then sent them out around America to his family and friends, kind of like early Christmas cards in a way.

He visited Mexico and saw these interesting plants growing that were beautiful colors around Christmas. And so he got some of the plants and took them back to his plantation and grew them in South Carolina and then sent them out around America to his family and friends, kind of like early Christmas cards in a way.

He visited Mexico and saw these interesting plants growing that were beautiful colors around Christmas. And so he got some of the plants and took them back to his plantation and grew them in South Carolina and then sent them out around America to his family and friends, kind of like early Christmas cards in a way.

He sent them to John Bartram in Philadelphia, who was a big botanical name in Philadelphia. And that's where they became. They really bloomed into popularity as a Christmas plant because they were something again with the reds and the greens that were already associated with Christmas that they just really fitted with Christmas decorations.

He sent them to John Bartram in Philadelphia, who was a big botanical name in Philadelphia. And that's where they became. They really bloomed into popularity as a Christmas plant because they were something again with the reds and the greens that were already associated with Christmas that they just really fitted with Christmas decorations.

He sent them to John Bartram in Philadelphia, who was a big botanical name in Philadelphia. And that's where they became. They really bloomed into popularity as a Christmas plant because they were something again with the reds and the greens that were already associated with Christmas that they just really fitted with Christmas decorations.

Well, thank you very much for having me. It's always fun to do these sorts of things.

Well, thank you very much for having me. It's always fun to do these sorts of things.

Well, thank you very much for having me. It's always fun to do these sorts of things.

Yeah, good morning.

Well, it's nice to have football back, isn't it?

I think, you know,

Whatever reason, it's coming back and I think people are pleased and people are looking forward to it.