Christmas cards are over. Whether it’s climate anxiety, the cost of living crisis, horrible stamps with QR codes or just the vibe being off, no one seems to be bothering. The most you are likely to get this year is an email from your employer featuring a single animated snowflake and a bland sentence the comms team had workshopped since June, plus a small-print reminder that normal office hours still apply on 22 December, although non-offensive Christmas jumpers can be worn if desired.
I would say it’s a shame, but modern cards are so boring: snowman, Santa, star, rinse and repeat. I had a look at some of the greeting behemoths’ offerings and the main categories seem to be “here’s an unsolicited picture of my dog or baby”, “crowbar an avocado into this somewhere”, “a pass-ag insult disguised as a joke” and “we have a problem with alcohol as a society”. The same categories as the rest of the year, then.
