The first Christmas card was commissioned by Henry Cole in 1843, London. The image can be found on this video – see if you can spot it. Early Christmas cards were rarely religious, the focus was fairies, flowers and the approach of Spring. Cards could be sentimental featuring humour and children. I have started the video with some religious paintings which can be seen nowadays on Christmas cards. The cards I have chosen are an eclectic mix of sentimental, humourous, wintery ,nostalgic and Jolly – just like Christmas should be. This is an early attempt at making a YouTube video. Expect more (hopefully better:-))
The music
Prokofiev’s Winter Fairy (from Cinderella), performed by Caela Harrison from here
The credits are many;
