{"id":121048,"date":"2023-11-06T15:59:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=121048"},"modified":"2023-11-06T15:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:59:19","slug":"etiquette-expert-reveals-christmas-card-dos-and-donts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/travel\/etiquette-expert-reveals-christmas-card-dos-and-donts\/","title":{"rendered":"Etiquette expert reveals Christmas card do&apos;s and don&apos;ts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Three years of not receiving one and you&#8217;re OFF the mailing list! Etiquette expert William Hanson reveals the do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts of sending Christmas cards<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The etiquette guru says &#8216;there are plenty of do\u2019s and don\u2019ts&#8217; for Christmas cards<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow his tips to make sure you&#8217;re spreading Christmas cheer efficiently\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Why Vancouver Island&#8217;s Tofino is&#8230; Canada&#8217;s Wild West!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Christmas\u00a0is a time of festive spirit: exchanging gifts, holiday feasts and acts of kindness.<\/p>\n<p>But there is one thing to pay particular attention to when it comes to spreading Christmas cheer, according to etiquette expert William Hanson.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas cards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Christmas card etiquette may not be your first thought when it comes to the festive season, yet there are plenty of do\u2019s and don\u2019ts to ensure you\u2019re following best practice,&#8217; he says.<\/p>\n<p>From &#8216;special&#8217; personalised cards to knowing when to remove people from your mailing list,\u00a0we reveal William&#8217;s top tips, offered in conjunction with Cewe photo printing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/15\/77454767-12715073-Etiquette_expert_William_Hanson_reveals_the_one_thing_to_pay_par-m-16_1699283228586.jpg\" height=\"734\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Etiquette expert William Hanson says: &#8216;Christmas card etiquette may not be your first thought when it comes to the festive season, yet there are plenty of do\u2019s and don\u2019ts to ensure you\u2019re following best practice&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>William explains first of all how to decide who should receive a Christmas card and when to strike someone off the list.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Receiving anything through your letterbox from your nearest and dearest over the festive period is always nice and makes you feel warm inside,&#8217; William tells his 1.4million followers in an Instagram\u00a0video.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Christmas cards should be sent to anyone to whom you wish to express festive wishes,&#8217; he adds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You can send as many or as few as your wrists can cope with writing. That said, it is fairly standard practice amongst the more prolific card writers to keep a list of who sends you cards and who you, in turn, send to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have a rule that if I don\u2019t get a card from someone for three years, they\u2019re off the list, however much I may love them. You have to give to receive.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Second, William stresses the importance of personalising every message inside your Christmas cards with the recipient&#8217;s name and your own as a sign-off.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What\u2019s the point of sending cards if you can\u2019t be bothered to pop their names down?&#8217; he says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Leaving off names doesn\u2019t signal you\u2019re really busy and have too many cards to write. It just reads as plain rude.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453199-12715073-image-a-6_1699269407064.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>William stresses the importance of personalising the message inside each Christmas card with the recipient&#8217;s name and your own as a sign-off. &#8216;What\u2019s the point of sending cards if you can\u2019t be bothered to pop their names down?&#8217; he says<\/p>\n<p>The card&#8217;s design is important too, according to William, who is a fan of decorating Christmas cards with a photograph.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is where creativity comes into play &#8211; if you have any,&#8217; he says, adding: &#8216;You could simply use an arty shot from a holiday that year, perhaps a photo from a family event, or for those who have both time and talent on their hands, the product of a special shoot just for the card itself.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And what about when to send them? William suggests sending out Christmas cards in late November and early December.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Although Christmas cards used to be saved for the day itself, standard practice is now to open them whenever they arrive,&#8217; he says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sending out cards during the first week of December is normal &#8211; the last week of November for international ones.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Instagram, he adds: &#8216;If, like me, you have a rather large address book, then start writing them in late October so you\u2019re not overwhelmed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77453203-12715073-image-a-8_1699269477876.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>William suggests being creative when it comes to personalising your Christmas cards<\/p>\n<p>For his final tip, William turns his focus to the delivery of festive cards and says &#8216;there is nothing wrong with hand-delivering&#8217; them where possible to cut down on &#8216;rising stamp costs&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He continues: &#8216;<span>Save on the ink too, and don\u2019t write out the recipient\u2019s address on the envelope, just their first names.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;If feeling a little extra, in the bottom right-hand corner, one adds &#8220;by hand&#8221;.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A survey by\u00a0Cewe suggests that receiving Christmas cards is &#8216;still really important&#8217; to Britons, with 80 per cent of those questioned admitting they like them being personalised.<\/p>\n<p>A quarter of those polled also said they look forward to seeing festive family photographs from their favourite celebrities as it &#8216;gets them in the Christmas spirit&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><span>Cewe, which runs the &#8216;world&#8217;s largest&#8217; photography competition, is asking Britons to &#8216;share their festive photos that would make the perfect personalised Christmas card&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Prizes include a &#8216;once in a lifetime&#8217; family trip to Lapland in 2024 plus a \u00a3150 Cewe voucher for first place, a \u00a3100 Cewe voucher for the runner-up and a \u00a350 Cewe voucher for third position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Those wishing to enter should do so before November 16. Visit\u00a0<\/span><span>www.cewe.co.uk\/xmas-competition<\/span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>FIVE TOP TIPS FOR SENDING CHRISTMAS CARDS<\/h3>\n<p>1. Send a Christmas card to anyone to whom you wish to express festive wishes.\u00a0If you don&#8217;t receive a card from someone for three years, take them off your mailing list.<\/p>\n<p>2. Personalise every message inside your Christmas cards with\u00a0the recipient&#8217;s name and your own as a sign-off.<\/p>\n<p>3. Get creative with your card&#8217;s design and personalise it with a photograph.<\/p>\n<p>4. Send out your Christmas cards during the first week of December &#8211; or the\u00a0 last week of November for international ones.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Hand-deliver your Christmas cards where possible to save on stamp costs.<\/p>\n<p><span>Source: Etiquette expert William Hanson<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12715073\/Three-years-not-receiving-one-youre-mailing-list-Etiquette-expert-William-Hanson-reveals-dos-donts-sending-Christmas-cards.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three years of not receiving one and you&#8217;re OFF the mailing list! 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