The tradition of sending Christmas cards came together in the Victorian era, although — as cultural historian Ainsley Hawthorn writes — many of those early cards were strange and sometimes ...

Anthropomorphic cats, murderous frogs, and insects dancing by the moonlight aren’t exactly part of our Christmas card tradition today. by Allison Meier December 23, 2015 December 20, 2023 ...

NOTHING says Christmas like an angry polar bear about to eat his catch or a fly shaking a tambourine - how the Victorians wished each other well at this time of year.

THIS creepy collection of Victorian Christmas cards proves that the festive season wasn’t always about a red-cheeked Father Christmas, mulled wine and turkey. From a murderous snowman to Sant… ...

Kittens, suffragettes and snowball fights: How Londoners were wished a very merry Christmas in Victorian and Edwardian cards. By MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE. Published: 05:14 EDT, 25 December 2014 ...

The BBC published an article about Victorian Christmas cards yesterday, tracing their history from the strange to the downright disturbing. In some, children languish in boiling teapots. Dead ...

Murderous frogs, children boiled in teapots and a mouse riding a lobster are generally not images seen today on Christmas cards but in Victorian times it was all par for the course.

Visitors to Acorn Hall in Morristown can enjoy a Victorian-style Christmas throughout the holiday season. The mid-19th century Italianate mansion will offer lavish holiday decorations in all of ...

At Founders’ Park in Anaheim, the history of Orange County’s citrus-packing houses and Victorian Christmas traditions are celebrated at the Victorian Christmas Open House on Dec. 10. and Jan. 7.

Murderous frogs, children boiled in teapots and a mouse riding a lobster are generally not images seen today on Christmas cards but in Victorian times it was all par for the course.