I usually send cards that say "Happy Holidays" because those basically cover Christmas and New Years. Also, in case you are late sending Christmas cards "Happy Holidays" is better to send than "Merry Christmas". At least it will be in time for New Years. I use regular stamps, as long as they get there, I'm good.
Whatever you do, I think the fact that you are sending a card (regardless of the greeting or stamp) means more to the receiver than anything.

Did you know that the custom of sending greeting cards can be traced back to the ancient Chinese, who exchanged messages of good will to celebrate the New Year, and to the early Egyptians, who conveyed their greetings on papyrus scrolls.
By the early 1400s, handmade paper greeting cards were being exchanged in Europe. The Germans are known to have printed New Year’s greetings from woodcuts as early as 1400, and handmade paper Valentines were being exchanged in various parts of Europe in the early to mid-1400s.
Louis Prang, a German immigrant who started a small lithographic business near Boston in 1856, is generally credited with the start of the greeting card industry in America.

Hope that helps.

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