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• If you're in a rush this Christmas season and don't have time to address all those Christmas cards, why not send an eCard instead? For the best selection of Christmas eCards, as well as some tips on making your own, check out the links on the right.

• Fast Facts

  1. Christmas day is December 25th
  2. Christmas 2009 falls on Friday, December 25th
  3. Card themes range from iconic Christian images to secular and humorous themes
  4. The first paper Christmas card was published in England in 1843The Greeting Card: History of the Greeting Card
  5. The tradition of sending greeting cards originated in ancient ChinaThe Greeting Card: Greeting Card History
  6. eCards are a great alternative for the environmentally conscious
  7. Clip art and actual photos can be used in homemade eCards

• How to Make a Christmas eCard

  There are a number of tutorials available on the net, including a great page by Mahalo on how to make an eCard. You can use a program like Photoshop to combine related images to make a beautiful card.

  Upload the finished product to an online photo sharing program like Flickr or Photobucket, then share with your friends and family.

• eCards for the Environmentally Conscious

  In 2006, a U.K. company called Envirowise began urging companies to practice environmental awareness by sending out eCards instead of adding to the growing mound of paper cards that circulate during the Christmas holiday.bytestart.co.uk: Businesses Urged to Save Environment with Christmas e-cards

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Christian Christmas Poems | Christmas Bingo | Christmas Card Ideas | Christmas Graphics | Christmas Humor | Christmas Ideas | Christmas Letters | Christmas Pictures | Christmas Prayers | Christmas Quotes | Christmas Word Find | Funny Christmas Quotes | Santa Suits | When Is Christmas Day 2009

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