During the month of December, some people send out an annual Christmas letter or card to family and friends. Sometimes they will send these cards and letters out on specialized Christmas stationery, and will affix them with Christmas return address labels that have been customized with their physical address.

Christmas return address labels are available in a variety of styles and colors. Many labels are adorned with Christmas images such as stockings, snowflakes, Christmas trees, snowmen, Christmas ornaments, and holly, while others offer simple deigns in the traditional red and green holiday colors. Christmas address labels are also available with holiday phrases such as Season's Greetings, Holiday Greetings, and Merry Christmas.http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-address-labels

Christmas address labels can be customized, designed, and purchased by consumers online or through print shops and office stores like Staples, Kinkos, and Office Max. Consumers can also choose to design their own labels at home through graphics programs or Microsoft Word. Once these labels have been designed, consumers can purchase blank labels to print them on.

The first labels, including return address labels, were made by lithographers in the 1880s. The first adhesive label, however, was not introduced until the 1930s by R. Stanton Avery. He began manufacturing the first adhesive labels during this time, and was able to turn his business into a success. During the 1980s, address labels evolved as inkjet printers became commercialized. This made it possible for consumers to print their own labels at home. Today, Avery still manufactures labels. Consumers can purchase these blank labels and print them from their own template at home.http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/history.htm

Consumers have many options when it comes to purchasing return address labels for the Christmas holidays. Christmas address labels can be created and purchased online, for example, from websites like Shutterfly and Vistaprint. These websites offer a variety of templates to choose from, and the labels are mailed directly to the consumer's home. Additionally, consumers can design their own labels on these websites as well. This includes customizing the labels with the consumer's own photographs.http://www.vistaprint.com/holiday-return-address-labels/gallery.aspx?pg=4&category_id=970&GP=12%2f3%2f2010+4%3a54%3a46+PM&GPS=1391214260&GNF=0 Consumers can also purchase Christmas return address labels from print shops and office stores like Staples, Kinkos, Office Max, etc. These stores sell blank labels that consumers can use to print labels at home from special label software or Word programs.http://www.staples.com/Address-Labels-Labels-Label-Makers/cat_DP1517

The prices for Christmas address labels vary. Those designed online can range from $2 to $14, and are often sold in bulk quantities. Shipping costs will also apply, however, and vary by the type of shipping that is selected. Purchasing a box of blank labels costs between $7 and $30, depending on how many labels and what brand.http://www.staples.com/Address-Labels-Labels-Label-Makers/cat_DP1517

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