18-12-2013, 12:18 PM
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Christmas Cards
The media have recently released, for our enjoyment (yes, I'm being sarcastic), the photographs that will be used on the cards of some politicians.This fad began with the first Christmas card ever sent:
It was produced by Sir Henry Cole in 1843. It shows three generations of the Cole family looking prosperous and well-fed, all raising glasses to the card's recipient. Flanking the central image of the family were scenes of philanthropy. This was how the Coles wanted to be seen: wealthy and generous.
This is the Milliband's Christmas card:
Cameron's Christmas card:
What's festive about those and how does it relate to the person they're sending it to?
On my Christmas cards, I want glitter, snowy scenes, churches, snowmen, Christmas trees - in colour!
What do you think of these cards? Are they just a bit of self-promotion or do you think it's a good alternative?
Not that I'll get one !
18-12-2013, 01:07 PM
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Re: Christmas Cards
They are a bit like those missives some people send telling you all about what the family have been doing all year, if they wanted me to know I always think they could have picked up the phone a few times during the year and not just send me a news letter gloating about it all at Christmas.And yes my brothers newsletter has just dropped through the door no word since Easter and then this telling us how little Seth is top of his class and how he is a genius with a violin - he seems to forget little Seth was truly awful last time we saw him, sounded more like a cat being dismembered
18-12-2013, 01:25 PM
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Re: Christmas Cards
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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They are a bit like those missives some people send telling you all about what the family have been doing all year, if they wanted me to know I always think they could have picked up the phone a few times during the year and not just send me a news letter gloating about it all at Christmas. And yes my brothers newsletter has just dropped through the door no word since Easter and then this telling us how little Seth is top of his class and how he is a genius with a violin - he seems to forget little Seth was truly awful last time we saw him, sounded more like a cat being dismembered
Yes, I've encountered those folk too. I made a very good friend online a few years ago that turned into one of those missive senders; I was to await the delivery of her tri-monthly newsletter and/or read her page on Facebook. Christmas cards were filled with her news and how her granddaughter was most likely to win the next Nobel award or something. Not once asking me how I was, how was the family, what have I been up to - nothing. When I told her it felt impersonal, she said she now had too many friends to write individually anymore. I told her I didn't want to play that game so I stopped contacting her. Two years later, she finally gave up trying to get me to reply - I guess all those names in a book mean a lot to some people
18-12-2013, 01:27 PM
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Re: Christmas Cards
I don't like them at all, I wouldn't hang them up with the rest of the cards, who wants to have a photograph of a politicians family amongst the Christmas cards, or even in the house for that matter, except another politician of course, bound to dampen your spirits and put you off the new year.I do like the original one though, notice the Mother giving the little girl a sip of wine, what would they say about that today I wonder.
18-12-2013, 03:37 PM
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Re: Christmas Cards
How about this one then ...http://i.imgur.com/jTzbbgX.jpg
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