The animation frequently seems to have a cartoon style because of the character of the content, although a few Flash creations can be very sophisticated as well as realistic. A sound track that might contain talk or music typically accompanies the actual animation. Although Christmas cardcould not compete with the speed of email today, while jewelry cards are small items to be attached on the accessories and fashionable goods for the time being. Helped by the new railway system, the public postal service made corresponding a popular past time.

In England, Sir Henry Colerecognized the advantage of a more efficient mail service and initiated the practice of sending Christmas greeting cards to friends. The first card was designed by J.C. Horsleyas a commercial endeavor. Louis Prang, a German born printer, working from his shop in Roxbury, Massachusetts, printed his first American jewelry cards. Even more important than his printing was the fact that he did more than anyone else to popularize the cards by instituting nationwide contests for the best Christmas designs, which were awarded cash prizes. Flash animated e cards can be found these days from almost all significant e card publishers and are therefore the most frequent format used.

Adding to the popularity of Christmas cards was the“Penny Post"，created by the British Postal System. This resulted in an inexpensive way to correspond with large numbers of friends, and as printing methods improved, Christmas card production increased. From the beginning the themes have been as varied as the Christmas customs worldwide. Traditionally, Christmas cards showed religious pictures - Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, or other parts of the Christmas story. Today, pictures are often jokes, winter pictures, Father Christmas, or romantic scenes of life in past times.

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