Friday, December 28, 2007

Cash Advance Means Better Life

You can't live without money, whatever the money belong to you or bought from others, you just need money. If you don't have enough cash in your bank account, you should consider to apply for cash advance. It can help you deal with your problem that you can't manage with your own ability. It is a very powful mean to live a better life for we modern people.

There are many companies providing you cash loans service. You can apply for cash advance easily if you know how to do that. A good one I like to recommend is perfectcashadvance.com, it is a cash advance site that helps consumers meet short term monetary emergencies, with a focus on having the consumer NOT refinance, to save money in the long-run. With their help, you needn't to worry about money anymore.

So now what you need to do is taking action, if do it, you will get what you want soon.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Man, Why Not Buy A Car?

You need a car, but you don't have enough money to buy one, this was really cruel thing a few years ago. But it is not cruel anymore now. Because we have car loans. With car loans, you don't have to have enough money in your pocket to buy a car. You can consume in advance. This is a cool thing! Now you know you need to apply for a car loan.

But there are still some things you should know before you apply for car loan. You can get everything you should know about car loans at getthebestautoloan.com. They declaim that Their job is to serve as a sort of medium, or emissary, between you and auto loan lenders. They have recruited a large network of auto lenders from whom you will receive auto loan quotes. They lenders are well aware that their terms and rates on auto loans will be listed side-by-side with those of their competitors, so they have a strong incentive to give you their absolute best offer. So with their help, you don't need to worry about car loans anymore. The best thing is they have an auto loan blog which provides you latest information about car loans.

So you know what left to you is taking action and get everything that you want now.

Monday, December 24, 2007

Queen's Christmas Day message on YouTube

Queen Elizabeth II will broadcast her traditional Christmas Day message on YouTube as the monarchy unveils a specialty channel on the popular video-sharing Web site.
The Royal Channel, which launched yesterday, signals the enthusiasm of the 81-year-old Queen for using the new technology to reach a wider, more diverse audience. Last year her Christmas message was released as a podcast.
"She has always been aware of reaching more people and adapting the communication to suit," a royal spokesman said.
"This will make the Christmas message more accessible to younger people and those in other countries."
The festive Web posting is available at www.youtube.com/theroyalchannel. The Queen is to appear at around 1500 GMT tomorrow, but before then, viewers will be able to watch past Christmas messages as well as archive and contemporary footage of Britain's royal family. In her first Christmas broadcast 50 years ago, she waxed lyrical about the advent of television.
"I very much hope that this new medium will make my Christmas message more personal and direct," she said. "That it is possible for you to see me today is just another example of the speed at which things are changing all around us."
The black-and-white footage depicts the Queen sitting at a desk decorated with framed photographs. Other videos available on the Royal Channel include the Queen Mother's wedding, a dedication to the death of King George VI as well as a view into the Queen's garden parties.
Meanwhile, it has emerged that the Queen sometimes watches the Christmas message on television alone to monitor her own performance.
Her son Prince Andrew told an ITV television program, "Sometimes the Queen watches it and sometimes sits in another room thinking: 'Has it come across in the right way?' but it's always been a part of the family tradition."
Queen Elizabeth's message is followed closely by millions of Britons and others in Commonwealth countries worldwide on Christmas Day each year.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Why Not Donate Something?


There are still many people living in poor areas, they need help from rich area. So if you happen to have something that you won't use again, why not consider to donate them? For example, if you have a used boat, you can donate it to organization such as Boatangel.com, it is a charitable organization which accepts boat donations and sells them on ebay at www.charityboatsales.org for the purpose of creating and distributing absolutely free of charge (even free shipping) Children's Christian Animations on DVDs. So the poor children can get Free DVDs. They make Boat Donations easier.

If you want to show you kindness to this world and you want to increase the meaning of your life, you can consider to join their Charity Boat Donations action.

As to me, helping others is one of my favorite things.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

You Need Tickets


Watching a live sport contest is one of your dream. But sometimes it is very hard for you to get a ticket. Under such condiction, you will lose your passion on it. The good news is you needn't to miss any sport contest anymore, because we have Viagogo.co.uk now, it is a leading ticket hub in Europe. The company matches buyers and sellers of concert tickets, sports tickets, theatre tickets and more. So if you want to get Formula 1 Tickets, Golf Tickets, even Tennis Tickets, no problem, you can get them here.

Now you must smile, because you know that you won't lose any chance to wathc live sport contest anymore. Yeah, it is a very good news to all of us.

Now what you should do is give them a call and tell them what you want. If you do it right now, you will get what you need in the follwing minutes. So why not take action right now? What are you waiting for?

Donate Your Boat


Are you interested in charity industry? Do you own some boats now but you don't want to use them anymore? If it is true, why not consider to donate boat? You don't know where to donate them? Never mind, I will tell you. You can donate your boat at boatangel.org, it accepts boat donations and sells them on ebay at www.charityboatsales.org/ for the prupose of creating and distributing absolutely free of charge (even free shipping) Children's Animation DVDS.

If I have a boat that I don't want to use anymore, I will donate my boat right now. You know, I am always ready for helping others with my limited ability. This can give me happiness. I think charity is the most meaningful thing in the world, so I encourage others to do it, and I myself do it too.

How do I make my life more meaningful, I think donation is a good way. Give others what they need is a very good thing I can do. What do you think about it?

Sunday, December 16, 2007

I Can't Say Any Bad Words About Credit Card


There are many attitude to credit cards. Someone says they are very bad, because they drive us to buy a lot of things that we don't really need. They force us to live under debt. Someone says they are very good, because they let us to consume in advance. We consume first, then pay for them. This is really a cool. For me, I have no bad words about credit card. I think it is a creation of this new world, nobody should refuse it.

I like to use credit card, because I hate to bring cash with me. I like to bring a card instead. It is more convenient. Now it is more and more useful in our daily life. We nearly can't live without credit cards.
I have had two credit cards in my hand now, but I still want to apply for one Bank Of America. I hope they will accept me.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Contact Your Friends Right Now


Christmas is coming soon, your friends must miss you very much, so why not give them a call? Also you can chat with them online. This will keep friendship between. You know if you don't keep touch with each other for a long time, you will lose this friend. In my opinion, friendship should be kept by often touch.

You have a friend living abroad? You worry about the fee to call him? No need to worry about it anymore. You can free chat now at Talk121.com. It is a free local phone chat line service offering live chat and also voice personals. Both guys and gals can call in for free and chat live OR leave Voice Personals for others to hear when they are off the phone. These lines are often called phone chat lines, chat lines, live chat lines, free teen chat lines and local chat lines. Callers don't have to give out their phone numbers and are Anonymous when they are on the system.

Now go to chat with your friends and say hello to them. Give them your Christmas greetings.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Christmas In Scotland

The Christmas holidays in Scotland wasn't exactly the same many years ago as they are now. Christmas itself was until recent times a purely Religious festival (the New Year, now called Hogmanay, was and still is the main holiday for Scots). It was forbbiden to celebrate Christmas until 1950'. This ban lasted for about 400 hundred years because of John Knox, the religious reformer in Scotland, who had a big influence on Scottish Church, and probably because of him the ban was strictly enforced in law. Until the sixties last century Christmas wasn't even a public holiday so people barely celebrate it. Adults were working although the children had their presents. It looked as if you could almost say: "Wanna have a real traditional Scottish Christmas? Go to work on Christmas day!" But most of people didn't like that and nowadays Christmas looks pretty much the same as the US version.

And Scottish Christmas are a mixture of different customes from Europe and USA. In result, everything goes around shopping, food, Christmas tree and decorations.

Shopping heat starts very early - just before Hallowe'en when shops start filling up with a variety of gift ideas. Shopping centres are decorated with fairy lights putted not just into the trees but almost everywhere. And also as in America Santa appears in shopping centre and children can stand in the queue to tell him what they want for a Christmas gift, and are given a small toy. One of the signs that the Christmas are coming is that the neighbours are decorating their houses. They are doing it usually with light up musical Santas climbing into windows and fake snow being rolled out across roofs. The smallest one can join in the countdown by using advent calendars, which have little doors that opens for every day in December with a little chocolate in it and picture behind. The calendar is ending on Christmas Eve. Of course on this day children are thrilled with excitement of waiting for presents, usually left under the Christmas tree. Sometimes kids can find their gifts the next day - in stockings filled by Santa as children were sleeping. On Christmas day all family is gathering around the table, eating turkey, pudding or chocolate cake (swedish Yule log), drinking wine or champaigne, and hopefully waiting for snow.

So as you can see it looks just as in any country in Europe or in USA. The things that are unique for Christmas in Scotland are beliefs associated with scottish Christmas like "Bees leave hives Xmas Mornining" or a Black Bum cake. There are also scottish gifts. Only in Scotland you might get for a present: original scotch whisky, wool kilts (in Tartans or in solid colors), and even picnic blankets or a Scotland's Unique Cat Breed - the Scottish Fold. And also specific is that the presents are opened very carefully to make sure that the wrapping paper can be used once again.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Christmas Cards At The Click Of A Button

Christmas is a time of year that we all enjoy. But, Christmas can also be a stressful time. There are so many things to do! Thank goodness, most stores will gift-wrap for you!

One little job that can be hectic is sending Christmas cards. If you are “organized” like me, you probably have your little list that you pull out each year. People move and addresses change, and the simple task of sending a tiny card in the mail can become a monster!

This is why many people have started sending e-cards. Like e-mail and e-everything-else nowadays, e-cards are sent through the internet, rather than by the old “snail mail.”

You simply choose the card you like, and send it from your e-mail account to another. You don’t need to spend all that time writing addresses and buying stamps and so forth. And, it’s easy to manage your Christmas card list because you can keep it all on your e-mail account, updated and ready to go!

Now, some people might think that sending e-cards is somewhat impersonal. Getting the mail is half the fun, right? Actually, the ease and convenience of e-cards means that you can send MORE Christmas cards. I send e-cards to acquaintances and co-workers who I otherwise might not send a Christmas card to.

I send regular Christmas cards from the store to my family and close friends, and for everyone else I send e-cards. This way I can send a Christmas greeting to everyone!

Besides all that, you can personalize your e-card. There are sites all over the Web where you can find e-cards that are ready-to-send. They allow you to write your own messages, choose a font you like, and some even let you put your own pictures on them.

The Internet offers us many easy ways to keep in touch with the ones we love. E-cards are a quick, convenient and cost-effective way to send your seasons’ greetings!

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Free Christmas Ecard and Free Christmas Ecards

Free Christmas ecards are rivaling their paper counterpart by allowing senders the simplicity, variety, and timeliness of electronic mail to greet their friends and relatives during the holiday season. More and more e-card senders are using free Christmas ecards to send their greetings because of the business of the season. Some free Christmas ecard sites offer multiple sending options for e-cards that allow users to send a free Christmas ecard to many people at once. During the busy Christmas season, sometimes sending Christmas cards is difficult to get around to, especially if using the traditional local mailing service.

Many free Christmas ecard senders like the convenience of electronic cards in order to save time, money and energy during the busiest of all seasons. Rather than have to deal with the hassle of shopping through card shops and greeting card stores, many Internet users have discovered that specialty, free Christmas ecards are located at many, many e-card sites. It has become much easier to sit down at the computer and browse through many free Christmas ecard sites. Finding the perfect, free Christmas ecard is not hard whether you choose a humorous, reflective, inspirational or jolly Christmas card.

Free Christmas ecards also appeal to many card senders because of the personalized features available through many e-card sources. Just as the hard copy Christmas cards allow personalized names and messages, so do free Christmas ecards. A free Christmas ecard takes personalization a step further by offering senders the ability to choose customized e-cards with music, pictures, animation and other attachments. E-card senders even know when and if their targeted recipients receive the free Christmas ecards through return e-mail receipts.

The holiday season can be much less burdensome, more fun and definitely cheaper by sending free Christmas ecards through many online e-card sources. Most e-card recipients love receiving a personalized version of a free Christmas ecard from someone who cared enough to spend time customizing an e-card. The short clip of drama that a free Christmas ecard provides for a recipient is sometimes worth a whole box of paper cards! Free Christmas ecards will be used by more senders this year than ever before to cheer family, friends, co-workers, and anyone in need of a hearty season's greeting! "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes...For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."

Friday, November 23, 2007

Christmas Decorating Tips

Recommended by Voice Of Dingchao

It's Christmas again, and you're looking at the stacks of decorations you put away last January. It can seem like quite a challenge, especially if you don't think you're very good when it comes to decorating. But Christmas decor is something that will definitely get you in the Christmas spirit. With the tips below, you'll be feeling Christmas cheer in no time.

First, take a good look around your house or apartment. There are a lot of places where a spot of Christmas decor will work wonders. There are the obvious places, like your fireplace mantal, and putting lights along your rooftop, but don't forget about your stairs, your bathroom and yes, even the kitchen!

When you're thinking about decorating your stairs, the first thought that probably comes to mind is winding a garland or a length of greenery around the bannister. To add a bit of flare, find a battery operated string of Christmas lights, and twine that in around your garland or greens. Another nice touch is to place small pots of poinsettias along the edge of alternating steps. (If you have animals, however, be wary about poinsettias, as they have poisonous parts.)

Putting a Christmas wreath on your front door is an easy festive touch, but don't forget that wreaths look good inside your home, too. Mistletoe is lovely in doorways, and makes for great laughs when you're holding your annual Christmas party. You can tie bows anywhere - the backs of chairs, on doorknobs, the corners of your tablecloth - and indoor Christmas lights don't belong just on your tree or around your windows.

You probably put up your Christmas tree in your living room or family room. This season, keep your eye out while shopping for small Christmas trees, and consider putting these smaller trees in other rooms in your house. For example, if your front foyer is large enough, a small decorated tree there makes a perfect Christmas greeting for visitors. A small potted live Christmas tree in your downstairs bathroom will really brighten things up.

One wonderful thing about using smaller trees in other rooms in the house is that it allows you to play around with different color schemes suitable for different rooms - colors that you might not want to use on your main Christmas tree. Have you always pined for a tree decorated with blue and white ornaments only, but know that your kids would be very upset with that kind of "adult" look to the tree? Indulge yourself by buying a smaller tree for the den or the front room, and decorate it exactly the way you've always wanted!

It's fun to decorate a house for Christmas. Keep this in mind and don't try to make things too perfect. Enjoy the ritual of putting up your decorations, and when you're done, turn off the living room lights, turn on the Christmas tree lights, make yourself a cup of hot chocolate or floral tea, and sink into your couch with your loved ones.

By Angela Sofia Rabson

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Decorating For Christmas

While the holiday season is busy and hectic, there is no doubt that part of your holiday season will start with Christmas decorating. Once again it is Christmas, weather you realized it was upon you or not, it is hear. The fact is that the holiday season is one of the most profitable for businesses and in such they are more than willing to get the Christmas decorations out and up as soon as possible even before the Thanksgiving holiday has even been planned for. Regardless of their reasons, it is likely to put you in the mood for Christmas decorating.

Why Decorate?

As you watch your neighbors climb to the top of their homes to decorate for Christmas you may wonder if they know what they are decorating for. After all, it is a holiday to celebrate the birth of Christ, but in effect it has become much more about decorations. The fact is there is no need to compete with the neighbors regarding your decorations. Definite do your Christmas decorating, but do so tastefully.

The fact is that the holiday season is all about providing time for your friends and family to be together. When you are decorating your home for Christmas, you are doing just that. Instead of getting so wrapped up in the gifts and the overwhelming competition with your neighbors, sit back and enjoy spending time with your friends and family talking about life, love and all that Christmas has to offer. Christmas should not be about cash and gifts, but about family and time together.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Can I Chat With You?


I always make friends through internet. I like Friendsation, because it is a free community website that facilitates live chat thru Live Chat thru multiple mediums. They provide services like free dating, free live chat, even free phone chat if you live in USA. I hope I can find a girl friend one day. I really need a girl friend you know.

I will tell you in private that I am a little shy in the real life. Don't tell others OK? So I try online dating. This is very good for us shy men. I don't know how my friends look me, but I do love them. I will keep our friendship for ever, I wish I can. This is my promise.

OK, can I chat with you, my friend? If you promise, it will be my great honor. Give me a response OK?

(This is a sponsored review)

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Personal Cash Advance!


Well, you really need some cash advance and payday loans to support your like, right? I assume I am right. OK, let me talk more. According to www.personalcashadvance.com, A payday loan or cash advance is a small, short-term loan that is intended to bridge the borrower's cashflow gap between pay days. So if you don't have enough money to buy something you should apply for payday loans. You can apply for them on this site or other agents. As to me, I like this one, because it is reliabel, stalbe.

Sounds great, right? So why not hurry up and get what you want right now? You know taking action is the key to succeess.

In my opinion, payday loans will be more and more popular in the future, because more and more people need some money to support their lives.
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What's The Matter With Nudie Jeans?


I can't imagine nudie jeans are so popular. Can you? Most young people like to wear nudie, a reliable brand. Good news or bad news? Of course it's good news for producrs. How can they are so popular? I conclude two reasons: Firstly, nudie jeans have good quality, this is the key to their success. Secondly, they are fashion. Young people are always pursuing fashions. So nudie cater young people's hearts.

Online boutique like Tobi.com selling nudie jeans very well. This is a trend of nudie jeans. They will be sold online, this is very convenient. They sell not only nudie jeans, but also seven for all mankind. Have you ever heard about this? Of course you have.

You should go to see this online boutique, it deserve your time.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Provillus, A Hair Loss Killer?


You may ever had about provillus if you have hair loss problem. For many of us, we don't know what on earth is provillus. In my opinion, provillus is a hair loss killer. It aggressively seeds your scalp to create the optimum environment for new, healthy hairs. It supplies the proper nutrition required to bring damaged, dead hair follicles back to life. It is your best choice if you have have hair loss confusion. To get detailed information, you can go to this site www.trustsource.org. They present to you the most popular hair loss products on the market today along with reviews from people from the people who used them.

They also give you information about cash advance and payday loans. If you need some money to pay for life, you can consider to apply for cash advance and payday loans. They are the best solution I have ever seen to deal with our life. Applying and qualifying for a payday loan is quick and easy, and in many cases there are no documents to fax. Once you're approved for the cash advance, they'll electronically deposit the payday loan amount directly into your checking or savings account.What I like is that.

Now it's up to you. You need to take action immediatelly if you really care about yourself.
(This a sponsored review)

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Sunday, November 4, 2007

Why Cash Advance Is So Popular?

You may think 'cash advance is far from me!'. If you think so, the only is you are rich enough to pay for everything you need. But as to most of us, we do not so rich. We can't afford to all the things that we want. Under such condition. We need some loans. Don't be affraid to apply for loans. No one will look down upon you. Loans are very reasonable nowadays. That's why cash advance is so popular.

Before you go to apply for cash advance, I suggest you know more about it first. You can vist sites such as www.cashadvance1500.com to get information. You will find enough information about cash advance and payday loans.

The benefits of cash advance and payday loans are so obvious that you will be excited to apply for them.

Now what you need to do is taking action. Money will be in your pocket in the following days.

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Friday, May 18, 2007

Christmas Cards At The Click Of A Button

Christmas is a time of year that we all enjoy. But, Christmas can also be a stressful time. There are so many things to do! Thank goodness, most stores will gift-wrap for you!

One little job that can be hectic is sending Christmas cards. If you are “organized” like me, you probably have your little list that you pull out each year. People move and addresses change, and the simple task of sending a tiny card in the mail can become a monster!

This is why many people have started sending e-cards. Like e-mail and e-everything-else nowadays, e-cards are sent through the internet, rather than by the old “snail mail.”

You simply choose the card you like, and send it from your e-mail account to another. You don’t need to spend all that time writing addresses and buying stamps and so forth. And, it’s easy to manage your Christmas card list because you can keep it all on your e-mail account, updated and ready to go!

Now, some people might think that sending e-cards is somewhat impersonal. Getting the mail is half the fun, right? Actually, the ease and convenience of e-cards means that you can send MORE Christmas cards. I send e-cards to acquaintances and co-workers who I otherwise might not send a Christmas card to.

I send regular Christmas cards from the store to my family and close friends, and for everyone else I send e-cards. This way I can send a Christmas greeting to everyone!

Besides all that, you can personalize your e-card. There are sites all over the Web where you can find e-cards that are ready-to-send. They allow you to write your own messages, choose a font you like, and some even let you put your own pictures on them.

The Internet offers us many easy ways to keep in touch with the ones we love. E-cards are a quick, convenient and cost-effective way to send your seasons’ greetings!



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Free Christmas Ecard and Free Christmas Ecards

Free Christmas ecards are rivaling their paper counterpart by allowing senders the simplicity, variety, and timeliness of electronic mail to greet their friends and relatives during the holiday season. More and more e-card senders are using free Christmas ecards to send their greetings because of the business of the season. Some free Christmas ecard sites offer multiple sending options for e-cards that allow users to send a free Christmas ecard to many people at once. During the busy Christmas season, sometimes sending Christmas cards is difficult to get around to, especially if using the traditional local mailing service.

Many free Christmas ecard senders like the convenience of electronic cards in order to save time, money and energy during the busiest of all seasons. Rather than have to deal with the hassle of shopping through card shops and greeting card stores, many Internet users have discovered that specialty, free Christmas ecards are located at many, many e-card sites. It has become much easier to sit down at the computer and browse through many free Christmas ecard sites. Finding the perfect, free Christmas ecard is not hard whether you choose a humorous, reflective, inspirational or jollyChristmas card.

Free Christmas ecards also appeal to many card senders because of the personalized features available through many e-card sources. Just as the hard copy Christmas cards allow personalized names and messages, so do free Christmas ecards. A free Christmas ecard takes personalization a step further by offering senders the ability to choose customized e-cards with music, pictures, animation and other attachments. E-card senders even know when and if their targeted recipients receive the free Christmas ecards through return e-mail receipts.

The holiday season can be much less burdensome, more fun and definitely cheaper by sending free Christmas ecards through many online e-card sources. Most e-card recipients love receiving a personalized version of a free Christmas ecard from someone who cared enough to spend time customizing an e-card. The short clip of drama that a free Christmas ecard provides for a recipient is sometimes worth a whole box of paper cards! Free Christmas ecards will be used by more senders this year than ever before to cheer family, friends, co-workers, and anyone in need of a hearty season's greeting! "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes...For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." (Luke 2:7a,11)



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Tuesday, May 8, 2007

A Guide To Ecards

A decade ago, we had to rely on snail mail. Whenever there was an occasion – birthday, anniversary, Christmas, Easter -- we had to purchase cards from the bookstore and mail them at the post office. Even if there was no occasion and we just wanted to let someone know we that we were thinking of him and wishing him well, we would do the same thing. But then when the recipient got the message, it may have been too late already, as he had to wait for days or even weeks to get the card. There are even unfortunate times when cards are lost in the mail. But thanks to the Internet, we don’t have to rely on the post office alone to be able to greet our loved ones and send them a card. Thanks to E-cards, our messages are not lost and instead, are delivered safely to the recipients. What’s more, thanks to a wide selection of free E-cards offered by different sites on the Net, we don’t have to pay for the card or even for stamps.

There are truly a lot of sites online which offer a vast array of choices for cards for any occasion. Examples of cards for traditional events are birthday, anniversary, Christmas, Easter, and the like. For extraordinary events, especially during those times when we want to send our support, there are cards with messages such as “congratulations,” “get well soon,” or “good luck.” For everyday cards, there are ones which say “good morning,” “good night,” “have a nice day,” “thinking of you,” “missing you”, and so on. There are also E-cards saying “thank you,” “sorry,” “farewell” and “condolences.” We can also get inspirational and religious E-cards. What’s more, we can also make use of invitation E-cards so we won’t have to deal with the hassles of purchasing or ordering invitations for special occasions and events.

Christmas Greeting Cards: Its Essence and Origin

How do you tell somebody you care? Go to the store, buy a card and let somebody else do the telling for you. Greeting cards are illustrated cards usually featuring a message of greeting or other sentiment. Although greetings cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, they can also be sent on 'non-occasions' to say 'hello' or 'thank you'.

Though Christmas has been celebrated since the birth of Christ, the first known usage of any Christmas greeting was in an informal letter written by an English admiral in 1699. The same phrase appeared in the first Christmas greeting card, produced in 19th century England. The then relatively new term ‘Merry Christmas’ figured prominently in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in 1843. The origin of Christmas greeting refers directly to the Christmas holiday and was initially the first greeting used for any holiday in the November–January timeframe. Christmas greetings are popular among Christians and the non-christians alike.

The father of American Christmas cards was award-winning Boston lithographer/inventor Louis Prang, who, in 1873, reproduced a holiday card autographed by Christmas Carol author, Charles Dickens. Perhaps the greatest of Prang's many innovations was the development of a multi-color printing process that incorporated as many as 20 colors on one print or card. Hues and detailing were so vivid that artists were sometimes not able to distinguish their own works from reproduced chromos (chromolithographic prints) when hung side by side on a wall. Taking full advantage of this technology, Prang employed the finest artisans of his day. Card painters included the likes of Frederick S. Church, Arthur F. Tait and Winslow Homer. Poetic geniuses such as Longfellow, Tennyson and William Cullen Bryant were among those hired to write verses.

Do you know where the word ‘Christmas’ sprang from? Christmas is derived from the words ‘Cristes Maesse’, meaning Christ's Mass. It is also sometimes referred to as Xmas. This ‘X’ in the word stands for ‘Xristos’, and means Christ in Greek. Xristos Mass is shortened to Xmas.

Christmas is one event in the calendar which is celebrated around the world in the most varied of ways, with customs and traditions differing from one region to another and celebrations spanning a wide range from deeply religious to festively secular. Christmas around the world makes an interesting study by all odds. Motley of bits and pieces taken from this region and that, every country around the world has developed its own way of celebrating Christmas.

Many people send cards to both close friends and distant acquaintances. The greeting in the card can be personalized and are usually exchanged year after year, the phrase "to be off someone's Christmas card list" is used to indicate a falling out between friends or public figures. Many businesses, particularly smaller local businesses, also send Christmas cards to the people on their customer lists, as a way to develop general goodwill, retain brand awareness and reinforce social networks. These cards are almost always tasteful, and do not attempt to sell a product, limiting themselves to mentioning the name of the business.

Typical content of these Christmas Greeting Cards ranges from truly Christian symbols such as Nativity scenes and the Star of Bethlehem to purely secular references, sometimes humorous, to seasonal weather or common Christmas time activities like shopping and partying.

Many organizations produce special Christmas greeting cards as a fundraising tool; the most famous of these enterprises is probably the UNICEF Christmas card program.

A season full of joy, a holiday brimming with cheer—Christmas uncorks the festive spirits in the hearts of all and sundry in both secular and religious ways. So we all embrace each other—the ones loved and lost and the ones still held close—with all your good wishes and Christmas holiday spirits. And of course you know the warmest expression of this holiday, Christmas, is the Christmas card. Just like giving presents on Christmas, Christmas greetings also occupy a major part of our Christmas celebrations. It’s a different feeling altogether to send and receive cards on Christmas! Warm and snug, as they are, Christmas cards help one express a world of thoughts and feelings to one's loved ones. Research says that as many as two billion Christmas greeting cards are exchanged by Americans every year! Well, that says it all, doesn't it?

Christmas Cards At The Click Of A Button

Christmas is a time of year that we all enjoy. But, Christmas can also be a stressful time. There are so many things to do! Thank goodness, most stores will gift-wrap for you!

One little job that can be hectic is sending Christmas cards. If you are “organized” like me, you probably have your little list that you pull out each year. People move and addresses change, and the simple task of sending a tiny card in the mail can become a monster!

This is why many people have started sending e-cards. Like e-mail and e-everything-else nowadays, e-cards are sent through the internet, rather than by the old “snail mail.”

You simply choose the card you like, and send it from your e-mail account to another. You don’t need to spend all that time writing addresses and buying stamps and so forth. And, it’s easy to manage your Christmas card list because you can keep it all on your e-mail account, updated and ready to go!

Now, some people might think that sending e-cards is somewhat impersonal. Getting the mail is half the fun, right? Actually, the ease and convenience of e-cards means that you can send MORE Christmas cards. I send e-cards to acquaintances and co-workers who I otherwise might not send a Christmas card to.

I send regular Christmas cards from the store to my family and close friends, and for everyone else I send e-cards. This way I can send a Christmas greeting to everyone!

Besides all that, you can personalize your e-card. There are sites all over the Web where you can find e-cards that are ready-to-send. They allow you to write your own messages, choose a font you like, and some even let you put your own pictures on them.

The Internet offers us many easy ways to keep in touch with the ones we love. E-cards are a quick, convenient and cost-effective way to send your seasons’ greetings!

Friday, April 27, 2007

Free Christmas Ecard

Free Christmas ecards are rivaling their paper counterpart by allowing senders the simplicity, variety, and timeliness of electronic mail to greet their friends and relatives during the holiday season. More and more e-card senders are using free Christmas ecards to send their greetings because of the business of the season. Some free Christmas ecard sites offer multiple sending options for e-cards that allow users to send a free Christmas ecard to many people at once. During the busy Christmas season, sometimes sending Christmas cards is difficult to get around to, especially if using the traditional local mailing service.

Many free Christmas ecard senders like the convenience of electronic cards in order to save time, money and energy during the busiest of all seasons. Rather than have to deal with the hassle of shopping through card shops and greeting card stores, many Internet users have discovered that specialty, free Christmas ecards are located at many, many e-card sites. It has become much easier to sit down at the computer and browse through many free Christmas ecard sites. Finding the perfect, free Christmas ecard is not hard whether you choose a humorous, reflective, inspirational or jolly Christmas card.

Free Christmas ecards also appeal to many card senders because of the personalized features available through many e-card sources. Just as the hard copy Christmas cards allow personalized names and messages, so do free Christmas ecards. A free Christmas ecard takes personalization a step further by offering senders the ability to choose customized e-cards with music, pictures, animation and other attachments. E-card senders even know when and if their targeted recipients receive the free Christmas ecards through return e-mail receipts.

The holiday season can be much less burdensome, more fun and definitely cheaper by sending free Christmas ecards through many online e-card sources. Most e-card recipients love receiving a personalized version of a free Christmas ecard from someone who cared enough to spend time customizing an e-card. The short clip of drama that a free Christmas ecard provides for a recipient is sometimes worth a whole box of paper cards! Free Christmas ecards will be used by more senders this year than ever before to cheer family, friends, co-workers, and anyone in need of a hearty season's greeting! "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes...For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."