I really miss getting holiday cards in the mail too. I would send so many out and with each passing year get fewer and fewer in return. Holidays are about giving and not receiving. But I really miss the exchange of paper cards in the post.

Last year I took part in a xmas card exchange with people I did not know in real life, and it was nice. But it was not as nice as if the exchange took place with people I really know.

I'm really sad this tradition has all but died out. It used to be' you've got to send them to get them' ...but now sending them doesn't mean getting them in return. Sad.

All of our older relatives who we could always expect a card from have now passed on. I will continue to send cards to the living , I do enjoy the sending part quite a lot.