To think less of people who send these Christmas cards

[Bananacup]

... to have absolutely no interest in Christmas cards that say 'Merry Christmas from [Sender]'

And that's all

Literally no other message.

You've taken the time to post me a picture of a tree, but you've written no personal message whatsoever? Makes me feel like I'm a box on your to-do list, like the worst kind of business networking. It would have been better to send nothing at all. Just don't bother if you literally have nothing personal or interesting to say.

And about 90% of the Christmas cards I receive are like this!

I hate wasting time and energy sending Christmas cards. I know I have to but having to write more than 'love from' kills me

I don't see what is wrong with address labels

This is about the little sender labels, not to recipient ones, but it's a nice anecdote.
My aunt has many remaining address labels which include her late husband's name. She sticks them on the back of the cards she sends each year i.e. to those who know he is dead but very much part of all our thoughts. He died on Christmas Eve quite a few years ago. I think it's lovely that she didn't just throw them away.

I completely agree OP. I only send cards to my husbands family (although he’s in charge of doing those now) and a few friends of mine who I haven’t seen for a while but who I care about and wart to stay in touch with. I write a short message about how we are, what we’ve been up to etc, something that they might be interested in. they usually send something similar to me, or a photo card or something that give some information about them. I like hearing about what they’ve been doing etc. To me it shows that we care about each other and want to stay in touch even if we haven’t seen each other for a while.

Other friends, who clearly have a long list of people they send cards to but nothing to actually say to those people, just send a ‘merry Christmas from x’. Nothing more. It’s like it’s a tick box exercise rather than a genuine attempt to communicate. Even my ex-best friend (we drifted apart) has nothing to say to me in her Christmas cards. I’d prefer it if she didn’t send them at all, rather than receive a generic scribble.

I’d much prefer to receive a couple of personal cards than lots of basic bars with nothing in them.

Why do you have to?

I hate wasting time and energy sending Christmas cards. I know I have to

You know you don't have to? I haven't sent one for decades, still have plenty of friends.

@CharlotteBog - that is such a lovely story - what a nice way for your aunt to remember her beloved husband. ❤️

This thread just brought back a very old memory. My first Christmas with a new boyfriend and I was really struggling to get a card that said it right, we were still casual but potentially serious, hadn't said the L word and had been friends for a long time so something overtly sexual wasnt right either. I eventually after a lot of agonising picked something that got the tone right. However, my BF took one of his Mum's charity cards and just wrote his name on the bottom. That was it. I was so pissed off! Then I came off as the kind of girlfriend who gets all sulky over such things.

Reader, I married him. I'll remind him about that later this evening.

You’ve obviously got nothing else to do. Merry Christmas is suffice

OP everytime you have posted on this you sound even more self absorbed and judgemental.

Or a text maybe. Sone people send 25 cards or more. You'd need a PA to help you call all of those people and more 😂

I seriously think whether Christmas cards are a good idea every year, but I think even a perfunctory message is nice to receive and keeps up a bit of contact.

I also don't mind if people don't send them any more as it is expensive.

I'm only sending a card to anyone who sends me one. I've had two up to yet.

I won't be writing any meaningful messages in them as one is a male colleague and the other is a friend who I will having a coffee and a mince pie with when I give it to her so will be catching up.

If my Grandparents were still here (well 1 set) I would write something nice.

High maintenance OP, lots of time and energy on your hands, which other people may not share

I'd rather have that then the "card" my sister sends with 8 pics of the whole family dressed in their Xmas pajamas on it. They annoy me 😂 A simple Merry Christmas or whatever is enough.