Poll Answer: Where was the first Christmas card created?

The first commercial Christmas and New Year’s card was designed in London, England in 1843 by John Callcott Horsley (1817 – 1903), a British narrative painter and a Royal Academician.

Horsley actually designed it in 1840, but it first went on sale only in 1843, when one thousand cards were offered for 1s each.

The card was controversial, for it showed a family raising their glasses to toast Christmas. Puritans immediately denounced it. The idea was a hit with others. Christmas card soon became very popular.

The First Christmas Card