This hand made Christmas Card was sent by my Grandmother’s uncle (Edwin Cross) in Montréal, Canada, to my Grandparents in Liverpool. Unfortunately the white on the card is a very chalky paint and has rubbed off in places. It was sent in 1917 and is certainly the oldest surviving Christmas card in our family.
The text reads:-
The scene has changed,
but the song remains.
Love is immortal!
Sometimes the melody is gay
At other times it is sad.
But ‘tis deathless!!
To Mr & Mrs Body
With Best wishes for a Happy New Year
Dec 1917
from Uncle Edwin
Montreal
An old country winter’s day – The Village church!!
How lovely! I don't have anything going back nearly that far, but I have heard quoted an excerpt from my paternal grandfather's letter to my eventual grandmother while he was away at war: "As sure as the rats run in the rafters, you're the hot mama that I'm after."
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Aren't you so lucky to have this! Just think what was going on in the world that December. It gives me shivers. Thanks for sharing it.
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