Vintage Christmas Postcards That Will Melt Your Frosty Heart

The holiday season is upon us, and it’s time to deck the halls with boughs of holly. For many, December is the most wonderful time of the year. It’s the season to go caroling out in the snow and tell scary ghost stories of Christmases long, long ago. For those who prefer a cozy Christmas, there’s nothing better than roasting chestnuts on an open fire as Jack Frost nips at your nose. If you’re ready to get into the yuletide spirit, this gallery of vintage Christmas postcards will fill you with holiday cheer. Hailing from the Golden Age of Postcards in the early 20th century, this collection captures the magic of the golden days of yore. And if you’re in your Scrooge era, give these postcards a try anyway. Perhaps they’ll melt your frosty heart.

Christmas Postcards

Circa 1912, Toronto Public Library

1911, New York Public Library

Circa 1900, Toronto Public Library

Circa 1910, Toronto Public Library

1920, Toronto Public Library

1913, John Winsch, Toronto Public Library

Circa 1909, Ellen H. Clapsaddle, Samuel Garre, International Art Publishing Co., Toronto Public Library

Circa 1905, P. Sander, Toronto Public Library

1910, Bamworth and Company Publishers, Toronto Public Library

H.B. Griggs, The Newberry Library

1909, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

H.B. Griggs, The Newberry Library

1908, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

1909, M. Morris, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

Agnes Richardson, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

1910, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

Circa 1909, Toronto Public Library

Circa 1910, Toronto Public Library

1912, Toronto Public Library

Circa 1908, Toronto Public Library

1910, Toronto Public Library.

Circa 1910, Toronto Public Library

1906, Wolf & Co., New York Public Library

1910, Stecher Litho. Co., Toronto Public Library

Circa 1912, Gold Media Art, Toronto Public Library

1916, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

1908, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

Circa 1910, Raphael Tuck & Sons, Toronto Public Library

Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

Circa 1900, International Art Publishing Co., Toronto Public Library

New York Public Library

Circa 1909, Toronto Public Library

Circa 1913, G.M.P., Toronto Public Library

1907, International Art Publishing Co., Toronto Public Library

Circa 1909, Nora Drummond, Raphael Tuck & Sons, New York Public Library

Circa 1916, Stecher Litho. Co., New York Public Library

1910, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

1909, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library

Circa 1900, Gottschalk, Dreyfuss & Davis, Toronto Public Library

Circa 1909, Toronto Public Library

Ernest Nister, E.P. Dutton, New York Public Library

Circa 1911, J.J. Marks, Toronto Public Library

1921, J.P., New York Public Library

Circa 1910, Toronto Public Library

If you enjoyed these Christmas postcards and would like to see more vintage holiday postcards, see:

• Witch You Were Here: Witches on Halloween Postcards
• Vintage Halloween Postcards in the Early 20th Century
• Haunted Greetings: A Gallery of Halloween Postcards
• A Grateful Gallery of Thanksgiving Postcards