At Christmas, what better use of the internet is there than to share some hilariously creepy Christmas card art? Terrify your children with these classics.

I love vintage cards! These are the latest score from a Poughkeepsie junk shop on Route 9, and I got an entire box for $1. For some reason, they're easy to find, and they're usually really cheap. These are from the bottom end of the Christmas card market, and are kind of cheesy, but who can resist them? The Santa ones are all covered with dusty red flocking, and the kitten on the sled is a little pathetic. I like the dry brush style ornaments, they look very late 50s to me. The cards are all done by Whitman. I have some vintage paper dolls, and the Whitman ones are all done using this technique. I guess it was the style of their in house illustrators. Another detail: all the vintage Christmas cards I have are done on paper, as opposed to card stock, so it's pretty amazing that they've lasted this long, especially the ones from the 40s. And the box that these came in was from an old massage vibrator. It was so awful looking, that I actually decoupaged over it! But, I do like the Eloise Wilkins style children dancing around Santa and riding on his sled... they're really pretty sweet.

Today, you will be visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. You know what, scratch that. We’re experiencing the present, and the future is too unpredictable. Let’s just focus on the past!

Anthropomorphic cats, murderous frogs, and insects dancing by the moonlight aren't exactly part of our Christmas card tradition today.

A magical night Jenny Nystrom 1921 Jenny Nyström Sweden 1854 - 1946

Victorian Christmas cards don't look anything like the commercialized and happy greeting cards we're all used to today. They're cards were creepy and grim.

Um, our ancestors were weird, y'all. Maybe we're just missing some context that would make these bizarre Victorian Christmas cards make sense?

Today, you will be visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. You know what, scratch that. We’re experiencing the present, and the future is too unpredictable. Let’s just focus on the past!

Margaret Winifred Tarrant (1888-1959) was an English illustrator, and children's author, specializing in depictions of fairy-like children and religious subjects.

File name: 10_03_002991a Binder label: Stock Cards Title: A happy Christmas. [front] Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 13 x 10 cm. Genre: Advertising cards Subject: Girls; Flowers Notes: Title from item. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

Since I was a child, I've long believed at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve ~ the Animals gather from farm & field to offer their voices ~ to us which they yield: "a Happy Christmas to one and all" ... then head wearily back to their stall or branch, nest or burrow deep into the night and whisper a sleepy "...to all aGood Night!" ©L.Brechlin 2016 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 Well, that's they way I see it anyway... what better time for our beloved fur, feathered & finned friends ~ to become magically outspoken but on Christmas Eve? I remember fighting sleep each year waiting for a chance to hear tiny voices from our kittens ~ that I imagined would sound something like a baby talking in a high-pitch. {but, then again at that age I believed I could hear the stars twinkling at night too} ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ My love for animals has no bounds, and I will gladly sacrifice any morsel of food I have to one who is hungry ~ or happily kneel in dirt to gently pat one who may be scared or hurt. oh we could learn so much from them... if we'd only listen. here are a few {ok, ALOT} of my favorite antique Christmas postcards depicting animals ~ found these all on Pinterest... my very favorite, of course are the kittens & cats: ~ for my dog-loving friends: and various others ~ and remember all of our woodland friends too: Happy Christmas Eve to you! Blessings from the Farm ~ Peter, Lori & Hannah

Anthropomorphic cats, murderous frogs, and insects dancing by the moonlight aren't exactly part of our Christmas card tradition today.

Every year I look forward to December 13 - St. Lucia Day. Probably because my ancestral heritage is half Swedish, her day is extra special to me. If you've followed my blog for any amount of time, you've doubtless read one of my many posts (including yesterday's) about this beloved saint - aka "Saint Lucy". Past Posts: Children's books about Saint Lucia Our Family Remembrances Photoblog: How to Make Lucia Buns St. Lucia Procession: A Crown of Light Today I'm sharing a tried-and-true recipe for Lucia buns - "Lussekatter" - and a tongue-in-cheek short video you can watch while the "Lussekatter" rise. Enjoy! LUCIA BUNS Ingredients: 1 cup melted butter 1 cup milk 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 pkg. dry active yeast (4 1/2 tsp) 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 t. cardamom 2 eggs, well-beaten, plus one egg white raisins or currants to decorate (Prep time: 120 minutes. Bake time: 15 minutes) Procedure: Heat milk to a light boil, turning off heat when it reaches the scalding point (with small bubbles across the top). Stir in melted butter, sugar, and salt. Pour mixture into mixing bowl and allow to cool until “finger-warm” (still quite warm, but just cool enough to touch). Stir in yeast and let sit for 10 minutes. Add cardamom to 3 1/2 cups flour; mix flour into liquid. Stir in two well-beaten eggs. Add enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough (just until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. You don't want to add too much flour). Transfer dough to a large greased bowl and turn to coat all sides. Cover with a clean towel and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down risen dough. Lightly knead two or three times on a floured surface. Pinch off small handfuls of dough (about 2 1/4") and roll into long "snakes." Shape snakes into "X"-shaped buns or other desired shapes. source Place on a lightly greased baking sheet, cover with the towel again, and allow to rise until doubled (about an hour). Decorate buns with raisins, brush with egg white, and bake in preheated 375º oven about 15 minutes, just until brown. Yield: 20 [SOURCE] VIDEO: Swedish Lucia for Dummies Whether you're familiar with this Swedish tradition or are being introduced to it for the first time, this slightly irreverent and very humorous short video won't disappoint... And don't forget a special literary day coming soon - Jane Austen's Birthday on December 16th. Have you entered my GIVEAWAY? go HERE to enter

Who this mysterious fellow, anyway?Today is the Feast of St. Nicholas and I have been surprised by thestories I am hearing. The Scarlet Letter Press in...

I would like to get this card.

Happy Holidays from some of your favorite characters from newspapers & the TV! These vintage Christmas cards from the '80s should bring you a little old-school cheer.

Ho, Ho, Ho! Ha, Ha, Ha! Take a gander at a new pic dump of wonderfully funny and awkward family Christmas photos. These festive holiday snapshots, from posing

The Grape House, lithograph by Eric Ravilious, 1936

This is the backside of the card, the item number of the particular card is placed as shown in this picture.

Scanned from a Christmas card

Ah… Christmas is (almost) in the air. I suspect, however, that “sweet scent” I smell is not so sweet after all, but is actually the sweaty smell of fear and desperation. Relax! No longe…

For use in your art.

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Today, you will be visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. You know what, scratch that. We’re experiencing the present, and the future is too unpredictable. Let’s just focus on the past!

Today, you will be visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. You know what, scratch that. We’re experiencing the present, and the future is too unpredictable. Let’s just focus on the past!

Wonderful illustration from the turn of the century--would make fantastic cards this season. Ready to be used in your scrap-booking, paper crafts, jewelry making, whatever strikes your fancy! Ready for you to print out! Total print size- 5.337" x 7" You are purchasing an incredibly sharp, clear, digital image scanned at a high resolution, 300dpi in jpg form. Once payment is received, you will be able to INSTANTLY DOWNLOAD YOUR IMAGE(S). Our images can fit on 8.5 x 11 paper. **THE ANNOYING WATERMARK WILL NOT APPEAR ON YOUR DOWNLOAD** What fabulous things can you create? Announcements, Invitations, and place cards, (think wedding, engagements, baby!) Paper Arts: Jewelry: Used on transfers: Print and Frame For: Greeting cards Earrings Tee-shirts Baby's Nursery Stationery Bracelets Tote bags Child's Room Bookmarks Necklaces Pillows Wall Decor Gift tags Napkins Scrap-booking Dish towels Altered Art Ribbons Card Making And any magical thing your artistic bent can create! The Fine Print (No pun intended) Do's Do make fantastico art with our digital delights! Don'ts Do not use our images in digital collage sheets, resell them, reproduce them in a compilation cd for resale, or share them with buddies. We and our little elves work tirelessly to ferret out special pieces of paper ephemera, which we then scan and restore to perfection for the discerning creative customer. Taking our work and reselling or redistributing is not only bad form, it angers our little pals. And you don't want to make an elf mad! So please refrain from practices that you would not want done to your artwork. Thank you!

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Incomprehensible, ugly, strange, bizarre, weird, creepy or just plain inappropriate... 1. Sometimes a banana is just a banana 2. Snow Blower 3. The Inappropriate Rocket 4. Creepy Doctor and Blow Up Doll 5. Clown Cop 6. Suicide Skunk 7. Another Adorable Suicide Valentine 8. Cop Aims to Please 9. Time Bomb 10. False Teeth Valentine 11. Sticky Valentine 12. Trapped by Love 13. The Crush 14. Mud about You 15. Submissive Kitten Valentine 16. Cannibal Valentine 17. Valentine Greetings from Cannibal Alfred E. Neuman 18. Gas Mask Valentine 19. Dictator Valentine 20. Handcuffs Valentine 21. Veal Valentine 22. Worst Valentine Ever 23. OUCH Valentine 24. Valentine Offerings to My Boyfriend 25. Fire Eater 26. Sword Swallower Valentine 27. I'll Nail You Yet 28. Flies 29. Eating Worms! 30. Screwy 31. Violent Caveman 32. Very Strange Granny 33. Smoking Cat 34. Weird Superhero Valentine 35. Ain't Love a Swell Condition? 36. A Valentine for Jon Bon Jovi 37. Picking on You to be My Valentine 38. Willing Slave 39. You Certainly Satisfy! 40. Cancer 'n Diabetes Valentine 41. Sexual Harassment 42. Lixie Wants Your Stick! 43. A Fine Young Cannibal Valentine 44. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) 45. Rat Trap Valentine 46. Love Stinks 47. To My Pin-Up Valentine! (via kipling_west's Flickr)

Of course we love Santa because he gives us gifts on Christmas morning. But that makes us curious who gives…