Holidays

You send cards on Valentine's Day, eat corn beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day, carve a turkey on Thanksgiving, open gifts on Christmas and kiss your loved ones on New Year's Eve. The history of each holiday has given us these and hundreds of other traditions. Today, new types of holiday traditions have emerged from the growth of the internet. One of the most popular new traditions is sending holiday ecards and printable holiday cards. You can try both services with a bundle package for FREE!

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Holiday ecards

  • Holiday ecards come for just about every holiday including Valentine's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more!Ecards are a popular way to send holiday wishes to your friends, family and co-workers. The most popular holidays for sending ecards include Valentine's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ecards are also becoming increasingly popular for New Year's Eve. Sending ecards during the holidays saves time and money. You will probably still mail paper cards to your close family and friends, but ecards are a great way to say Happy Halloween, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukah to your co-workers, distant friends and everyone else in your email address book. Americangreetings.com launches at least 30 new ecards every holiday! So, you're sure to find the message that best fits you. Some of our newest ecards include talking ecards, and photo ecards. You can send unlimited ecards for an entire year for one price. Sample the joy of sending ecards with our 30-day FREE trial!

Holiday printable cards and projects

  • Holiday Printables include cards as well as other projects for almost every holiday around.Americangreetings.com's printable holiday cards let you personalize each greeting or printable invitation with just a few clicks of your mouse. All you need is our Create & Print service and a home printer. With printable cards, you can add names, photos and a personal message and edit the colors and layout. If you're a hostess that likes to add your own personal touch and style to every detail of your holiday parties, then you'll love coordinating printable holiday greetings with our printable projects. Our printable Christmas party set match everything from the printable invitations to the centerpiece, cup wraps, napkin holders and decorative Christmas garland. Create & Print also has printables for entertaining children.

Free holiday wallpapers & screensavers

  • Holiday wallpapers and screensavers are a great way to get your computer in the holiday mood, and decorate your work area.Americangreetings.com wallpapers and screensavers capture the colors and sights of the season. Download a hauntingly funny screensaver for Halloween or dress-up your desktop with orange and red fall leaves for Thanksgiving. Even if you live in an area that doesn't receive snow in December, you can have wintry cityscape to gaze at while at work by downloading a free holiday wallpaper or a free holiday screensaver. See all of our free holiday wallpapers and screensavers here!

Free holiday online invitations

  • Invite everyone to your holiday party using online holiday invitations to invite, track, and thank all of your party guests.Holidays are the perfect time to host a party. While December holidays and Christmas parties are the most popular, Halloween, the Fourth of July and New Year's Eve are also great for getting your family and friends together. Try americangreetings.com's online invitations for your next holiday party. Our holiday invitations are free and easy-to-use. We'll also track who is and who is not coming to help with your food and party favor planning.

ecard and Create & Print Membership

  • Get an American Greetings ecard with Create and Print membership FREE for 30 daysThe holidays are the perfect time to become an americangreetings.com's ecard or Create & Print member. We offer a 30-day FREE trial so that you can sample the fun of sending ecards and printable cards to your family and friends. You will find ecards and printable cards to fit every emotion and occasion: funny, romantic, sympathetic, supportive and more! For the best value, subscribe for the ecard and Create & Print bundle package. This gives you 100% access to all of americangreetings.com products. Read more on the benefits of becoming a member, and try our 30-Day free trial here.

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