Do You Need to Send a Holiday Card to Receive One? By John Hodgman May 30, 2025. ... Every year I order 50 to 70 custom holiday cards with a photo. I write something personal on the back of each one.

I feel like the mannerly thing to do, now that there’s text and email, is to send a quick note thanking them for thinking of me, or remarking on the beauty of the card and sentiment.