圣诞老人(santa clans)已经乘着驯鹿雪橇走到十二月的尽头。驯鹿的铃当声，迎来了一年一度的圣庭佳节。你大概已经精心挑选好了卡片，准备将节日的问候奉献给亲朋好友。圣诞卡片上，大凡要写上merry christmas(圣诞快乐!)。如果是久联系的友人，别忘了加上一句：“how have you been? hope things are going all right with you .”(近况如何?愿你万事如意。)
　　圣诞节卡片范例

　　dear andy,

　　it‘s sad that we can‘t t be together at christmas.

　　hope you‘ll have a nice holiday

　　love mary

　　亲爱的安迪：

　　我们在圣诞节无法团聚，真遗憾。希望你的节日快乐。

　　爱你的玛丽

　　mom:

　　it was so nice to hear from you at christmas! may youth, good health and happiness be always with you.

　　your daughter

　　妈：

　　圣诞节收到您的来信真高兴!愿青春，健康和幸福永远伴随着您。

　　您的女儿

　　my dear friend,

　　much peace, love, and joy to you in 1991! happy holidays!

　　sue

　　我亲爱的朋友：

　　愿你的1991年，充满了宁静，爱和欢乐。

　　苏

　　dear lin,

　　this is just to inform you that a christmas present from me is on the way. hope you‘ll like it. wishing you and your merry christmas and a happy new year.

　　lu

　　亲爱的林：

　　我谨想告诉你，我已给你寄出一份圣诞礼物。但愿你喜欢它。祝福你及你的家人有一个快乐的圣诞节和新年。

　　露

　　dear ming and hua,

　　we have been in this country for a month. you simply can‘t imagine what a wonderful time we have been having! but still we are thinking of you. we hope that the new year will bring you a full measure of happiness and success. we will call you on christmas day.

　　lisa