Father Christmas is in the center of the card. He is dressed in a long red hooded robe with a crown of holly. He carries a lantern, walking stick, and bag with apples falling out of it. With his left hand he pulls a sled with holly visible. In a rectangular inset in the background, there is a snowy village and church. "A merry Christmas" is printed in the upper right.
Father Christmas is drawn in cartoon style. He wears a red robe with green gloves, boots, and bag and a black hat. Red slippers are sitting in the corner of the room. Father Christmas faces away from the viewer, toward either a door or mirror. In his right hand he holds a bundle of sticks, lantern, and teddy bear. "Joyeux Noel" is printed at the bottom of the card.
Santa Claus is dressed in a red suit with white trim, reading a list by the light of the lantern he holds in his left hand. Under his right arm are tucked a trumpet and a package. He's standing on the porch of a white house with a wooden door. Printed under his feet is, "I'll be there to-night / so turn down the light / hang up your stocking / and close your eyes tight".
On the card, Mary is dressed in a red and blue robe with a white head covering . She is standing beside the crib on which the baby Jesus lays, swaddled in white, praying with clasped hands. Both have halos. The background is a wooden barn-like wall with a lantern hanging on the right and a star shining through the window on the left. "Wishing You a Merry Christmas" is printed along the bottom.
In the upper portion of the card is an inset of a large black and red ship at sea; next to it is a tall lamppost. The card reads ""Remembrance" from the Dear Old Home at Xmas / Across the boundless ocean / on this joyous Christmas day / comes a loving tender greeting / from the old home far away". There are blue flowers throughout the card.
At the top of this postcard, there is a banner with the word Christmas is bold letters that is colored purple. The banner is brown with white lining at the top and bottom. Hanging from the banner is a bronze lantern with a lit candle. Behind all of that is a snowy house that has lights showing from the inside. Among the snow, a figure can be identified. Towards the lantern, by the banner, the phrase "Greeting Sincere" is written.
Father Christmas and an Angel Walking Through a Snowy Night
Description
On a wall filled with different bushels of holly and a card that reads "a Peaceful Christmas", there is a frame. Inside that frame, Father Christmas and an angel are seen walking through a snowy night with a lantern as their guide; they are accompanied by a reindeer.
Father Christmas, dressed in green with a satchel, walking stick and lantern, blows a horn. At his feet is a large pink pig with curly tail. The background is the silhouette of a town with the moon above. Printed to the left is "Gluck und Wohlergehen im Neuen Jahre," or 'happiness and well-being in the New Year.'
Most of the background of the card is gray, with some white line patterns and "A Merry Christmas" printed at the bottom. There is a square inset in the center of the card which shows Father Christmas, dressed in brown, seated at a table. There is a tree behind him and a lantern beside him while he works to make a toy horse.
Back turned toward the viewer, Father Christmas in brown with a package on his back is guiding the deer that pulls his sled toward a village. The brown sled has an angel with a Christmas tree and lantern sitting on top of a large bag. They are making their way out of the woods. "Joyeux Noel" is printed in the lower right.