Christmas Letter

So, are they still called Christmas letters? Or shall we call them holiday letters? Or perhaps Winter Soltice letters. Hmmm.. Should we capitalize Winter Solitice? Does that imply that we pay hommage to a pagan deity? Ok.. so I'm getting off the topic.

I saw an article this morning in USA Today about writing these letters titled "It's that time of year ... to brag about our kids". In the article the author encourages us to keep letters short, don't brag, keep it light and readable. They also offer up a website with tips and examples of good and bad letters.

Basically, the best letters convey to family and friends a sense of how life is treating while keeping the tone light and funny with a dose of humility.

I know that this isn't news, but I did find it funny given some of the letters that I have seen over the years!