The French are funny about Christmas cards; they never send them before Christmas, but generally mail them - if they do at all - in the last days of the year, serving as greetings for both Christmas and New Year.
But I am not so completely converted to the French way of life as to have no affection for the old ways - hence the greetings above. Marcel would have understood.
Happy holidays - and keep reading. Because I don’t seem able to stop writing.
Joyeux Noël to you and your family!
Cheryl Mueller