Great Sources for Free Holiday Ecards

These days many people seldom send an actual paper card through the mail for any occasion. There are a lot of factors that influence this decision, including time and the cost of stamps. Perhaps the main reason is the ecard. It is so very easy to just click and personalize one of the thousands of free ecards available on the Internet. They will sing, have Flash animation, get there instantly, and not cost a penny to send.

There are dozens of companies that offer free holiday ecards, and all of them are different in one way or another. Here are a few of the best places I've found to send free holiday ecards.

If you are a country music fan or know one to whom you want to send an ecard this holiday season, Holidayecards is a site you might want to check out. They feature a choice of four free ecards, so to speak, which if you want to get technical, might be considered promotional for the featured artist.

Alan Jackson sings a bit of "Let It Be Christmas" on one holiday ecard. Jo Dee Messina sings "A Joyful Noise" on another ecard. Brooks & Dunn harmonize on "It Won't Be Christmas Without You," and Keith Urban sings "Somebody Like You." You can personalize each of these with your own holiday message.

The Ornamentshop has a large selection of free Christmas ecards. You can pick from their stock of over 1400 ornaments and customize your free holiday and Christmas eCards with a message to the recipient. These are basic ecards, no animation, but nice.

HolidayNotes is another good source for free festive holiday ecards. You can choose an image, add a message of your choice, and send the card now or at a later date. Pick from Christmas, winter, or Hanukkah. The ecards are real pictures of holiday themed subjects in very good quality images. You decide text color, background color, select a greeting or create your own custom greeting and choose a closing or create your own.

123Greetings is a favorite of mine. They have a huge stock of free holiday ecards including
Merry Christmas, Christmas Eve, Friends, Family, Santa, Fun On Christmas, Spirit of Christmas, Formal Greetings, Thank You, Angels, Religious Blessings, Love, Christmas Jukebox, Chain Cards and Pets.

These free holiday ecards from 123Greetings have interactive features, Flash animation, plain postcards, and come with full personalization options. This is a fantastic site for free ecards.

If you are looking for a simple, friendly sire for children, Kidz World is it. They have Flash animation and all your child has to do is fill in email sender & recipient.

E Card Universe is a free ecard site that doesn't carry a lot of selections, but is still a good source for free holiday cards. You can choose from Christmas and New Year's ecards. They have non animated pictures and a few animated ones. Features include view date notification, send date selection and multiple recipients.

American Greetings has a great free holiday ecard selection as well. There are many free samples and many more from which to choose if you register with them. They have all the perks of personalization, music, and animation. Every holiday is represented.

Last but certainly not least is Hallmark. This free holiday ecard site may very well be the best. No membership is required and there are hundreds of ecards available. Flash, plain, animated, interactive, musical, and too many more to list are on the Hallmark site. There are Christmas ecards(with subcategories like classic21, cute12, humor36, religious9), NYs, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa to name a few. Personalization includes multiple recipients, pick what day to send, view notification, send yourself a copy, and make an address book. Hallmark really does have a free holiday ecard for everyone, I think.

Save a tree, some postage, and prevent paper cuts this year by sending free holiday ecards.