The Jim Henson Company Christmas cards

thumb|300px|The December 2011 episode of the Henson.com Podcast focuses on the history of the company's Christmas cards. Host Grant Baciocco interviews Karen Falk, director of The Jim Henson Company Archives.
"The first Muppet Christmas Cards were prints made by Jim Henson himself. They later became more elaborate but always reflected the corporate spirit that Jim valued!"Jim Henson: The Works, Christopher Finch, 1993, Random House, p. 160-61.
Christmas Cards have been designed and given out by the Jim Henson Company since the early years and is a tradition that continues to this day. The cards have featured most Henson creations, including characters from Sam and Friends, Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, Muppet Babies, The Dark Crystal, and, in recent cards, Puppet Up!, Sid the Science Kid, Dinosaur Train, and Pajanimals.
==Gallery==
File:JoyfulYueltide.jpg|1956
File:Holiday_greetings.jpg|1957
File:PeaceandDove58.jpg|1958
File:TheMuppets50s.jpg
File:Seasons.jpg
File:PeaceAndJoy1960.jpg|1960
File:Greetings_card.jpg|
File:Greetings.jpg|Ca. 1962
File:RowlfJoy.jpg|1963
File:Partridge.jpg|1963
File:JimsXmasMontage.jpg|
File:DeckUsAll.jpg|Ca. late 1960s
File:Peace.jpg|1969, "Peace" lithograph
File:Santa_claus_switch.jpg|1970, card promoting The Great Santa Claus Switch
File:1971_henson_big_bird_tree.jpg|1971
File:Dashing.jpg|1972
File:1975.jpg|1975, illustrated by Michael Frith
File:Muppet_Mistletoe.jpg|1977
File:MuppetXmasGroup78.jpg|1978
File:KermitGoodwill.jpg|
File:KermitWreath.jpg|
File:Kermit_Deck_the_Halls.jpg|
File:FromtheMuppets.jpg|Ca. 1981
File:KermitPeaceOnEarth1.jpg|1981, illustrated by Bruce McNally
File:LesMuppetsCard.jpg|1982, illustrated by Michael Frith
File:Merrie_Christmas.jpg|Illustrated by Brian Froud
File:Fraggle_Carolers.jpg|1984, Fraggle Rock card
File:Xmascard.jpg|1984, illustrated by Diane Dawson Hearn
File:KermitSnowflake85.jpg|1985, illustrated by Bruce McNally
File:KermitBlack&BlueXmasCard.jpg|by Michael Frith
File:Muppets&FragglesXmas.jpg|Illustrated by Bruce McNally
File:1986XmasCard.jpg|1986 Christmas Card
File:1986ChristmasCardInner.jpg|1986 Christmas Card Inner
File:KermitSeasonsGreetings87.jpg|1987
File:DarkCrystal-CrimboCard1.jpg|1987, The Dark Crystal card
File:DarkCrystal-CrimboCard2.jpg|1987 The Dark Crystal card inner signed by Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Gary Kurtz
File:HensonTownhouse88.jpg|1988, illustrated by Claudio Veliz
File:KermitPeaceOnEarth2.jpg|Illustrated by Michael Frith
File:Kermit Bells.jpg|
File:1990HensonCard.jpg|1990 Christmas Card
File:1991HensonCard.jpg|1991 Christmas Card, illustrated by Lyndon Mosse
File:1991HensonCard2.jpg|1991 Christmas Card
File:XmasCarolCard1.jpg|1992, The Muppet Christmas Carol card
File:XmasCarolCard2.jpg|1992, The Muppet Christmas Carol card
File:1993HensonCard.jpg|1993 Christmas Card
File:1995HensonCard.jpg|1995 Christmas Card
File:1995HensonCard2.jpg|1995 Christmas Card
File:1995HensonCard3.jpg|1995 Christmas Card
File:1995HensonCard4.jpg|1995 Christmas Card
File:1995card.JPG|1995 Christmas Card
File:1996ChristmasCard.jpg|1996, photo by John Barrett
File:1996XmasCardInner.jpg|1996 Christmas Card Inner
File:DSCF0251.JPG|1997, illustrated by Yuri Bartoli
File:1997inner.JPG|1997 Christmas Card Inner
File:christmas card jim henson company 4.jpg|1998 Christmas Card
File:christmas card jim henson company 101.jpg
File:christmas card jim henson company 3.jpg
File:MilleniumXmasCard.jpg|1999 Millennium Christmas Card, illustrated by Rick Allen
File:1999XmasCardInner.jpg|1999 Millennium Christmas Card Inner
File:1999ChristmasCardBack.jpg|1999 Christmas Card Back
File:2000_Christmas_Card3.jpg| 2000 Christmas Card Front
File:2000_Christmas_Card.jpg| 2000 Christmas Card Inner
File:2000_Christmas_Card2.jpg| 2000 Christmas Card Back
File:JHCxmas2001.jpg|2001 Christmas Card (updated text)
File:christmas card 2003 henson company 2.jpg|2003, illustrated by Tom Brannon
File:christmas card 2003 henson company 1.jpg
File:christmas card henson company 11.jpg|unknown year
File:Henson_2006.jpg|2006, Puppet Up card
File:Henson_2007.jpg|2007, The Skrumps card
File:Hensonxmas2010.jpg|2010, Fraggle Rock card, illustrated by Jake Myler
File:HensonXmasCard-2013.jpg|2013, illustrated by Jake Myler
File:Henson card PEACE.jpg|PEACE, date unknown
==Sources==
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Category:Christmas Cards