Victorian Christmas Angel Tree Greeting Card | Vintage Holiday

The angel—a full-grown figure in a star-spangled nightgown complete with halo and impressively large feathered wings—looms over two children who have passed out in a red armchair, one of whom is still clutching a doll in the grip of someone who refuses to let Christmas end. She's literally pointing at the Christmas tree as if conducting a seminar on fire safety, given that said tree is absolutely bristling with lit candles in what can only be described as a Victorian tinderbox situation. The 'A Merry Christmas' text floats cheerfully to the right, blissfully unbothered by the fact that this card is essentially a document of nocturnal angelic surveillance over unconscious minors.