Victorian Christmas Greeting Card Santa Claus Lithograph

Like an unsettling locket portrait you'd find at an estate sale, this card frames Santa in a pearl-bordered oval—sporting a floppy red cap, an aggressively voluminous white beard, and a brown cloak—making aggressive, unblinking eye contact while hauling a Christmas tree and a bulging blue sack stuffed with toys, including what appears to be a doll with a painted face staring directly into your soul. Behind him, a snowy church glows warmly in the night, blissfully unaware that the man it presumably inspired has the energy of someone who absolutely will not leave your porch until you've heard his entire opinion on eggnog. The poinsettia border is festive and relentless, because Victorian card designers understood that if you're going to commit to something, you commit to every single inch of available space. This card does not wish you a Merry Christmas so much as it *demands* one.