International work-related curiosity

[sally_maria]

Since this is the first year I've been closely involved in the long-standing British tradition of special Christmas stamps (this year's designs), I've been curious to know whether this is a unique thing.

Are there special Christmas stamps where you live? Do people send calendars (this seems to be a tradition among a significant number of British people, but not one I'd actually come across before I started working for a shop that sold them)?

Are there other traditions connected with posting for Christmas?

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[didiusjulianus.livejournal.com]

I was given a calendar by the removals firm with children's pictures of removal vans on it, but I didn't want/need it (too much clutter already!) so I left it in its envelope by the coffee machine near our little storage room so hopefully they will recycle it by giving it to someone else if someone else hasn't nabbed it already! ;)